West Bengal Govt Holidays List 2024 PDF
The list of general holidays (public holidays), optional holidays (restricted holidays), and bank holidays for the year 2024 in West Bengal
West Bengal General Holidays (Public Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024 | West Bengal Optional Holidays (Restricted Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024 | West Bengal Bank Holidays Calendar for the year 2024
Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular
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-I (Public Holidays in 2024 under the N. I. Act)
1 | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12-01-2024 | Fri |
2 | Netaji’s Birth Day | 23-01-2024 | Tue |
3 | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
4 | Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
5 | Doljatra | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
6 | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
7 | Eid-UI-Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
8 | May Day | 01-05-2024 | Wed |
9 | Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore | 08-05-2024 | Wed |
10 | Buddha Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
11 | Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
12 | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
13 | Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
14 | Birth Day of Gandhiji | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
15 | Mahalaya | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
16 | Durga Puja, Maha Saptami | 10-10-2024 | Thu |
17 | Durga Puja, Maha Ashtami & Maha Navami | 11-10-2024 | Fri |
18 | (**) Durga Puja, Dasami | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
19 | Lakshmi Puja | 16-10-2024 | Wed |
20 | Kali Puja | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
21 | Birth Day of Guru Nanak | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
22 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
Yearly Closing of Bank Account: 1st April (Monday) (for Banks only).
List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2024)
1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
2 | Day before Saraswati Puja | 13-02-2024 | Tue |
3 | Shab-e-Barat | 26-02-2024 | Mon |
4 | Shiva ratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
5 | Day after Doljatra | 26-03-2024 | Tue |
6 | (**) Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | 06-04-2024 | Sat |
7 | Day before Eid-UI-Fitr | 10-04-2024 | Wed |
8 | (**)Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only | 13-07-2024 | Sat |
9 | Rakhi Bandhan | 19-08-2024 | Mon |
10 | Janmastami | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
11 | Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
12 | Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi | 07-10-2024 | Mon |
13 | Durga Puja, Maha Panchami | 08-10-2024 | Tue |
14 | Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi | 09-10-2024 | Wed |
15 | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 14-10-2024 | Mon |
16 | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 15-10-2024 | Tue |
17 | Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
18 | Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 18-10-2024 | Fri |
19 | Additional Day for Kali Puja | 01-11-2024 | Fri |
20 | Day after Bhratridwitiya | 04-11-2024 | Mon |
21 | Chhat Puja | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
22 | Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 08-11-2024 | Fri |
23 | 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-III (Sectional Holidays in 2024)
1 | (**) Birthday of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas) | 24-02-2024 | Sat |
2 | (**) Easter Saturday | 30-03-2024 [for Christians only] | Sat |
($$) 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:
1.Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
2.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:
1 | Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
2 | Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
3 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
4 | Rathayatra | 07-07-2024 | Sun |
5 | Bhratridwitiya | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
3.The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
4.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
West Bengal Government Holiday 2024 PDF
The list of general holidays (public holidays), optional holidays (restricted holidays) for the year 2024 in Central Government has been prepared based on the DoPT Order [F.No.12/2/2023-JCA] issued on 3rd July, 2023
Central Govt Offices Public Holidays (General Holidays) List 2024
CG Gazetted Holidays in 2024
S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
2 | Holi | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
3 | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
4 | Id-ul-Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
5 | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
7 | Budha Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
9 | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
10 | Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
12 | Milad – un – Nabi (or) Id – e – Milad | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
14 | Dussehra | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
17 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
Central Government Offices Closed Holidays 2024 / CG Restricted Holidays in 2024
Central Govt Offices Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024
SN | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
