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West Bengal govt holiday list 2024 PDF,WB govt holiday list 2024, West Bengal govt calendar 2024
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 8″June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the days as specified at List I below to be Public Holidays during the year 2024.
- 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. - Further, the Governor is pleased to declare that the days as specified at List Ill may be observed
as Sectional Holidays in the year 2024 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.
West Bengal govt calendar 2024
| 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January | February | March | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||||||||
| April | May | June | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ||
| 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||||||||
| July | August | September | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
| October | November | December | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | ||||||
List-I (Public Holidays in 2024 under the N. I. Act)
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January, Friday |
| Netaji’s Birth Day | 23rd January, Tuesday |
| Republic Day | 26th January, Friday |
| Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] | 14th February, Wednesday |
| Doljatra | 25th March, Monday |
| Good Friday | 29th March, Friday |
| Eid-Ul-Fitr | 11th April, Thursday |
| May Day | 1st May, Wednesday |
| Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore | 8th May, Wednesday |
| Buddha Purnima | 23rd May, Thursday |
| Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 17th June, Monday |
| Muharram | 17th July, Wednesday |
| Independence Day | 15th August, Thursday |
| Birth Day of Gandhiji | 2nd October, Wednesday |
| Mahalaya | 2nd October, Wednesday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Saptami | 10th October, Thursday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Astami and Maha Nabami | 11th October, Friday |
| (**) Durga Puja, Dasami | 12th October, Saturday |
| Lakshmi Puja | 16th October, Wednesday |
| Kali Puja | 31st October, Thursday |
| Birth Day of Guru Nanak | 15th November, Friday |
| Christmas Day | 25th December, Wednesday |
WB govt holiday list 2024
| Month | No of Holidays |
| January 2024 | 4 |
| February 2024 | 3 |
| March 2024 | 4 |
| Apr 2024 | 3 |
| May 2024 | 3 |
| June 2024 | 1 |
| July 2024 | 2 |
| August 2024 | 3 |
| September 2024 | 1 |
| October 2024 | 13 |
| November 2024 | 5 |
| December 2024 | 1 |
| Total | 43* |
Yearly Closing of Bank Account : 15t April (Monday) (for Banks only).
List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2024)
| New Year’s Day | 152 January, Monday |
| Day before Saraswati Puja | 13th February, Tuesday |
| Shab-e-Barat | 26th February, Monday |
| Shivaratri | 8th March, Friday |
| Day after Doljatra | 26th March, Tuesday |
| (**)Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur(Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | 6th April, Saturday |
| Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr | 10th April, Wednesday |
| (**)Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only | 13th July, Saturday |
| Rakhi Bandhan | 19th August, Monday |
| Janmastami | 26th August, Monday |
| Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 16th September, Monday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi | 7th October, Monday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Panchami | 8th October, Tuesday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi | 9th October, Wednesday |
| Additional Day for Durga Puja | 14th October, Monday |
| Additional Day for Durga Puja | 15th October, Tuesday |
| Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 17th October, Thursday |
| Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 18th October, Friday |
| Additional Day for Kali Puja | 1st November, Friday |
| Day after Bhratridwitiya | 4th November, Monday |
| Chhat Puja | 7th November, Thursday |
| Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 8th November, 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-II.
(##) 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-II.
(###) Birth Day of Birsa Munda falls on 15th November, Friday which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List-II.
(####)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-II.
(#####) This year Doljatra and Holi fall on same day so ‘Noll’ is not shown separately in List II.
List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2024)
| (**)Birthday of Guru Rabidas(for the followers of | 24th February, Saturday |
| Guru Rabidas) | |
| (**)Easter Saturday | 30th March (Saturday) [for Christians only] |
($$) Hul Diwas, Sectional Holiday [for Adivasi (Santhal) only ] on 30th June falls on Sunday which is a holiday under N.I. 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:
| Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14th April, Sunday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 215t April, Sunday |
| Rathayatra | 7th July, Sunday |
| Bhratridwitiya | 3rd November, 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
- 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.
- If there is any change in the date of Eid-Ul-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, Shabe-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.
- 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.
West Bengal govt holiday list 2024 PDF,WB govt holiday list 2024, West Bengal govt calendar 2024
FAQs
Which government offices in West Bengal will be closed on specific days in 2024?
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.
How many holidays are there in 2024?
Government employees of this state will get sixteen consecutive days off for Puja next year if Saturday-Sunday falls. In other words, Puja holiday will be extended by four days next year. This year it was 12 days. 16 days next year.
Details about 2024 govt holiday list?
The 2024 holiday list for state government employees was released by the finance department on Friday. It is seen there, the holiday of Durgo Puja starts from Chaturthi. That is, from Monday 7 October. Before that on October 5 and 6 Saturday-Sunday. Therefore, the Puja holiday of the workers is starting from the second. The office will open on October 21 after Lakshmi Puja. However, the list has been given leave till October 18.
Total holidays in 2024 wb govt holiday list?
According to the list, there will be 22 days of holidays in 2024 under the NI Act. 23 days of state government. That means a total of 45 days off in a year.
It’s always helpful to have the holiday list for planning our year ahead. Thanks for sharing the West Bengal government holiday list for 2024 in PDF format. It makes scheduling vacations and special events much easier! 🗓️🎉 #WestBengal #HolidayList