West Bengal Bank Holiday List 2017

West Bengal Bank Holiday List 2017

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Finance (Audit)Department,10th Floor,
”NABANNA”
MAndirtala, Howrah-711 102

No:5603-F(P2)

Dated: 27.10.2016

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 1XXVI of 1881), read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No.20/25/56-pub[1] dated the 8th June, 1957 the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year 2017.

SI.no	Name of the Holidays	Date	Day of the Week
1.	Birthday of Swami Vivekananda	12 January,17	Thursday
2.	Birthday of Netaji	23 January,17	Monday
3.	Republic Day	26 January, 17	Thursday
4.	Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)	1 February,17	Wednesday
5.	Good Friday,Birthday of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar	14 April, 17	Friday
6.	**Bengali New Year’s Day	15 April,17	Saturday
7.	May Day	1 May, 17	Monday
8.	Birthday of Rabindranath tagore	9 May,17	Tuesday
9.	Id-Ui-Fitar	26 June,17	Monday
10.	Independence Day	15 August, 17	Tuesday
11.	**Id-Ud-Joha	2 September,17	Saturday
12.	Mahalaya Amavasye	19 September, 7	Tuesday
13.	Maha Saptami	27 September,17	Wednesday
14.	Durga Pooja,Maha Dasami	28 September,17	Thursday
15.	Maha Navami,	29September,17	Friday
16.	**Vijayadashami	30September,17	Saturday
17.	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	2October, 17	Monday
18.	Lakshmi Pooja	5 October, 17	Thursday
19.	Kali Puja	19 October, 17	Thursday
20.	**Birthday of Guru Nanak	4 November,17	Saturday
21.	Chirstmas day	25December,17	Monday

Note:
Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
(a). in the year 2017, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sundays which are
public Holidays under N.1.Act and hence have not been included in the list of Holidays :

i) Doljatra     : 12, March, Sunday
ii) Muharram : 1 October, Sunday

(b). The Holiday with double asterisk Marks i.e[**] is applicable to those Government officers only where Saturdays are not observed as fully holiday

(c).General Instructions as laid down in this Notification No.5603-F[P2], dated 27.10.16 are to be followed in case of Muslim festivals.

In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 [XXVI of 18811, read with Government of India , Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No.20/25/56-pubfl) dated the 8th June, 1957 the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year 2017.

1. Yearly closing of Bank Account : 1 April, Saturday
Note: The Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday including Treasuries, Sub-Treasuries shall remain open on the 1″ April ,2017 which has been declared as public Holiday under N.I. Act, under this Notification

The Governor is pleased to notify that on the following days during the year 2017, 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, Kolkatu shall be closed

1.	Shivaratri	24 February	Friday
2.	Day After Dojatra[Holi]	13 March	Monday
3.	Birthday of poet Bhanu Bhakt(for Darjeeling District only.)	13 July	Thursday
4.	**Janmastami	14 August	Monday
5.	Mahasassthi of Durga Puja	26 September	Tuesday
6.	Additional day in connection with Durgapuja	3 October,4 October	Wednesday
7.	Additional day for Lakshmi puja	6 October	Friday
8.	Additional day in connection with kalipuja	20 October	Friday
9.	**Additional day in connection with Kalipuja & Bharidwitya	21 October	Saturday
10.	**Fatcha-Dwaz-Daham	2 December	Saturday

I) In the year 2017, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sundays which are public
Holidays under N.I. Act and hence have not been included in the list of holidays:

New Year’s Day [2017 A.] :  1, January Sunday
Ekadashi of Durgapuja     :  1, October Sunday
The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. [**] is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.

Signed Copy