West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025 PDF

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West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025 - Summary

The Governor is also pleased to notify that the offices under the Government of West Bengal except the offices of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata, and Collector of the Stamp Revenue, Kolkata shall be closed on the days as specified in List II below which are not declared to be public holidays, during the year 2024.

Further, the Governor is pleased to declare that the days as specified in List III may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2024 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.

West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025

Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda12th January, Friday
Netaji’s Birth Day23rd January, Tuesday
Republic Day26th January, Friday
Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami]14th February, Wednesday
Doljatra25th March, Monday
Good Friday29th March, Friday
Eid-UI-Fitr11th April, Thursday
May Day1st May, Wednesday
Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore8th May, Wednesday
Buddha Purnima23rd May, Thursday
Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)17th June, Monday
Muharram17th July, Wednesday
Independence Day15th August, Thursday
Birth Day of Gandhiji2nd October, Wednesday
Mahalaya2nd October, Wednesday
Durga Puja, Maha Saptami10th October, Thursday
Durga Puja, Maha Astami and Maha Nabami11th October, Friday
(**) Durga Puja, Dasami12th October, Saturday
Lakshmi Puja16th October, Wednesday
Kali Puja31st October, Thursday
Birth Day of Guru Nanak15th November, Friday
Christmas Day25th December, Wednesday
Yearly Closing of Bank Account1st April (Monday) (for Banks only).

List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2024)

New Year’s Day1st January, Monday
Day before Saraswati Puja13th February, Tuesday
Shab-e-Barat26th February, Monday
Shivaratri8th March, Friday
Day after Doljatra26th March, Tuesday
(**) Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi)6th April, Saturday
Day before Eid-UI-Fitr10th April, Wednesday
(**) Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only13th July, Saturday
Rakhi Bandhan19th August, Monday
Janmastami26th August, Monday
Fateha-Dwaz-Daham16th September, Monday
Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi7th October, Monday
Durga Puja, Maha Panchami8th October, Tuesday
Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi9th October, Wednesday
Additional Day for Durga Puja14th October, Monday
Additional Day for Durga Puja15th October, Tuesday
Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja17th October, Thursday
Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja18th October, Friday
Additional Day for Kali Puja1st November, Friday
Day after Bhratridwitiya4th November, Monday
Chhat Puja7th November, Thursday
Additional Day for Chhat Puja8th November, Friday
Karam PujaTo be notified later on

West Bengal School Holiday Calendar 2024

The holiday list released by the West Bengal School Board Secretary for the year 2024 is provided term-wise. 16 holidays are in the first term of WBBSE, 23 holidays are in the second term, and 26 holidays are in the third term. For more details, check the list below and download the PDF.

First Term: 1st January to 15th April, 2024

Occasion of HolidayDateDayNo. of Holiday
New Year’s Day01/01/2024Monday1
Swami Vivekananda janmajayanti12/01/2024Friday1
Makar Sankranti (Pous Parban)15/01/2024Monday1
Netaji janmajayanti23/01/2024Tuesday1
Republic Day26/01/2024Friday1
Day before Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami)13/02/2024Tuesday1
Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) and Thakur Panchanan Barma janmajayanti14/02/2024Wednesday1
International Mother Language Day21/02/2024Wednesday
Shab e-Barat26/02/2024Monday1
Shivaratri08/03/2024Friday1
Doljatra25/03/2024 & 26/03/2024Monday & Tuesday2
Good Friday29/03/2024Friday1
Shri Harichand Thakur janmajayanti06/04/2024Saturday1
Eid al-Fitr10/04/2024 & 11/04/2024Wednesday & Thursday2
Chaitra Sankranti13/04/2024Saturday1
Poila Baisakh (Bangla Noboborsho 1431) and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar janmajayanti14/04/2024Sunday
Total Holidays16 Days

N.B. – Guru Rabidas janmajayanti on 24th February, Saturday, holiday for the followers of Guru Rabidas only.
** Easter Saturday on 30th March, Saturday, holiday for Christians only.

Second Term: 16th April to 7th August, 2024

Occasion of HolidayDateDayNo. of Holiday
Mahavir Jayanti21/04/2024Sunday
May Day01/05/2024Wednesday1
Rabindra Nath Tagore janmajayanti08/05/2024Wednesday1
Summer Vacation13/05/2024 to 03/06/2024Monday to Monday19
Buddha Purnima and Pandit Raghunath Murmu janmajayanti23/05/2024Thursday
Kazi Nazrul Islam janmajayanti26/05/2024Sunday
Eid al-Adha (Bakr Eid)17/06/2024Monday1
Ratha Yatra07/07/2024Sunday
Muharram17/07/2024Wednesday1
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy janmajayanti02/08/2024Friday
Total Holidays23 Days

N.B. – Hul Diwas on 30th June, Sunday, holiday for Adivasi (Santhal) community only.
Poet Bhanubhakta Acharya janmajayanti on 13th July, Saturday, holiday for Darjeeling & Kalimpong Districts only.

Third Term: 8th August to 31st December, 2024

Occasion of HolidayDateDayNo. of Holiday
Martyr’s Day (Sacrifice day of Khudiram Bose)11/08/2024Sunday
Independence Day15/08/2024Thursday1
Rakhi Purnima19/08/2024Monday1
Janmastami26/08/2024Monday1
Teachers’ Day05/09/2024Thursday
Fateha-E-Dwaz-Daham16/09/2024Monday1
Biswakarma Puja17/09/2024Tuesday1
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar janmajayanti26/09/2024Thursday
Gandhi janmajayanti and Mahalaya02/10/2024Wednesday1
Puja Vacation (from Durga Puja to 2 Days after Lakshmi Puja)07/10/2024 to 18/10/2024Monday to Friday11
Puja Vacation (from Kali Puja to Day after Bhatridwitiya)31/10/2024 to 04/11/2024Thursday to Monday4
Chhat Puja07/11/2024 & 08/11/2024Thursday & Friday2
Jagadhatri Puja10/11/2024Sunday
Children’s Day14/11/2024Thursday
Guru Nanak janmajayanti, Parshwanath’s Rathajatra and Birsa Munda janmajayanti15/11/2024Friday1
Christmas Day25/12/2024Wednesday1
Foundation day of School1


Total 16 + 23 + 26 = 65 Holidays

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