West Bengal Government Holidays 2021
The State Government of West Bengal has released the following days to be Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for the Government offices in West Bengal during the year 2021.
Government of West Bengal
Finance (Audit) Department
Nabanna, 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road
Howrah-711 102.
No. 3100-F(P2)
Howrah, the 5th November 2020
In erercise 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 2021.
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 2021.
3. Further, the Governor is also pleased to declare that the days as specified at List III may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2021 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.
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List I (Public Holidays in 2021 under the N.I.Act)
- January 12, Tuesday, 2021 – Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda
- January 23, Saturday, 2021 – ** Birth Day of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- January 26, Tuesday, 2021 – Republic Day January 26, Tuesday, 2021
- February 16, Tuesday, 2021 – Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)
- April 2, Friday, 2021 – Good Friday
- April 14, Wednesday, 2021 – Birth Day of Dr Ambedkar
- April 15, Thursday, 2021 – Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)
- May 1, Saturday, 2021* – May Day
- May 14, Friday, 2021 – Idul Fitr
- May 26, Wednesday, 2021 – Buddha Purnima
- July 21, Wednesday, 2021 – Bakrid / Eid al Adha
- August 19, Thursday, 2021 – Muharram
- October 2, Saturday, 2021 – ** Birth Day of Gandhi
- October 6, Wednesday, 2021 – Mahalaya
- October 12, Tuesday, 2021 – Durgapuja Saptami
- October 13, Wednesday, 2021 – Durgapuja Astami
- October 14, Thursday, 2021 – Durgapuja Nabami
- October 15, Friday, 2021 – Durgapuja Dasami
- October 20, Wednesday, 2021 – Lakshmi Puja
- November 4, Thursday, 2021 – Kali Puja
- November 19, Friday, 2021 – Birth Day of Guru Nanak
- December 25, Saturday, 2021 – Christmas Day
Yearly Closing of Bank Account: 1st April, Thursday (for Bnks only, Government Offices and Treasuries will remain open)
List II (Holidays unders the order of State Government in 2021)
- January 01, Friday, 2021 – New Year’s Day
- February 17, Wednesday, 2021 – Additional Day of Saraswati Puja
- March 11, Thursday, 2021 – Shivaratri
- March 29, Monday, 2021 – Holi (Day after Doljatra)
- May 15, Saturday, 2021 – ** Additionl day of Idul Fitr
- July 12, Monday, 2021 – Rathayatra
- July 13, Tuesday, 2021 – Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling and Kalimpong District only)
- August 30, Monday, 2021 – Janmastami
- October 11, Monday, 2021 – Additionl day of Durgapuja Mahasasthi
- October 18, Monday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Durgapuja
- October 19, Tuesday, 2021 – Fateha-Dwaz-Daham
- October 21, Thursday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Lakshmi Puja
- October 22, Friday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Lakshmi Puja
- November 5, Friday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Kali Puja
- November 6, Saturday, 2021 – ** Bhatridwitya
- November 9, Tuesday, 2021 – Day before Chhat Puja
- November 10, Wednesday, 2021 – Chhat Puja
List III (Sectional Holidays in 2021)
- March 30, Tuesday, 2021 (for Muslims only) – Sab-e-Barat
- April 03, Saturday, 2021 (for Christians only) – ** Easter Saturday
- June 30, Wednesday, 2021 (for Adivas (Santal) only) – Hul Diwas
- To be notified later on – Karam Puja
Note:
1. Sunday are holidays under the negotiable instrument act.
2. In the year 2021, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sundays which are public holidays under N.I act and hence have not been included in lists:
I) Doljatra: 28th March Sunday
II) Mahavir Jayanti: 25th April, Sunday
III) Birth day of Rabindranath Tagore: 09th May, Sunday
IV) Independence Day: 15th August, Sunday
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 ld-Ul-Fitre, ld-Ud-Zoha, 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) 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.LR /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/- D. K. Mahapatra
OSD & E.O. Special Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal
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