Check the 2015 gazetted public, government and sectional holidays declared by Government of West Bengal.
Public Holidays
List of public holidays as per the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) during the year 2015.
Date
Week Day
Holiday
January - 12
Monday
Birthday of Swami Vivekanand
January - 23
Friday
Birthday of Netaji
January - 25
Sunday
Shree Panchami *
January - 26
Monday
Republic Day
March - 5
Thursday
Dolijatra
April - 1
Wednesday
Yearly closing of Bank ***
April - 3
Friday
Good Friday
April - 14
Tuesday
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthday
April - 15
Wednesday
Bengali New Year
May - 1
Friday
May Day
May - 9
Saturday
Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore **
July - 18
Saturday
Ramjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) **
August - 15
Saturday
Independence Day **
September - 25
Friday
Bakri-Id (Id-Ul-Aza)
October - 2
Friday
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
October - 12
Monday
Mahalaya
October - 20
Tuesday
Durgapuja
October - 21
Wednesday
Astami
October - 22
Thursday
Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi )
October - 24
Saturday
Muharram (Asura) **
October - 26
Monday
Lakshmi Puja
November - 10
Tuesday
Kali Puja
November - 25
Wednesday
Guru Nanak's Birthday
December - 25
Friday
Christmas Day
* : In the year 2015, these holidays fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N.I Act.
** : The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
*** : All the State Government Offices including Treasures, Sub-Treasuries shall remain open on the 1st April 2015 which has been declared as public Holiday under N.I. Act.
Government Holidays
The following days during the year 2015, which are not declared to be public Holidays, 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 will be closed.
Date
Week Day
Holiday
January - 1
Thursday
New Year's Day
July - 13
Monday
Birth day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling Dist only)
September - 5
Saturday
Janmastami **
October - 19
Monday
Mahasasthi of Durgapuja :
October - 23
Friday
Ekadashi of Durgapuja
October - 27
Tuesday
Additional day for Laxmipuja
November - 11
Wednesday
Immersion of Godess Kali
November - 13
Friday
Bhatriditya
December - 24
Thursday
Fateh - Dwaz- Dham
** : The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
Sectional Holidays
Following days may be observed as sectional Holidays in the year 2015 for the employees of different communities mentioned.
Date
Week Day
Holiday
Community
April - 2
Thursday
Mahabirjayanti
Jains
April - 4
Saturday
Easter Saturday **
Christians
April - 14
Tuesday
Baisakhi
Sikhs
May - 4
Monday
Buddha Purnima
Buddhist
June - 3
Wednesday
Sab-e-Barat
Muslims
-
-
Karam Puja
-
November - 17
Tuesday
Chat Puja
** : The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
