DA Arrears Calculator 1.7.2024 for 3 MonthsWest Bengal Government Public Holiday List 2024 PDF
The West Bengal PDF containing the holiday list for Government offices in 2024 has been made available by the Department of Finance (Audit) on November 9, 2023. You can access this list by clicking on the provided PDF link. In order to assist our users, we have meticulously compiled two comprehensive holiday lists for Central and State Government offices in West Bengal, encompassing the entire year of 2024.
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.
- 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 atList 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)
| 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 |
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:
- 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.
| 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 |
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.
Central Govt Office Holiday List 2024 in West Bengal PDF
The Kolkata Welfare Co-Ordination Committee has recently issued an extensive compilation of obligatory and limited holidays for Central Government establishments situated in West Bengal for the year 2024. This list was officially released on September 12, 2023, and is conveniently accessible through the provided PDF link.
WB Central Govt Office Holidays 2024
| Topic | Holiday List |
| State | West Bengal |
| Year | 2024 |
| Official Website | wb.gov.in |
| West Bengal Holidays 2024 | PDF Download |
| Home Page | Click Here |
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’
WELFARE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, KOLKATA
Aayyakar Bhawan,
2nd floor, Room No.2/14, P-7,
Chowringhee Square,
Kolkata-700069
Email ID: bishnu.mondal@incometax.gov.in
Phone No-2213-6892
NO.C.G.W.C.C/Kol/Holiday 2024/2023-24/121
Dated 12.09.2023
List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2024
In accordance with the revised policy of the Govt. of India (Ministry of Home Affairs, Deptt. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms), O.M. No.-9/37/82/JCA dated 11.11.1982, the working committee of the CGEWC, Kolkata in its 120th meeting held on 08.09.2023 decided 3 (three) holidays locally (at Sl. No. 1, 2 & 11 of para 3.1) in addition to 14 (fourteen) holidays fixed by the Ministry for the year 2024 vide F.No. 12/2/2023-JCA, Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions, (Departement of Personnel & Tranining), New Delhi, dated 03/07/2023. Thus the Central Govt. Offices coming under the purview of this committee who are doing “work of Secretariat Nature” will observe the under-noted 17 (seventeen) compulsory holidays for the Calendar year 2024 and further 2 (two) Restricted Holidays from the List of Restricted Holidays for the year 2024.
LIST OF COMPULSORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024
| S.No. | Holidays & Connected Festivals | Month & Date A.D. 2024 | Days of Week |
| 1 | Republic Day | January, 26 | Friday |
| 2 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | February, 14 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Holi | March, 25 | Monday |
| 4 | Good | Friday March, 29 | Friday |
| 5 | Id-Ul-Fitr | April, 11 | Thursday |
| 6 | Mahavir Jayanti | April, 21 | Sunday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | May, 23 | Thursday |
| 8 | ld-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid) | June, 17 | Monday |
| 9 | Muharram | July, 17 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Independence Day | August, 15 | Thursday |
| 11 | Milad-un-abi or ld-E-Milad (Birth Day of Prophet Mohammad) | September, 16 | Monday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Day | October, 02 | Wednesday |
| 13 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi / Mahanavmi) (Additional day) | October, 11 | Friday |
| 14 | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | October, 12 | Saturday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | October, 31 | Thursday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November, 15 | Friday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | December, 25 | Wednesday |
Note: Central Govt. Organizations, which include Industrial, Commercial & Training Establishments (i.e. other than doing work of a Secretariat nature) would observe 16 holidays in a year out of which 3 namely, Republic Day, Independence, and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday will be compulsory. The remaining Holidays / Occasions may be determined by such Establishments / Organizations themselves on a year-to-year basis.
In deciding whether a particular Department / Establishment / Organization is an Industrial, Commercial or Trading Organization (i.e. other than those doing work of a Secretariat nature) the decision may be taken by the respective Ministry / Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.
The date of Holidays for the Muslim Festivals may be changed on the sighting of the Moon and the decision to be taken by the CGEWCC, Kolkata based on the decision of the State Government in respect of idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zoha [Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid)], Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January, 01 | Monday |
| 2 | Lohri | January, 13 | Saturday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti | January, 14 | Sunday |
| 4 | Magha Bihu / Pongal | January.15 | Monday |
| 5 | Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday | January, 17 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday | January, 23 | Tuesday |
| 7 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January, 25 | Thursday |
| 8 | Shivaji Jaiyanti | February, 19 | Monday |
| 9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February, 24 | Saturday |
| 10 | Birthday of Swami Dayanand Saraswati | March, 06 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Maha Shivratri | March, 08 | Friday |
| 12 | Holika dahan | March, 24 | Sunday |
| 13 | Dolyatra | March, 25 | Monday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | March, 31 | Sunday |
| 15 | Jarna1-ul-Vida | April, 05 | Friday |
| 16 | Chai1ra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | April, 09 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Vaisakhi/Vishu | April, 13 | Saturday |
| 18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Years Day) Vaisakhadi (Bengali)/Bahag Bihu(Assam) | April, 14 | Sunday |
| 19 | Ram Navami | April, 17 | Wednesday |
| 20 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May, 08 | Wednesday |
| 21 | Rath Yatra | June, 07 | Sunday |
| 22 | Parsi New Year ‘s day/Nauraj | August, 15 | Thursday |
| 23 | Raksha Bandhan | August, 19 | Monday |
| 24 | Janmashtami (Vaisnava) | August, 26 | Monday |
| 25 | Ganesha Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chathurthi | September, 07 | Saturday |
| 26 | Onam or Thiru Onam day | September, 15 | Sunday |
| 27 | Dussehra (Saptmi) | October,10 | Thursday |
| 28 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October, 17 | Thursday |
| 29 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October, 20 | Sunday |
| 30 | Naraka Chaturdasi | October 31 | Thursday |
| 31 | Govardhan Puja | November, 02 | Saturday |
| 32 | Bhai Duj | November, 03 | Sunday |
| 33 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhal Puja) | November, 07 | Thursday |
| 34 | Jagaddhalri Puja | November, 08 | Friday |
| 35 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November, 24 | Sunday |
| 36 | Christmas Eve | December, 24 | Tuesday |
[BISHNU PADA MONDAL]SECRETARY
CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES WELFARE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, KOLKATA
Suggested Links:
- LIC Office Holiday Calendar 2024
- BSNL Office Holiday List 2024
- All India ESIC Holiday List 2024
- CGHS Hospital Holiday List 2024
- HDFC Bank Holiday List 2024
What is the West Bengal State Government Holiday List 2024?
The West Bengal State Government has released a list of public holidays for the year 2024.
What are some of the major West Bengal State Govt holidays included in the list?
The list includes major West Bengal State Govt holidays such as Gandhi Jayanti, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami, Vijaya Dashami, and Lakshmi Puja.
What is the West Bengal State Government Holiday List 2024 all about?
The West Bengal State Government Holiday List 2024 is a comprehensive list of public holidays that have been scheduled by the state government in the year 2024.
What is the November 2024 West Bengal State holiday list?
The November 2024 West Bengal State holiday list includes two holidays: Diwali on November 1, 2024, and Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 15, 2024.
What is the December 2024 West Bengal State Govt Holiday List for West Bengal?
The December 2024 Holiday List for West Bengal West Bengal State Govt includes Christmas Day on December 25th, 2024.
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