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West Bengal State Government Holiday List 2021
Updated on Saturday, 16 January 2021 - 11:50am
Official Holiday Notification:
List I (Public Holidays in 2021 under the N. I. Act)
| Name of Holidays | Date | Day |
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January | Tuesday |
| ** Birth Day of Netaji | 23rd January | Saturday |
| Republic Day | 26 January | Tuesday |
| Saraswati Puja[Sree Panchami] | 16th February | Tuesday |
| Yearly Closing of Bank Account | 1st April | Thursday (for Banks only, ) |
| Good Friday | 02nd April | Friday |
| Birth Day of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | 14th April | Wednesday |
| Bengali New Year's Day(Nababarsha) | 15th April | Thursday |
| ** May Day | 01st May | Saturday |
| ld-UI-Fitar | 14th May | Friday |
| Buddha Purnima | 26th May | Wednesday |
| ld-Ud-Zoha( Bakrid) | 21st July | Wednesday |
| Muharram | 19th August | Thursday |
| **Birth Day of Gandhiji | 2nd October | Saturday |
| Mahalaya | 06th October | Wednesday |
| Durgapuja Saptami | 12th October | Tuesday |
| Durgapuja Astami | 13th October | Wednesday |
| Durgapuja Nabami | 14th October | Thursday |
| Durgapuja Dasami | 15th October | Friday |
| Lakshmi Puja | 20th October | Wednesday |
| Kali Puja | 4th November | Thursday |
| Birth Day of Guru Nanak | 19th November | Friday |
| ** Christmas Day | 25th December | Saturday |
List II (Holidays under the order of State Govt in 2021
| Name of Holidays | Date | Day |
| New Year's Day | 01st January | Friday |
| Additional Day of Saraswati Puja | 17th February | Wednesday |
| Shivaratri | 11th March | Thursday |
| Holi(Day after Doljatra) | 29th March | Monday |
| **Additional day of ld-Ul-Fltar | 15th May | Saturday |
| Rathayatra | 12th July | Monday |
| Birth day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only) |
13th July | Tuesday |
| Janmastami | 30th August | Monday |
| Additional day of Durgapuja Mahasasthi |
11th October | Monday |
| Additional day in connection with Durgapuja |
18th October | Monday |
| Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | 19th October | Tuesday |
| Additional day in connection with Lakshmi Puja |
21st October | Thursday |
| Additional day in connection with Lakshmi Puja |
22nd October | Friday |
| Additional Day in connection with Kali Puja |
5th November | Friday |
| **Bhatridwitya | 6th November | Saturday |
| Day before Chhat Puja | 9th November | Tuesday |
| Chhat Puja | 10th November | Wednesday |
List III (Sectional Holidays in 2021)
| Sab-e-Barat | 30th March | Tuesday(for Muslims only) |
| **Easter Saturday | 3rd April | Saturday(for Christians only) |
| Hul Diwas | 30 June | Wednesday [for Adivasi(Santal) only] |
| Karam Puja | To be notified later on. |
The following Festivals/Occassions falls on Sundays,
Hence excluded from above list
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