Holiday
West Bengal Government Notification related to Government Holidays, Public Holidays, Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act (N.I. Act) etc.
The Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year 2012. Birthdays of Swami Vivekanada, Netaji, Gandhiji, Guru Nanak.
Governor is pleased to declare 17th September, 2025 (Wednesday) as holiday on account of “Viswakarma Puja” in all State Government Offices.
Governor is pleased to declare that all Saturdays shall be public holidays in respect of all bank branches working in the State of West Bengal, in addition to the existing holidays on 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
List of Public Holidays for the year 2012 i.e. 1st January, 2012 to 31st December, 2012 for the Department of School Education, Govt. of West Bengal. Total number of holidays in this year is 65 days.
Model Holiday List for 2023 for all Recognised Junior High/ Secondary Schools (Govt./ Govt. Sponsored/ Non-Govt.-Aided/ D.A. getting/ Unaided) under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
Kalipuja: 19th October; Additional day in connection with Kalipuja: 20th October; Bhatridwitya: 21st October; Birthday of Guru Nanak: 4th November; Fateha-Dwaz-Daham: 2nd December;
State Government has decided that Janmastami will be celebrated on 16th August, 2025 (Saturday) and is hereby declared as a holiday under N.I. Act, 1881.
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR FREE PRIMARY/ JUNIOR BASIC SCHOOLS OF WEST BENGAL FOR THE YEAR 2024 (1st January – 31st December, 2024)
Doljatra 5th March, Good Friday 3rd April, Birth day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 14th April, Bengali New Year’s Day 15th April, May Day 1st May, Birth Day of Rabindra Nath Tagore 9th May.
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Ex-Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal breathed his last today i.e. 8 August, 2024.