West Bengal Holiday List 2017
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL,
Finance [Audit] Department, 10th floor
“NABANNA”
Mandirtala, Howrah – 711 102
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.
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Birthday of Swami
Vivekananda
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12th January
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Thursday
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Birthday of Netaji
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23rd January
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Monday
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Republic Day
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26th January
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Thursday
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Saraswati Puja (Sree
Panchami)
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1stFebruary
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Wednesday
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Good Friday &
Birth day of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar
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14thApril
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Friday
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**Bengali New Years
Day
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15thApril
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Saturday
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May Day
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1stMay
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Monday
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Birthday of
Rabindranath Tagore
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9thMay
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Tuesday
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Id-U1-Fitar
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26thJune
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Monday
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Independence Day
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15thAugust
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Tuesday
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**Id-Ud-Joha
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2ndSeptember
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Saturday
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Mahalaya
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19thSeptember
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Tuesday
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Mahasaptami
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27thSeptember
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Wednesday
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Durga Pooja
Mahaastami
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28thSeptember
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Thursday
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Mahanabami
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29thSeptember
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Thursday
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**Vijaya Dasami
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30thSeptember
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Saturday
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Birthday of Gandhiji
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2ndOctober
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Monday
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Lakshmi Puja
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5thOctober
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Thursday
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Kalipuja
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19thOctober
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Thursday
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**Birthday of Guru
Nanak
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4thNovember
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Saturday
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Christmas Day
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25thDecember
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Monday
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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:
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:
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Dolijatra
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12thMarch
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Sunday
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Muharram
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1stOctober
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Sunday
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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.
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Shivaratri
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24thFebruary
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Friday
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Day after Doljatra
(Holi)
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13thMarch
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Monday
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Birth day of Poet
Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling District only)
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13thJuly
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Thursday
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Janmastami
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14thAugust
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Monday
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Mahasasthi of
Durgapuja
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26thSeptember
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Tuesday
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Additional day in
Connection with Durgapuja
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3rdOctober,
4thOctober
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Tuesday, Wednesday
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Additional day for
Lakshmipuja
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6thOctober
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Friday
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Additional day in
Connection with Kalipuja
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20thOctober
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Friday
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Additional day in
connection with Kalipuja & Bhatridwitya
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21stOctober
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Saturday
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Fateha- Dwaz-Daham
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2ndDecember
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Saturday
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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:
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New Year’s Day (2017
A.D)
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1stJanuary
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Sunday
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Ekadashi of Durga
puja
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1stOctober
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Sunday
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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:
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Easter Saturday (for
Chrirtians Only)
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15thApril
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Saturday
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Baisakhi(for Sikh
only)
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15thApril
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Saturday
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Buddha Punima (for
Buddhist only)
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10thMay
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Wednesday
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Sab-e-Barat (for
Muslims only)
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12thMay
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Friday
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Karam Puja
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To be Notified Later
on
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Chhat Puja
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26thOctober
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Thursday
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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:
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Mahabir Jayanti (for
Jains Only)
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9th April
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Sunday
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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
Government of West Bengal
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