West Bengal Holidays in 2025 – List of Government and Bank Holidays
The West Bengal government has released the list of holidays for the year 2025. It includes a total of 26 public holidays, covering various festivals, national holidays, and regional observances. This holiday calendar is applicable to all state government administrative offices, Banks and Post Offices. The official calendar of holidays for 2025 has been released by the Finance (Audit) Department, Government of West Bengal. we have provided the complete list of holidays for government offices in West Bengal for the year 2025.
West Bengal Government Public Holidays 2025
| List-I (Public Holidays in 2025 under the N. I. Act) | |
| 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 |
Bank Holidays in West Bengal 2025
| Yearly Closing of Bank Account | 1st April [Tuesday] (for Banks only) |
West Bengal State Government Holidays 2025
| List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2025) | |
| 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 (BakridJ | 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 | 22ndOctober, Wednesday |
| Day after Bhratridwitiya | 24th October, Friday |
| Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 28th October, Tuesday |
| (wj Birthday of Birsa Munda | 15th November, Saturday |
| Karam Puja | To be notified later on |