Holidays List 2023 for West Bengal Government All Departments

 Holidays List 2023 for West Bengal Government All Departments and Employees

Subject : Holidays List, 
Govt.  - West Bengal Government, 
Year - 2023, 

West Bengal Government Employee Holidays List 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by the Explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XVI of 1881), Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-pub(l ) dated the 8th June, 1957 for the Governor of West Bengal. Pleased to declare the days mentioned in list-1 below as public holidays till 2023.

The Governor is also pleased to inform that the offices under the Government of West Bengal, except the offices of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata and the Collector of the Stamp Revenue, Kolkata, shall remain closed on the days mentioned in List-II below. which are not declared as public holidays in 2023.

The notification published through in office of the Government of West Bengal Finance (Audit) Department "NABANNA" 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road Howrah-711102 and letter no. 4331-F(P,) Howrah, the 21 October, 2022.

All information of holidays name and dates are collecting from above mentioned government notification. All employees, you can collect the holidays list as pdf file from this page below.

Public Holidays list for the year 2023 : Government of West Bengal.

01. In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XVI of 1881), read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-pub(l) dated the 8" June, 1957 the Governor is pleased to declare the days as specified at List-I below to be Public Holidays during the year 2023.

02. The Governor is also pleased to notify that the offices under the Government of West Bengal with the exception of the offices of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata and Collector of the Stamp Revenue, Kolkata shall be closed on the days as specified at List-II below which are not declared to be public holidays, during the year 2023.

03. Further, the Governor is pleased to declare that the days as specified at List-Ill may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2023 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.

Holidays List-I : Year 2023.

(Public Holidays in 2023 under the N. I. Act)

Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda - 12 January, Thursday, 2023

Netaji's Birthday  - 23 January, Monday, 2023

Republic Day  - 26th January, Thursday, 2023

Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] -  26 January, Thursday, 2023

Doljatra  - 7 March, Tuesday, 2023

Mahavir Jayanti  - 4 April, Tuesday, 2023

Good Friday - 7 April, Friday, 2023

Birth Day of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar - 14 April, Friday, 2023

**Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha) - 15 April, Saturday, 2023

Eid-U 1-Fitr  - 22 April, Saturday, 2023

May Day  - 1st May, Monday, 2023

Buddha Purnima - 5 May, Friday, 2023

Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore - 9 May, Tuesday, 2023

Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) - 29 June, Thursday, 2023

**Muharram - 29 July, Saturday, 2023

Independence Day - 15th August, Tuesday, 2023

Birth Day of Gandhiji - 2nd October, Monday, 2023

**Mahalaya - 14th October, Saturday, 2023

Durga Puja, Maha Saptami - 21st October, Saturday, 2023

Durga Puja, Maha Nabami - 23rd October, Monday, 2023

Durga Puja, Dasami - 24th October, Tuesday, 2023

**Lakshmi Puja - 28 October, Saturday, 2023

Bhratridwitiya - 15 November, Wednesday, 2023

Birth Day of Guru Nanak  - 27 November, Monday, 2023

Christmas Day - 25 December, Monday, 2023

Yearly Closing of Bank Account 1st April (Saturday) (for Banks only)

(Note: The Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday including Treasuries, Sub-Treasuries shall remain open).

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List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2023)

Day before Saraswati Puja - 25 January, Wednesday

Birth Day of Thakur Panchanan Barma - 14 February, Tuesday

**Shivaratri - 18 February, Saturday

Holi (Day after Doljatra) - 8 March, Wednesday

Day before Eid-UI-Fitr - 21 April, Friday

Rathayatra - 20 June, Tuesday

Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & 13 July, Thursday Kalimpong District only).

RakhiBandhan - 30 August, Wednesday

Janmastami - 6 September, Wednesday

Fateha-Dwaz-Daham - 28 September, Thursday

Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi - 18 October, Wednesday

Durga Puja, Maha Panchami - 19 October, Thursday

Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi - 20 October, Friday

Additional Day for Durga Puja - 25 October, Wednesday

Additional Day for Durga Puja - 26 October, Thursday

Additional Day for Durga Puja - 27 October, Friday

Additional Day for Kali Puja - 13 November, Monday

Additional Day for Kali Puja - 14 November, Tuesday

Birth Day of Birsa Munda - 15 November, Wednesday

Day after Bhratridwitiya - 16 November, Thursday

Additional Day for Chhat Puja - 20 November, Monday

(####) Birth Day of Pandit Raghunath Murmu falls on 5th May, Friday, which is a holiday under N. I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List-II.

List-Ill (Sectional Holidays in 2023)

Easter Saturday - 8 April (Saturday) [for Christians only]

Hui Diwas - 30 June (Friday) [for Adivasi (Santhal) only.]

Karam Puja - To be notified later on.

($$) Shab-e-Barat, Sectional Holiday for Muslim Community falls on 8 March, 2023 (Wednesday), which is a Holiday under State Government & therefore has not been shown separately in List-Ill.

Note:

1. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
2. In the year 2023, the following festivals/occasions fall on Sundays which are Public Holidays under N. I. Act and hence have not been included in lists:

i) New Year's Day - 1st January, Sunday, 2023.
ii) Birth Day of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas)- 5 February, Sunday.
iii) Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi)- 19 March, Sunday, 2023.
iv) Durga Puja Maha Ashtami - 22 October, Sunday, 2023.
v) Kali Puja - 12 November, Sunday, 2023.
vi) Chhat Puja - 19 November, Sunday, 2023.

3. The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e.(**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.

4. General instructions as laid down hereunder are to be followed in case of Muslim festivals.

General instructions to be followed in all types of Holidays including Holidays for the Muslim festivals.

1) No substitute holiday shall be allowed if any of the festival - holidays initially notified subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

2) If there is any change in the date of Eid-UI-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, Shabe-Barat depending upon the sighting of the moon, holiday will be declared by a separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in lieu of the date originally notified as holiday for this festival.

3) It may happen that the change of date of abovementioned occasions has to be notified at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement would be made through T.V. /A.I.R./ News Papers and Heads of Department / Offices of the State Government may take action according to such announcements without waiting for formal order about the change of date.

All above notification published by order of the Governor, as under sign of Dr. Manoj Pant, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal and with the secretary, to the Government of West Bengal, letter and No. 4331/1(500)-F(P2), dated on Howrah, the 21 October, 2022.

Employees of West Bengal, Collect the pdf file of the Holidays List 2023 of West Bengal Government.