Holiday List for West Bengal Government Employees, 2026

Government of West Bengal
Finance (Audit) Department
“NABANNA”
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah-711 102

         No. 4188-F(P2)                                                              Dated: 27/11/2025

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 2026.

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 2026.

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 2026 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.

List-I (Public Holidays in 2026 under the N. I. Act)

Yearly Closing of Bank Account: 1st April (Wednesday) (for Banks only, Government Offices and Treasuries will remain open).

List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2026)

(#) It has been decided that the birthday of Bir Chilarai will be observed as holiday for North Bengal Districts. In 2026, the date falls on 1st February, Sunday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore not shown separately in List II.

(##) Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu falls on 1st May, Friday which is a holiday under N. I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List-II.

(###) Parshwanath’s Rathajatra falls on 24th November, Tuesday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore not shown separately in List-II.

List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2026)

(####) Birthday of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas) falls on Is February, Sunday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act hence not shown separately in List-III.

Note :

1. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.

2. In the year 2026, the following festivals/ occasions fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N. I. Act and hence have not been included in lists:

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 m 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 above mentioned 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,

Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal

No. 4188-F dated 27.11.2025, Source