The West Bengal Government has issued its official holiday calendar for 2025, detailing the dates when state government offices and banks will remain closed.
West Bengal Bank Holidays List 2025
| Sl. No. | Holiday Name | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-Jan-2025 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Netaji’s Birthday | 23-Jan-2025 | Thursday |
| 3 | Doljatra | 14-Mar-2025 | Friday |
| 4 | Eid-Ul-Fitr | 31-Mar-2025 | Monday |
| 5 | Yearly Closing of Bank Account | 01-Apr-2025 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 10-Apr-2025 | Thursday |
| 7 | Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | 14-Apr-2025 | Monday |
| 8 | Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) | 15-Apr-2025 | Tuesday |
| 9 | Good Friday | 18-Apr-2025 | Friday |
| 10 | May Day | 01-May-2025 | Thursday |
| 11 | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | 09-May-2025 | Friday |
| 12 | Buddha Purnima | 12-May-2025 | Monday |
| 13 | (**) Id-Ul-Zoha (Bakrid) | 07-Jun-2025 | Saturday |
| 14 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-2025 | Friday |
| 15 | Janmashtami | 15-Aug-2025 | Friday |
| 16 | Durga Puja, Maha Saptami | 29-Sep-2025 | Monday |
| 17 | Durga Puja, Maha Ashtami | 30-Sep-2025 | Tuesday |
| 18 | Durga Puja, Maha Navami | 01-Oct-2025 | Wednesday |
| 19 | Durga Puja, Dashami | 02-Oct-2025 | Thursday |
| 20 | Birthday of Gandhiji | 02-Oct-2025 | Thursday |
| 21 | Lakshmi Puja | 06-Oct-2025 | Monday |
| 22 | Kali Puja | 20-Oct-2025 | Monday |
| 23 | Bhratri Dwitiya | 23-Oct-2025 | Thursday |
| 24 | Chhat Puja | 27-Oct-2025 | Monday |
| 25 | Birthday of Guru Nanak | 05-Nov-2025 | Wednesday |
| 26 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-2025 | Thursday |
West Bengal Government Offices Public Holidays List 2025
| Sl. No. | Holiday Name | Date | Day |
| 1 | Day after Saraswati Puja | 03-Feb-2025 | Monday |
| 2 | Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma | 14-Feb-2025 | Friday |
| 3 | Shab-e-Barat | 14-Feb-2025 | Friday |
| 4 | Shivaratri | 26-Feb-2025 | Wednesday |
| 5 | (**) Day after Doljatra | 15-Mar-2025 | Saturday |
| 6 | Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi) | 27-Mar-2025 | Thursday |
| 7 | Day after Eid-Ul-Fitr | 01-Apr-2025 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Day before Id-Ul-Zoha (Bakrid) | 06-Jun-2025 | Friday |
| 9 | Rathayatra | 27-Jun-2025 | Friday |
| 10 | (**) Rakhi Bandhan | 09-Aug-2025 | Saturday |
| 11 | Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 05-Sep-2025 | Friday |
| 12 | Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi | 26-Sep-2025 | Friday |
| 13 | (**) Durga Puja, Maha Panchami | 27-Sep-2025 | Saturday |
| 14 | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 03-Oct-2025 | Friday |
| 15 | (**) Additional Day for Durga Puja | 04-Oct-2025 | Saturday |
| 16 | Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 07-Oct-2025 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Additional Day for Kali Puja | 21-Oct-2025 | Tuesday |
| 18 | Additional Day for Kali Puja | 22-Oct-2025 | Wednesday |
| 19 | Day after Bhratridwitiya | 24-Oct-2025 | Friday |
| 20 | Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 28-Oct-2025 | Tuesday |
| 21 | (**) Birthday of Birsa Munda | 15-Nov-2025 | Saturday |
| 22 | Karam Puja | To be notified later on | – |
West Bengal Sectional Holidays List 2025
Employees from specified communities will be entitled to take the following Sectional Holidays in 2025 based on their religious or cultural affiliations.
| Sl. No. | Holiday Name | Date | Day |
| 1 | ‘Prakash Purab’ of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (for employees of Sikh community) | 06-Jan-2025 | Monday |
| 2 | Birthday of Guru Rabidas (for followers of Guru Rabidas) | 12-Feb-2025 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Easter Saturday (for Christians only) | 19-Apr-2025 | Saturday |
| 4 | Hul Diwas [for Adivasi (Santhal) only] | 30-Jun-2025 | Monday |
Note:
- Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
- The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
- If there is any change in the date of Eid-UI-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, Shab-e-Barat depending upon the sighting of the moon, the 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 a holiday for this festival.
Official Notification
West Bengal State Holidays List 2025 Notification (PDF)
Official Website
You may visit the official website of Finance Department, Government of West Bengal for more details.
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