West Bengal Holiday List 2017

West Bengal Holiday List 2017
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL,
Finance [Audit] Department, 10th floor
“NABANNA”
Mandirtala, Howrah – 711 102

No.: 5603 – F(P2).

Dated: 27.10.2016

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation Lo 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[1] dated the 8th June, 1957 the Governor is pleased to declare the Following days to be Public holidays during the Year 2017.

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda	12th January	Thursday
Birthday of Netaji	23rd January	Monday
Republic Day	26th January	Thursday
Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)	1stFebruary	Wednesday
Good Friday & Birth day of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar	14thApril	Friday
**Bengali New Years Day	15thApril	Saturday
May Day	1stMay	Monday
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore	9thMay	Tuesday
Id-U1-Fitar	26thJune	Monday
Independence Day	15thAugust	Tuesday
**Id-Ud-Joha	2ndSeptember	Saturday
Mahalaya	19thSeptember	Tuesday
Mahasaptami	27thSeptember	Wednesday
Durga Pooja Mahaastami	28thSeptember	Thursday
Mahanabami	29thSeptember	Thursday
**Vijaya Dasami	30thSeptember	Saturday
Birthday of Gandhiji	2ndOctober	Monday
Lakshmi Puja	5thOctober	Thursday
Kalipuja	19thOctober	Thursday
**Birthday of Guru Nanak	4thNovember	Saturday
Christmas Day	25thDecember	Monday

Note:Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
1.In the year 2017, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sundays which are Public Holidays under N.I. Act and hence have not been included in the list of Holidays:

Dolijatra	12thMarch	Sunday
Muharram	1stOctober	Sunday

2.The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e.(**) is applicable to those Government Officers only Where Saturdays are not Observed as full holiday.

3.General instructions as laid below in this Notification no.5603-F[p2], dated 27.10.2016are to be followed in case of Muslim Festivals.

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 following days to be public holidays during the year 2017.

Note:The Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday including Treasuries, Sub-Treasuries shall remain open on the 151 April,2017 which has been declared as public Holiday under N.I. Act, under this Notification.

The Governor is pleased to notify that on the following days during the Year 2017, Which are not declared to be Public Holidays, the officers under the Government of West Bengal With the exception of the officers of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata and Collector of the Stamp Revenue, Kolkata shall be Closed.

Shivaratri	24thFebruary	Friday
Day after Doljatra (Holi)	13thMarch	Monday
Birth day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling District only)	13thJuly	Thursday
Janmastami	14thAugust	Monday
Mahasasthi of Durgapuja	26thSeptember	Tuesday
Additional day in Connection with Durgapuja	3rdOctober, 4thOctober	Tuesday, Wednesday
Additional day for Lakshmipuja	6thOctober	Friday
Additional day in Connection with Kalipuja	20thOctober	Friday
Additional day in connection with Kalipuja & Bhatridwitya	21stOctober	Saturday
Fateha- Dwaz-Daham	2ndDecember	Saturday

Note

I)In the year 2017, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N.I. Act and hence have not been included in the list of holidays:

New Year’s Day (2017 A.D)	1stJanuary	Sunday
Ekadashi of Durga puja	1stOctober	Sunday

ii) The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.

The Governor is pleased that the following days may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the Year 2017 for the employees of different communities mentioned against each:

Easter Saturday (for Chrirtians Only)	15thApril	Saturday
Baisakhi(for Sikh only)	15thApril	Saturday
Buddha Punima (for Buddhist only)	10thMay	Wednesday
Sab-e-Barat (for Muslims only)	12thMay	Friday
Karam Puja	To be Notified Later on
Chhat Puja	26thOctober	Thursday

Note

I) In the year 2017, the following festivals / Occasions fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N.I.Act and hence have not been included in the list of holidays:

Mahabir Jayanti (for Jains Only)

9th April

Sunday

ii) The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e.(**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.

GENERAL INSTURCTIONS TO BE FOLLWED IN ALL TYPES OPF HOLIDAYS INCLUDING HOLIDAY 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. 02. If there is any change in the date of Id-Ul-Fitre, Id-Uz-Joha, Muharram, Fateha-Duaz-Daham, Sab-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. 03. It may happen that the change of date of above occasions has to be notified at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement would be made through T.V./ A.LR I Newspapers 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

D.K.Mahapatra

Special Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal