Holiday

West Bengal Government Notification related to Government Holidays, Public Holidays, Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act (N.I. Act) etc.

Holiday declared on 1st January, 2014

Governor is pleased to notify the 1st day of January, 2014, as a holiday in all the offices under the Government of West Bengal with the exception of the offices of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata and Collector of Stamp Revenue, Kolkata.

Holiday on account of Muharram in West Bengal

Governor is pleased to declare 15th November’ 2013, Friday as public holiday on account of Muharram under section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 in place of 14th November’ 2013, Thursday.

Holiday List for West Bengal Govt. Employees, 2014

In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881(XXVI of 1881), the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year 2014.

Holidays in Schools for Panchayat General Election, 2013

Governor is pleased to declare P-1 and/or P-2 days and P+1 day as required as holidays in schools of West Bengal for the Panchayat General Elections 2013. Respective District Magistrate and District Panchayat Election Officer will issue necessary orders for schools within his/her jurisdiction immediately.

Exclusion of 30 September, 2013 from Holiday List

Governor is pleased to exclude the 30th September, 2013, Monday which was earlier declared as Public Holiday on account of Half-yearly closing of Bank Account under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Annual Academic Calender for Secondary Schools, 2013

The Annual Academic Calendar is spread over in the following stages: Total Hours: 10-40 hrs. to 16-30 hrs. = 5 hrs. 50 Minutes. 1000 Hours Teaching -Learning Hours in a year – As per RTE, Teaching-Learning hours = 5 Hours.

Durga Puja Holidays in West Bengal, 2012

Governor is pleased to declare October 26, 2012 as a public holiday in connection with Durga Puja festival for the employees employed in the offices under the Govt. of West Bengal, including all Statutory Bodies, Undertakings, Corporations, Local Bodies and Educational Institutions etc.

Preponing of Summer Vacation in May, 2012

In view of the present heat wave prevailing over the State it has been decided to prepone the summer vacation for a few days so as to start on and from 15th – 16th May, 2012.