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Government of West Bengal
Finance (Audit) Department
“NABANNA”
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road
Howrah – 711102
No. 4712-F(P2) Howrah, the 22nd November, 2025
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-III may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2025 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.
List-I (Public Holidays in 2025 under the N. I. Act)
West Bengal Public Holidays List 2025
New Year’s Day | 1st January, Wednesday |
Netaji’s Birthday | 23rd January, Thursday |
Doljatra | 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 Saptami | 29th September, Monday |
Durga Puja, Maha Astami | 30th September, Tuesday |
Durga Puja, Maha Nabami | 1st October, Wednesday |
Durga Puja, Dasami | 2nd October, Thursday |
Birthday of Gandhiji | 2nd October, Thursday |
Lakshmi Puja | 6th October, Monday |
Kali Puja | 20th October, Monday |
Bhratridwitiya | 23rd October, Thursday |
Chhat Puja | 27th October, Monday |
Birthday of Guru Nanak | 5th November, Wednesday |
Christmas Day | 25th December, Thursday |
Yearly Closing of Bank Account | 1st April [Tuesday] (for Banks only) |
Also Read : 2025 Central Govt Calendar with Holiday
List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2025) holiday list 2025 calender
West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025 calender
Day after Saraswati 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 (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | 27th March, Thursday |
Day after Eid-Ul-Fitr | 1st April, Tuesday |
Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 6th June, Friday |
Rathayatra | 27th June, Friday |
(**) Rakhi Bandhan | 9th August, Saturday |
Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 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 | 22nd October, 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 |
(#) 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
(##) Parshwanath’s Rathajatra falls on 5th November, Wednesday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II
(###) This year Doljatra and Holi fall on same day so ‘Holi’ has not been shown separately in List-II
List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2025) holiday list 2025 calender
‘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] |
Hul Diwas | 30th June, Monday [For Adivasi (Santhal) only] |
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:
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January, Sunday |
Republic Day | 26th January, Sunday |
Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] | 2nd February, Sunday |
Ram Navami | 6th April, Sunday |
Muharram | 6th July, Sunday |
Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalingpong District only | 13th July, Sunday |
Mahalaya | 21st September, Sunday |
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 FOLLOWED IN ALL TYPES OF HOLIDAYS INCLUDING HOLIDAYS FOR THE MUSLIM FESTIVALS – holiday list 2025 calender
- 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.
- If there is any change in the date of Eid-Ul-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-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.
- It may happen that the change of date of above mentioned 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.
By order of the Governor,
Sd/- P.K. Mishra
Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
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Government Holiday List WB Holiday list 2025 West Bengal Government Employees
Date | Occasion |
12 January 2025 | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
23 January 2025 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
26 January 2025 | Republic Day |
03 February 2025 | Vasanth Panchami |
14 March 2025 | Doljatra |
31 March 2025 | Idul Fitr |
14 April 2025 | Bengali New Year |
14 April 2025 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
18 April 2025 | Good Friday |
01 May 2025 | May Day |
08 May 2025 | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti |
12 May 2025 | Buddha Purnima |
07 June 2025 | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
06 July 2025 | Muharram |
15 August 2025 | Independence Day |
21 September 2025 | Mahalaya Amavasye |
29 September 2025 | Maha Saptami |
30 September 2025 | Maha Ashtami |
01 October 2025 | Maha Navami |
02 October 2025 | Vijaya Dashami |
02 October 2025 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
06 October 2025 | Lakshmi Puja |
21 October 2025 | Diwali |
05 November 2025 | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
25 December 2025 | Christmas Day |
How many government holidays are there in West Bengal in 2025?
West Bengal observes approximately 20-25 government holidays, including national, state, and religious holidays in 2025.