Holiday
West Bengal Government Notification related to Government Holidays, Public Holidays, Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act (N.I. Act) etc.
Governor is pleased to declare 20th September (Thursday), 2018 as a Sectional Holiday on occasion of KARAM PUJA for the employees belonging to Tribal Communities.
Governor has been pleased to direct the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board to conduct the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (Medical), 2016.
To celebrate the occasion of JAMAI SHASTHI, all office under the control of the Government of West Bengal shall remain closed on the 16th June 2021 (Wednesday).
Governor is pleased to declare 26th December, 2022 (Monday) as holiday being the day after ‘Christmas’ for the State Government Offices.
DPSC is hereby pleased to declare that Friday, the 9th March, 2012 as a holiday in addition with Thursday, the 8th March, 2012 in the event of Dolyatra.
Summer vacation has been rescheduled and will start from 2nd May, 2014 and will end on 31st May, 2014 because of prevailing heat wave across the State.
Governor is pleased to declare, Monday, the 7th March, 2016 as holiday on account of Sibaratri in all the offices under the Government of West Bengal.
Due to sad demise of Shri Rachhpal Singh, former Minister, Government of West Bengal, all State Government Offices will be closed today i.e. 8th July, 2021 from 4.00 p.m.
On occasion of VISWAKARMA PUJA which falls on 18th September (Wednesday), 2019, the Governor has been pleased to declare that all State Government offices shall be closed at 2:00 P.M on that day.
Extra ordinary hot conditions are prevailing all over the State. As is the existing practice, whenever there is severe heat wave, all Government, Government Sponsored and Non-Government Aided Schools are rescheduled to morning school.