Holiday
West Bengal Government Notification related to Government Holidays, Public Holidays, Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act (N.I. Act) etc.
All offices under the Government of West Bengal will be closed at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the 1st day of July, 2014 on account of the Birth Day of Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, Ex-Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Governor has been pleased to direct the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board to conduct the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (Medical), 2016.
LIST OF HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED BY THE CITY CIVIL COURT AT CALCUTTA IN THE YEAR 2021.
All State Government offices shall be closed at 2:00 PM on the 25th May, 2023 (Thursday) on the occasion of JAMAI SHASTHI.
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 Calendar 2015 and a model holiday list for 2015 for all recognised Secondary Schools in West Bengal. 1000 HOURS TEACHING – LEARNING HOURS IN A YEAR – AS PER RTE.
Madrasahs shall have to observe a uniform list of holidays for the year 2017. The maximum numbers of holidays for this academic session will be 65 days.
Shivaratri 1st March, Tuesday, Doljatra 18th March, Friday, *Holi (Day after Dol Jatra) 19th March, Saturday, *Councils’ Foundation Day 3rd April, Sunday, *Birthday of Sri Sri Haricharan Thakur 10th April, Sunday, Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Mahavir Jayanti 14th April, Thursday, Bengali New Year’s Day & Good Friday 15th April, Friday, *Easter Saturday (Christian only) 16th April, Saturday, *May Day 1st May, Sunday, Id-Ul-Fitar 3rd May, Tuesday
Governor has been pleased to declare that the Offices under the Government of West Bengal will be closed at 02.00 PM on Monday, the 1st July, 2024 (Monday) on account of the Birth Day of Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, Ex-Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Governor is pleased to notify the 17th March, 2014, day after Doljatra (on 16th March, 2014), as a holiday in all the offices under the Government of West Bengal.