Government of West Bengal
Finance (Audit) Department
“NABANNA” 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road Howrah – 711102
No. 4712-F(P2) Howrah, the 22nd November, 2024

NOTIFICATION

1. 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.

List-I (Public Holidays in 2025 under the N. I. Act)

Yearly Closing of Bank Account: 1st April (Tuesday) (for Banks only)

List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2025)

(#) Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu falls on 12th May, Monday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II. (##) Parshwanath’s Rathajatra falls on 5th November, Wednesday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II. (###) This year Doljatra and Holi fall on same day so ‘Holi’ has not been shown separately in List-II.

List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2025)

Note:

1. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
2. In the year 2025, the following festivals/occasions fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N.I. Act and hence have not been included in lists:

i) Birthday of Swami Vivekananda – 12th January, Sunday

ii) Republic Day – 26th January, Sunday

iii) Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] – 2nd February, Sunday

iv) Ram Navami – 6th April, Sunday

v) Muharram – 6th July, Sunday

vi) Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only) – 13th July, Sunday

vii) Mahalaya – 21st September, Sunday viii) Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi – 28th September, 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.

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 Eid-Ul-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, Shab-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 abovementioned occasions has to be notified at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement would be made through T.V./ A.I.R./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/- P.K.Mishra
Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal