West Bengal Government Holiday 2022: The list of holidays can differ from one state to another depending upon the state and which festivals are prominent in the region. Check here the list of public holidays in West Bengal for 2022. As per the State Government’s 2022 calendar unveiled, the total number of public holidays stood at 48.
West Bengal is a state in eastern India, between the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. Its capital, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), retains architectural and cultural remnants of its past as an East India Company trading post and capital of the British Raj. The city’s colonial landmarks include the government buildings around B.B.D. Bagh Square, and the iconic Victoria Memorial, dedicated to Britain’s queen.
India celebrates three national holidays every year; in January, we celebrate Republic Day to honour the creation of our constitution. Independence Day is celebrated in August to honour freedom from the United Kingdom. Finally, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated in October.
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West Bengal Government Holidays 2022
| West Bengal Govt Holidays in January 2022 | |
| 12 January 2022 – Wednesday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
| 23 January 2022 – Sunday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 26 January 2022 – Wednesday | Republic Day |
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| 5 February 2022 – Saturday | Vasant Panchami |
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| 18 March 2022 – Friday | Doljatra |
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| 14 April 2022 – Thursday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 15 April 2022 – Friday | Good Friday |
| 15 April 2022 – Friday | Bengali New Year |
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| 1 May 2022 – Sunday | May Day |
| 3 May 2022 – Tuesday | Idul Fitr |
| 9 May 2022 – Monday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti |
| 16 May 2022 – Monday | Buddha Purnima |
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| No Govt Holidays in June 2022 | |
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| 10 July 2022 – Sunday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
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| 15 August 2022 – Monday | Independence Day |
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| 25 September 2022 – Sunday | Mahalaya Amavasye |
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| 2 October 2022 – Sunday | Maha Saptami |
| 2 October 2022 – Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 3 October 2022 – Monday | Maha Ashtami |
| 4 October 2022 – Tuesday | Maha Navami |
| 5 October 2022 – Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami |
| 9 October 2022 – Sunday | Lakshmi Puja |
| 25 October 2022 – Tuesday | Diwali |
| West Bengal Govt Holidays in November 2022 | |
| 8 November 2022 – Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| West Bengal Govt Holidays in December 2022 | |
| 25 December 2022 – Sunday | Christmas Day |
List I (Public Holidays in 2021 under the N.I.Act)
- January 12, Tuesday, 2021 – Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda
- January 23, Saturday, 2021 – ** Birth Day of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- January 26, Tuesday, 2021 – Republic Day January 26, Tuesday, 2021
- February 16, Tuesday, 2021 – Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)
- April 2, Friday, 2021 – Good Friday
- April 14, Wednesday, 2021 – Birth Day of Dr Ambedkar
- April 15, Thursday, 2021 – Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)
- May 1, Saturday, 2021* – May Day
- May 14, Friday, 2021 – Idul Fitr
- May 26, Wednesday, 2021 – Buddha Purnima
- July 21, Wednesday, 2021 – Bakrid / Eid al Adha
- August 19, Thursday, 2021 – Muharram
- October 2, Saturday, 2021 – ** Birth Day of Gandhi
- October 6, Wednesday, 2021 – Mahalaya
- October 12, Tuesday, 2021 – Durgapuja Saptami
- October 13, Wednesday, 2021 – Durgapuja Astami
- October 14, Thursday, 2021 – Durgapuja Nabami
- October 15, Friday, 2021 – Durgapuja Dasami
- October 20, Wednesday, 2021 – Lakshmi Puja
- November 4, Thursday, 2021 – Kali Puja
- November 19, Friday, 2021 – Birth Day of Guru Nanak
- December 25, Saturday, 2021 – Christmas Day
Yearly Closing of Bank Account: 1st April, Thursday (for Bnks only, Government Offices and Treasuries will remain open)
List II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2021)
- January 01, Friday, 2021 – New Year’s Day
- February 17, Wednesday, 2021 – Additional Day of Saraswati Puja
- March 11, Thursday, 2021 – Shivaratri
- March 29, Monday, 2021 – Holi (Day after Doljatra)
- May 15, Saturday, 2021 – ** Additionl day of Idul Fitr
- July 12, Monday, 2021 – Rathayatra
- July 13, Tuesday, 2021 – Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling and Kalimpong District only)
- August 30, Monday, 2021 – Janmastami
- October 11, Monday, 2021 – Additionl day of Durgapuja Mahasasthi
- October 18, Monday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Durgapuja
- October 19, Tuesday, 2021 – Fateha-Dwaz-Daham
- October 21, Thursday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Lakshmi Puja
- October 22, Friday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Lakshmi Puja
- November 5, Friday, 2021 – Additionl day in connection with Kali Puja
- November 6, Saturday, 2021 – ** Bhatridwitya
- November 9, Tuesday, 2021 – Day before Chhat Puja
- November 10, Wednesday, 2021 – Chhat Puja
List III (Sectional Holidays in 2021)
- March 30, Tuesday, 2021 (for Muslims only) – Sab-e-Barat
- April 03, Saturday, 2021 (for Christians only) – ** Easter Saturday
- June 30, Wednesday, 2021 (for Adivas (Santal) only) – Hul Diwas
- To be notified later on – Karam Puja
Note:
1. Sunday are holidays under the negotiable instrument act.
. In the year 2021, the following festivals/occasions fall on Sundays which are public holidays under N.I act and hence have not been included in lists:
I) Doljatra: 28th March Sunday
II) Mahavir Jayanti: 25th April, Sunday
III) Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore: 09th May, Sunday
IV) Independence Day: 15th August, Sunday
3. The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holidays.
4. General instructions as laid down hereunder are to be followed in the case of Muslim festivals.
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Central Government Offices Holidays 2022 inWest Bengal
List of Holidays 2022 for Central Government Offices located inWest Bengal State
17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2022
- Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
- Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
- Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
- Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
- Id-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
- Budha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
- Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
- Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday
36 Days of Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2022
- New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
- Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
- Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
- Shiva ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
- Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
- Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
- Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
- Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
- Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
- Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
- Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
- Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
- Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
- Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
- Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
- PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
- Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday
List of Bank Holidays inWest Bengal 2022
All the above-mentioned public holidays will be observed by the banks in West Bengal state. Other than this, the banks inWest Bengal also mark all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays as holidays. However, it should be noted that services like ATM, IMPS, NEFT, etc remain active on the bank holidays.
School Holidays in West Bengal 2022
Almost every Government holiday mentioned above is observed by the schools ofWest Bengal state. Other than this, Sundays are marked as holidays too. However, Saturdays are not observed as holidays by all the schools and every school has its own policy regarding this. One can find the details about the School Holidays inWest Bengal 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.