West Bengal Government Holidays List 2025

 West Bengal Government Holidays List 2025

West Bengal Government All Departments Holidays List 2025

West Bengal Government All Departments Holidays List 2025 No. 4712-F(PZ) Howrah, the 22nd of November 2024.

WEST BENGAL GOVT. NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881), read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-pub(I) dated the 8th June 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the days as specified at List I below to be Public Holidays during the year 2025.

2. 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 2025.

3. Further, the Governor is pleased to declare that the days as specified at List-Ill may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2025 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.

Government of West Bengal Public Holiday List 2025 under the N.I. Act

New Year's Day - 1st January, Wednesday

Netaji's Birthday - 23rd January, Thursday

Doliatra -14th March, Friday

Eid-Ul-Fitr -31st March, Monday

Mahavir Jayanti 10th April, Thursday

Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - 14th April, Monday

Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha) -15th April, Tuesday

Good Friday 18th April, Friday

May Day -1st May, Thursday

Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore - 9th May, Friday

Buddha Purnima -12th May, Monday

Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)- 7th June, Saturday**

Independence Day - 15th August, Friday

Janmastami - 15th August, Friday

Durga Puja, Maha Saptarni - 29th September, Monday

Durga Puia, Maha Astami - 30th September, Tuesday

Duraa Puia, Maha Nabami - 1st October, Wednesday

Durga Puia, Dasami - 2nd October, Thursday

Birthday of Gandhiii - 2nd October, Thursday

Lakshmi Puia - 6th October, Monday

Kali Puja - 20th October, Monday

Bhratridwitiya - 23rd October, Thursday

Chhat Puia - 27th October, Monday

Birthday of Guru Nanak -5th November, Wednesday

Christmas Dav - 25th December, Thursday

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

Public Holidays List for Government of West Bengal 2025

List-II (Holidays under the order of West Bengal State Government in 2025)

Day after Saraswathi Puja -3rd February, Monday
Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma -14th February, Friday
Shab-e-Barat -14th February, Friday
Shivaratri -26th February Wednesday
Day after Doljatra- 15th March Saturday**
Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur - 27th March, Thursday
(Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi)
Day after Eld-Ul-Fitr - 1st April, Tuesday
Dav before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) - 6th June, Friday
Rathayatra - 27th June, Friday
Rakhi Bandhan - 9th August, Saturday**
Fateha-Dwaz-Daharn - 5th September, Friday
Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi - 26th September, Friday
Durga Puja, Maha Panchami -27th September, Saturday**
Additional Day for Durga Puja -3rd October, Friday
Additional Day for Durga Puja -4th October, Saturday**
Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja- 7th October, Tuesday
Additional Day for Kali Puja -21st October, Tuesday
Additional Day for Kali Puja- 22nd0ctober, Wednesday
Day after Bhratridwitiya -24th October, Friday
Additional Day for Chhat Puja- 28th October, Tuesday
Birthday of Birsa Munda -15th November, Saturday**
Karam Puja To be notified later on

1) Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu falls on 12th May, Monday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II
2) Parshwanath's Rathayatra falls on 5th November, Wednesday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II
3) This year Doljatra and Holi fall on same day so 'Holl' has not been shown separately in List-II

List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2025)

Prakash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for employees belonging to Sikh community - 6th January, Monday
Birthday of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas) - 12th February, Wednesday
Easter Saturday -19th April, Saturday ([for Christians only)
Hui Diwas - 30th June, Monday (For Adivasi (Santhal) only)

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Note:

1. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act. 

2. In the year 2025, the following festivals/occasions fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N.I. Act and hence have not been included in lists:

A) Birthday of Swami Vivekananda -12th January, Sunday
B) Republic Day - 26th January, Sunday
C) Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] - 2nd February, Sunday
D) Ram Navami - 6th April, Sunday
E) Muharram - 6th July, Sunday
F) Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalingpong District only) 13th July, Sunday
G) Mahalaya - 21st September, Sunday
H) Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi - 28th September, Sunday

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

General Instructions to be in all type of Holydays including holydays 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-Ul-Fitr, ld-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha Doaz Daham, Shab-e-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.

Holiday List for West Bengal Government Employees, 2025 PDF File