~obernment of West ~engal

Finance (Audit) Department

"NABANNA"
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road
Howrah - 711102

No. 4712-F(PZ) Howrah, the 22°d November, 2024

NOTIFICATION

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-Ill may be
observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2025 for the employees of different communities
mentioned against the day.

List-I (Public Holiday~ in 2Q25 under the N. I. Attl

New Year's Day 1st January, Wednesday

Netaji's Birthday 23rd January, Thursday
Doliatra 14th March, Friday
Eid-Ul-Fitr 31st March, Monday
Mahavir Jayanti 10th April, Thursday
Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 14th April, Monday
Bengali New Year's Day[Nababarsha) 15th April, Tuesday
Good Friday 18th April, Friday
May Day 1st May, Thursday
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore 9th May, Friday
Buddha Purnima 12th May, Monday
(**) Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) 7th June, Saturday
Independence Day 15th August, Friday
Janmastami 15th August, Friday
Durga Puja, Maha Saptarni 29th September, Monday
Durga Puia, Maha Astami 30th September, Tuesday
Duraa Puia, Maha Nabami 1st October, Wednesday
Durga Puia, Dasami 2nd October, Thursday
Birthday of Gandhiii 2nd October, Thursday
Lakshmi Puia 6th October, Monday
Kali Puja 20th October, Monday
Bhratridwitiya 23rd October, Thursday
 Chhat Puia 27th October, Monday
Birthday of Guru Nanak 5th November, Wednesday
Christmas Dav 25th December, Thursday

I Yearly Closing of Bank Account I: 11 st April (Tuesday) (for Banks only)

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

Dav after Saraswati Puia 3rd February, Monday

Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma 14th February, Friday
Shab-e-Barat 14th February, Friday
Shivaratri 26th February Wednesday
(**) Dav after Doliatra 15th March Saturday
Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur 27th March, Thursday
(Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi)

Day after Eld-Ul-Fitr 1st April, Tuesday

Dav before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid] 6th June, Friday
Rathayatra 27th June, Friday
(**)Rakhi Bandhan 9th August, Saturday
Fateha-Dwaz-Daharn 5th September, Friday
Durga Puia, Maha Chaturthi 26th September, Friday
f**) Duraa Puja, Maha Panchami 27th September, Saturday
Additional Day for Durga Puja 3rd October, Friday
f**) Additional Dav for Durga Puja 4th October, Saturday
Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja 7th October, Tuesday
Additional Day for Kali Puja 21st October, Tuesday
Additional Day for Kali Puia 22nd0ctober, Wednesday
Day after Bhratridwitiya 24th October, Friday
Additional Day for Chhat Puja 28th October, Tuesday
f**) Birthday of Birsa Munda 15th November, Saturday
Karam Puja To be notified later on

(#) 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 'Holl' has not been shown separately in List-
II

List-III (Sectional Holidavs in 2025)

'Prakash Purab' of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for 6th January, Monday

employees belonging to Sikh community
Birthday of Guru Rabidas(for the followers 12th February, Wednesday
of Guru Rabidas)
Easter Saturday 19th April, Saturday [for Christians only]
Hui Diwas 30th June, Monday [For Adivasi (Santhal) only]
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:

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

i) 12th January, Sunday
Republic Day
ii) 26th January, Sunday
Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami]
iii) znct February, Sunday
Ram Navami
iv) 6th April, Sunday
v)
Muharram 6th July, Sunday
vi)
Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for 13th July, Sunday
Darjeeling & Kalingpong District only)
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, ld-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

No. 4712/1(300)-F(P2) Howrah, the 22nd November, 2024

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to :

1. The Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata - 700 001.
2. The Principal Accountant General (Audit) West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata - 700 001.
3. The Accountant General (Receipts, Works and Local Bodies Audit), West Bengal, C.G.O. Complex,
3·M.S.O. Buildings, 5" Floor, Block-OF, Sector-I, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 064.
4. The Principal Secretary to the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal.
5. The Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.
6. The Personal Secretary to HMOS(IC), Finance Department, Govt. of West Bengal.
7. The Resident Commissioner, Government of West Bengal, A/2, State Emporia Buildings, Baba
Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi -110 001.
8. The Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary (All
Departments).
9. The Commissioner Division (All).
10. The Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary, Finance Department.
11. The Department/Directorate.
12. The Director ofTreasuries & Accounts, West Bengal, The New India Assurance Buildings, 4, Lyons
Range, Kolkata - 700 001.

13. The District Magistrate/District Judge/Superintendent of Police (AII).

14. The Sub-Divisional Officer (AII)
15. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-I, 3rd Floor, Old Khadya Bhawan, llA,
Mirza Ghalib Street, Kolkata - 700 087.

16. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-II, 2"d & 3rd Floor, Old Khadya Bhawan,
llA, Mirza Ghalib Street, Kolkata - 700 087.
17. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-Ill, Subhanna, S.G.O Complex, s" & s"
Floor, Plot No.9, D.F.Block, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064.
18. The Section Officer & D.D.O., Finance (Accounts) Department, West Bengal Secretariat, Nabanna,
Howrah - 711102.
19. The Accounts Officer, West Bengal Secretariat, Bikash Bhawan, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091.

20. Treasury Officer,---------------------------

21. Sri Sumit Mitra, Network Administrator, Finance Department, for uploading this Notification in the
Finance Department Website.
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Special Commissioner
Government of West Bengal