2 | Lohri | 13-01-2024 | Sat |
3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2024 | Sun |
4 | Magha Bihu/ Pongal | 15-01-2024 | Mon |
5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25-01-2024 | Thu |
7 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-02-2024 | Mon |
9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24-02-2024 | Sat |
10 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 06-03-2024 | Wed |
11 | Maha Shivratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
12 | Holika dahan | 24-03-2024 | Sun |
13 | Dolyatra | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
14 | Easter Sunday | 31-03-2024 | Sun |
15 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 05-04-2024 | Fri |
16 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 09-04-2024 | Tue |
17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13-04-2024 | Sat |
18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) /Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 08-05-2024 | Wed |
20 | Rath Yatra | 07-07-2024 | Sun |
21 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
22 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-08-2024 | Mon |
23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07-09-2024 | Sat |
24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15-09-2024 | Sun |
25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 10-10-2024 | Thu |
26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11-10-2024 | Fri |
27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
28 | Karaka Chaturthi Karwa Chouth) | 20-10-2024 | Sun |
29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
30 | Govardhan Puja | 02-11-2024 | Sat |
31 | Bhai Duj | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-11-2024 | Sun |
33 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2024 | Tue |
2024 Central Government Holiday Calendar India
2024 Saturday and Sunday List (Just For Information) | |||
January 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | February 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
06-01-2024 | Saturday | 03-02-2024 | Saturday |
07-01-2024 | Sunday | 04-02-2024 | Sunday |
13-01-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-2-2024 | Second Saturday |
14-01-2024 | Sunday | 11-2-2024 | Sunday |
20-01-2024 | Saturday | 17-02-2024 | Saturday |
21-01-2024 | Sunday | 18-02-2024 | Sunday |
27-01-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-02-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
28-01-2024 | Sunday | 25-02-2024 | Sunday |
March 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | April 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
02-03-2024 | Saturday | 06-04-2024 | Saturday |
03-03-2024 | Sunday | 07-04-2024 | Sunday |
09-03-2024 | Second Saturday | 13-04-2024 | Second Saturday |
10-03-2024 | Sunday | 14-04-2024 | Sunday |
16-03-2024 | Saturday | 20-04-2024 | Saturday |
17-13-2024 | Sunday | 21-04-2024 | Sunday |
23-03-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 27-04-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
24-03-2024 | Sunday | 28-04-2024 | Sunday |
30-03-2024 | Saturday | ||
31-03-2024 | Sunday | ||
May 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | June 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
04-05-2024 | Saturday | 01-06-2024 | Saturday |
05-05-2024 | Sunday | 02-06-2024 | Sunday |
11-05-2024 | Second Saturday | 08-06-2024 | Second Saturday |
12-05-2024 | Sunday | 09-06-2024 | Sunday |
18-05-2024 | Saturday | 15-06-2024 | Saturday |
19-05-2024 | Sunday | 16-06-2024 | Sunday |
25-05-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 22-06-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
26-05-2024 | Sunday | 23-06-2024 | Sunday |
29-06-2024 | Saturday | ||
30-06-2024 | Sunday | ||
July 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | August 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
06-07-2024 | Saturday | 03-08-2024 | Saturday |
07-07-2024 | Sunday | 04-08-2024 | Sunday |
13-07-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-8-2024 | Second Saturday |
14-07-2024 | Sunday | 11-8-2024 | Sunday |
20-07-2024 | Saturday | 17-08-2024 | Saturday |
21-07-2024 | Sunday | 18-08-2024 | Sunday |
27-07-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-08-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
28-07-2024 | Sunday | 25-08-2024 | Sunday |
31-08-2024 | Saturday | ||
September 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | October 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
07-09-2024 | Saturday | 05-10-2024 | Saturday |
08-09-2024 | Sunday | 06-10-2024 | Sunday |
14-09-2024 | Second Saturday | 12-10-2024 | Second Saturday |
15-09-2024 | Sunday | 13-10-2024 | Sunday |
21-09-2024 | Saturday | 19-10-2024 | Saturday |
22-09-2024 | Sunday | 20-10-2024 | Sunday |
28-09-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 26-10-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
29-09-2024 | Sunday | 27-10-2024 | Sunday |
November 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | December 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
02-11-2024 | Saturday | 07-12-2024 | Saturday |
03-11-2024 | Sunday | 08-12-2024 | Sunday |
09-11-2024 | Second Saturday | 14-12-2024 | Second Saturday |
10-11-2024 | Sunday | 15-12-2024 | Sunday |
16-11-2024 | Saturday | 21-12-2024 | Saturday |
17-11-2024 | Sunday | 22-12-2024 | Sunday |
23-11-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 28-12-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
24-11-2024 | Sunday | 29-12-2024 | Sunday |
30-11-2024 | Saturday |