Holiday List of West Bengal Govt 2024
In West Bengal, all central and state government offices are generally closed on all public holidays. Government of West Bengal has published the list of holidays for the year 2024. The list contains a total of 22 holidays including national and regional holidays. Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti and Christmas Day are some of the major holidays. In addition, there are many regional holidays such as Durga Puja and Kali Puja and all second and fourth Saturdays would also be observed as Holidays. We hope this information will help you plan your trip in advance accordingly.
| West Bengal Government Holiday List 2024 Overview | |
| Name of Government | Government of West Bengal |
| Topic | West Bengal Government Holidays |
| Year | 2024 |
| Name of Issuing Authority | Finance Department, Govt. of West Bengal |
| Date of issue | 09.11.2023 |
| Holiday Order | PDF Format Download |
Government of West Bengal
Finance (Audit) Department
“NABANNA”
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road
Howrah-711102
No. 6112-F(P2)
Howrah, the 9th November, 2023
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(l) 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 2024.
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 2024.
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 2024 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.
List-1 (Public Holidays in 2024 under the N. I. Act)
West Bengal Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2024 | Government of West Bengal Public Holiday List 2024
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January 2024, Friday |
| Netaji’s Birth Day | 23rd January 2024, Tuesday |
| Republic Day | 26th January 2024, Friday |
| Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] | 14th February 2024, Wednesday |
| Doljatra | 25th March 2024, Monday |
| Good Friday | 29th March 2024, Friday |
| Eid-UI-Fitr | 11th April 2024, Thursday |
| May Day | 1st May 2024, Wednesday |
| Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore | 8th May 2024, Wednesday |
| Buddha Purnima | 23rd May 2024, Thursday |
| Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 17th June 2024, Monday |
| Muharram | 17th July 2024, Wednesday |
| Independence Day | 15th August 2024, Thursday |
| Birth Day of Gandhiji | 2nd October 2024, Wednesday |
| Mahalaya | 2nd October 2024, Wednesday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Saptami | 10th October 2024, Thursday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami | 11th October 2024, Friday |
| (**) Durga Puja, Dasami | 12th October 2024, Saturday |
| Lakshmi Puja | 16th October 2024, Wednesday |
| Kali Puja | 31st October 2024, Thursday |
| Birth Day of Guru Nanak | 15th November 2024, Friday |
| Christmas Day | 25th December 2024, Wednesday |
Bank Holidays in West Bengal 2024
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 2024, Monday |
| Day before Saraswati Puja | 13th February 2024, Tuesday |
| Shab-e-Barat | 26th February 2024, Monday |
| Shiva ratri | 8th March 2024, Friday |
| Day after Doljatra | 26th March 2024, Tuesday |
| (**) Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | 6th April 2024, Saturday |
| Day before Eid-UI-Fitr | 10th April 2024, Wednesday |
| (**)Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only | 13th July 2024, Saturday |
| Rakhi Bandhan | 19th August 2024, Monday |
| Janmastami | 26th August 2024, Monday |
| Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 16th September 2024, Monday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi | 7th October 2024, Monday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Panchami | 8th October 2024, Tuesday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi | 9th October 2024, Wednesday |
| Additional Day for Durga Puja | 14th October 2024, Monday |
| Additional Day for Durga Puja | 15th October 2024, Tuesday |
| Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 17th October 2024, Thursday |
| Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 18th October 2024, Friday |
| Additional Day for Kali Puja | 1st November 2024, Friday |
| Day after Bhratridwitiya | 4th November 2024, Monday |
| Chhat Puja | 7th November 2024, Thursday |
| Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 8th November 2024, Friday |
| Karam Puja | To be notified later on |
(#) Birth Day of Thakur Panchanan Barma falls on 14th February, Wednesday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List-ll.
(##) Birth Day of Pandit Raghunath Murmu falls on 23rd May, Thursday, which is a holiday under N. I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List-ll.
(###) Birth Day of Birsa Munda falls on 15th November, Friday which is a holiday under N.l. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List-ll.
(####) Parshwanath’s Rathajatra falls on 15th November, Friday which is a holiday under N. I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List-ll.
(#####) This year Doljatra and Holi fall on same day so ‘Holi’ is not shown separately in List II.
List-Ill (Sectional Holidays in 2024)
| (**) Birthday of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas) | 24th February 2024, Saturday |
| (**) Easter Saturday | 30th March 2024, (Saturday) [for Christians only] |
($$) Hul Diwas, Sectional Holiday [for Adivasi (Santhal) only] on 30th June falls on Sunday which is a holiday under N.l. Act & therefore not shown separately in List III.
Note:
- Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act. .
- In the year 2024, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N. I. Act and hence have not been included in lists:
| i) | Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) | 14th April 2024, Sunday |
| ii) | Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14th April 2024, Sunday |
| iii) | Mahavir Jayanti | 21st April 2024, Sunday |
| iv) | Rathayatra | 7th July 2024, Sunday |
| v) | Bhratridwitiya | 3rd November 2024, Sunday |
- 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 as laid down hereunder are to be followed in case of Muslim festivals.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED IN ALL TYPES OF HOLIDAYS INCLUDING HOLIDAYS FOR THE MUSLIM FESTIVALS
1) 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.
2) 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.
3) 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/- Dr. Manoj Pant
Additional Chief Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal
These holidays are observed in central and state government offices, banks, post offices, railway departments, schools and colleges in West Bengal.