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West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025
WB Govt Holiday List 2025 published by Finance Department of West Bengal.
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:
West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025
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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