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Bank Holidays for 2025: West Bengal

West Bengal Government Holiday List 2025: The Government of West Bengal published a Holiday List under the NI Act for 2025. On 22nd Nov 2024, the Finance Department of West Bengal published a notification stating the list of holidays for the year 2025. The order 712-F(P2) dated Howrah, the 22nd November 2024 describes the details about the Holiday list of the year. Here is the list of holidays in a simplified way:

Sr. NoDateDayOccasion/Festival Date
101.01.2025WednesdayNEW YEAR’S DAY
223.01.2025ThursdayNETAJI’S BIRTHDAY
314.03.2025FridayDOL JATRA
431.03.2025MondayEID-UL-FITR/RAMZAN
*01.04.2025TuesdayAnnual closing of Banks (All State Government offices including Treasuries shall remain open on that date)
510.04.2025ThursdayMAHAVIR JAYANTI
614.04.2025MondayB.R.AMBEDKAR JAYANTI
715.04.2025TuesdayBENGAL I NEW YEAR’S DAY (NABABARSHA)
818.04.2025FridayGOOD FRIDAY
901.05.2025ThursdayMAY DAY
1009.05.2025FridayBIRTHDAY OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE
1112.05.2025MondayBUDDHA POORNIMA
1207.06.2025SaturdayID-UL-ZOHA /BAKRID
1315.08.2025FridayINDEPENDENCE DAY/JANMASHTAMI
1429.09.2025MondayDURGA PUJA/MAHA SAPTAMI
1530.09.2025TuesdayDURGA PUJA/MAHA ASHTAMI
1601.10.2025WednesdayDURGA PUJA/MAHA NABAMI
1702.10.2025ThursdayDURGA PUJA/DASAMI/MAHATMA GANDHI BIRTH DAY
1806.10.2025MondayLAKSHMI PUJA
1920.10.2025MondayKALI PUJA
2023.10.2025ThursdayBHRATRIDWITIYA
2127.10.2025MondayCHAT PUJA
2205.11.2025WednesdayBIRTH DAY OF GURU NANAK
2325.12.2025ThursdayCHRISTMAS

Banks are closed on the 1st of April every year due to ANNUAL CLOSING of accounts.  All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. (This holiday rule applies to all commercial and cooperative banks operating throughout India). Because the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays are bank holidays. If any of the holidays for the festivals of the Muslim fraternity notified above do not fall on the date notified, the concerned government may alter the holiday date or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.

Disclaimer: Every effort has been taken to avoid errors or omissions in the list of holidays published above. Despite this, any changes in holiday dates, mistakes, errors, ambiguity, inconsistency, or discrepancy may inadvertently creep up. The readers are therefore requested to be guided by the holiday list announced by the banks of the concerned State or IBA for correct and authentic information. The author or anyone connected directly or indirectly to this website accepts no responsibility whatsoever and will not be liable for any losses, claims, or damages that may arise because of the contents of this write-up.

Surendra Naik

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