WB HOLIDAY LIST 2024 , wb school holiday list 2024
Holiday List for West Bengal Government Employees – 2024
List-I (Public Holidays in 2024 under the N. I. Act)
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda |
12th January, Friday |
| Netaji’s Birth Day |
23rd January, Tuesday |
| Republic Day |
26th January, Friday |
| Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] |
14th February, Wednesday |
| Doljatra |
25th March, Monday |
| Good Friday |
29th March, Friday |
| Eid-UI-Fitr |
11th April, Thursday |
| May Day |
1st May, Wednesday |
| Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore |
8th May, Wednesday |
| Buddha Purnima |
23rd May, Thursday |
| Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) |
17th June, Monday |
| Muharram |
17th July, Wednesday |
| Independence Day |
15th August, Thursday |
| Birth Day of Gandhiji |
2nd October, Wednesday |
| Mahalaya |
2nd October, Wednesday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Saptami |
10th October, Thursday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Astami and Maha Nabami |
11th October, Friday |
| (**) Durga Puja, Dasami |
12th October, Saturday |
| Lakshmi Puja |
16th October, Wednesday |
| Kali Puja |
31st October, Thursday |
| Birth Day of Guru Nanak |
15th November, Friday |
| Christmas Day |
25th December, Wednesday |
| Yearly Closing of Bank Account |
1st April (Monday) (for Banks only). |
List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2024)
| New Year’s Day |
1st January, Monday |
| Day before Saraswati Puja |
13th February, Tuesday |
| Shab-e-Barat |
26th February, Monday |
| Shivaratri |
8th March, Friday |
| Day after Doljatra |
26th March, Tuesday |
| (**) Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) |
6th April, Saturday |
| Day before Eid-UI-Fitr |
10th April, Wednesday |
| (**) Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only |
13th July, Saturday |
| Rakhi Bandhan |
19th August, Monday |
| Janmastami |
26th August, Monday |
| Fateha-Dwaz-Daham |
16th September, Monday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi |
7th October, Monday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Panchami |
8th October, Tuesday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi |
9th October, Wednesday |
| Additional Day for Durga Puja |
14th October, Monday |
| Additional Day for Durga Puja |
15th October, Tuesday |
| Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja |
17th October, Thursday |
| Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja |
18th October, Friday |
| Additional Day for Kali Puja |
1st November, Friday |
| Day after Bhratridwitiya |
4th November, Monday |
| Chhat Puja |
7th November, Thursday |
| Additional Day for Chhat Puja |
8th November, Friday |
| Karam Puja |
To be notified later on |
List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2024)
| (**) Birthday of Guru Rabidas(for the followers of Guru Rabidas) |
24th February, Saturday |
| (**) Easter Saturday |
30th March (Saturday) [for Christians only] |
| i) |
Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) |
14th April, Sunday |
| ii) |
Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
14th April, Sunday |
| iii) |
Mahavir Jayanti |
21st April, Sunday |
| iv) |
Rathayatra |
7th July, Sunday |
| v) |
Bhratridwitiya |
3rd November, Sunday |
| Date |
Day |
Ocassion |
| Jan 1 |
Monday |
New Year’s Day |
| Jan 23 |
Tuesday |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Birth Day |
| Jan 26 |
Friday |
Republic Day |
| Feb 14 |
Wednesday |
Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami |
| Mar 8 |
Friday |
Maha Shivaratri |
| Mar 25 |
Monday |
Dolyatra |
| Mar 25 |
Monday |
Holi |
| Mar 29 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
| Apr 11 |
Thursday |
Id-Ul-Fitr |
| Apr 21 |
Sunday |
Mahavir Jayanthi |
| May 23 |
Thursday |
Budha Purnima |
| May 8 |
Wednesday |
Birth Day of Guru Rabindranath Tagore |
| Jun 17 |
Monday |
ld-Uz-Zuha(Bakrid) |
| Jul 17 |
Wednesday |
Muharram |
| Aug 15 |
Thursday |
Independence Day |
| Sep 7 |
Saturday |
Ganesha Chaturthi |
| Sep 16 |
Monday |
Milad – Un – Nabi or Id – E- Milad |
| Oct 2 |
Wednesday |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| Oct 11 |
Friday |
Dussehra (Mahaashtami / Maha Navmi) |
| Oct 12 |
Saturday |
Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) |
| Oct 31 |
Thursday |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
| Nov 7 |
Thursday |
Pratihar Shashthi/Chhat Puja |
| Nov 15 |
Friday |
Gurunanak’s Birthday |
| Dec 25 |
Wednesday |
Christmas |
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