West Bengal Government Holidays List 2025: 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(I) 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 2025.2. 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 2025.
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 2025 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.
West Bengal Government Holidays List 2025:
Date | Occasion |
12 January 2025 | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
23 January 2025 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
26 January 2025 | Republic Day |
03 February 2025 | Vasanth Panchami |
14 March 2025 | Doljatra |
31 March 2025 | Idul Fitr |
14 April 2025 | Bengali New Year |
14 April 2025 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
18 April 2025 | Good Friday |
01 May 2025 | May Day |
08 May 2025 | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti |
12 May 2025 | Buddha Purnima |
07 June 2025 | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
06 July 2025 | Muharram |
15 August 2025 | Independence Day |
21 September 2025 | Mahalaya Amavasye |
29 September 2025 | Maha Saptami |
30 September 2025 | Maha Ashtami |
01 October 2025 | Maha Navami |
02 October 2025 | Vijaya Dashami |
02 October 2025 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
06 October 2025 | Lakshmi Puja |
21 October 2025 | Diwali |
05 November 2025 | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
25 December 2025 | Christmas Day |
List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2025)
Day after Saraswati Puja | 3rd February, Monday |
Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma | 14th February, Friday |
Shab-e-Barat | 14th February, Friday |
Shivaratri | 26th February Wednesday |
(**) Day after Doljatra | 15th March Saturday |
Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | 27th March, Thursday |
Day after Eid-Ul-Fitr | 1st April, Tuesday |
Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 6th June, Friday |
Rathayatra | 27th June, Friday |
(**) Rakhi Bandhan | 9th August, Saturday |
Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 5th September, Friday |
Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi | 26th September, Friday |
(**) Durga Puja, Maha Panchami | 27th September, Saturday |
Additional Day for Durga Puja | 3rd October, Friday |
(** ) Additional Day for Durga Puja | 4th October, Saturday |
Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 7th October, Tuesday |
Additional Day for Kali Puja | 21st October, Tuesday |
Additional Day for Kali Puja | 22nd October, Wednesday |
Day after Bhratridwitiya | 24th October, Friday |
Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 28th October, Tuesday |
(**) Birthday of Birsa Munda | 15th November, Saturday |
Karam Puja | To be notified later on |
List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2025)
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‘Prakash Purab’ of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for employees belonging to Sikh community | 6th January, Monday |
Birthday of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas) | 12th February, Wednesday |
Easter Saturday | 19th April, Saturday [for Christians only] |
Hul Diwas | 30th June, Monday [For Adivasi (Santhal) only] |