West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025: The Government of West Bengal published Holiday List for 2025. On 22nd Nov 2024 Finance Department of West Bengal published a notification siting the list of Holiday for the year 2025. The order 712-F(P2) dated Howrah, the 22nd November, 2024 describe the details about Holiday list of the year. Here is the list of holidays in simplified way:
List I (Public Holidays in 2025 under the N.I. Act)
Date
Day
Holiday
1st January
Wednesday
New Year’s Day
23rd January
Thursday
Netaji’s Birthday
14th March
Friday
Doljatra
31st March
Monday
Eid-Ul-Fitr
10th April
Thursday
Mahavir Jayanti
14th April
Monday
Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
15th April
Tuesday
Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)
18th April
Friday
Good Friday
1st May
Thursday
May Day
9th May
Friday
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore
12th May
Monday
Buddha Purnima
7th June
Saturday
Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
15th August
Friday
Independence Day
15th August
Friday
Janmastami
29th September
Monday
Durga Puja, Maha Saptami
30th September
Tuesday
Durga Puja, Maha Ashtami
1st October
Wednesday
Durga Puja, Maha Nabami
2nd October
Thursday
Durga Puja, Dasami
2nd October
Thursday
Birthday of Gandhiji
6th October
Monday
Lakshmi Puja
20th October
Monday
Kali Puja
23rd October
Thursday
Bhratridwitiya
27th October
Monday
Chhat Puja
5th November
Wednesday
Birthday of Guru Nanak
25th December
Thursday
Christmas Day
1st April
Tuesday
Yearly Closing of Bank Account (for Banks only)
List II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2025)
Date
Day
Holiday
3rd February
Monday
Day after Saraswati Puja
14th February
Friday
Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma
14th February
Friday
Shab-e-Barat
26th February
Wednesday
Shivaratri
15th March
Saturday
Day after Doljatra
27th March
Thursday
Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi)
1st April
Tuesday
Day after Eid-Ul-Fitr
6th June
Friday
Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
27th June
Friday
Rathayatra
9th August
Saturday
Rakhi Bandhan
5th September
Friday
Fateha-Dwaz-Daham
26th September
Friday
Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi
27th September
Saturday
Durga Puja, Maha Panchami
3rd October
Friday
Additional Day for Durga Puja
4th October
Saturday
Additional Day for Durga Puja
7th October
Tuesday
Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja
21st October
Tuesday
Additional Day for Kali Puja
22nd October
Wednesday
Additional Day for Kali Puja
24th October
Friday
Day after Bhratridwitiya
28th October
Tuesday
Additional Day for Chhat Puja
15th November
Saturday
Birthday of Birsa Munda
To be notified
Karam Puja
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 the same day so ‘Holi’ has not been shown separately in List II
List III (Sectional Holidays in 2025)
Date
Day
Holiday
Community/Notes
6th January
Monday
Prakash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Employees belonging to Sikh community
12th February
Wednesday
Birthday of Guru Rabidas
For the followers of Guru Rabidas
19th April
Saturday
Easter Saturday
For Christians only
30th June
Monday
Hui Diwas
For Adivasi (Santhal) only
Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
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:
Festivals/Occasions Falling on Sundays in 2025
Date
Day
Festival/Occasion
12th January
Sunday
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
26th January
Sunday
Republic Day
2nd February
Sunday
Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)
6th April
Sunday
Ram Navami
6th July
Sunday
Muharram
13th July
Sunday
Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only)
21st September
Sunday
Mahalaya
28th September
Sunday
Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi
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