Check Bihar Public Holidays, Bank Holidays and Restricted Holidays for the year 2017.
General Holidays:
All offices under the state government will be remain closed on following declared holidays including all Sunday and all Saturday of every month in the year 2017.
General Holidays
No
Date
Day
Holiday
1
January 3
Tuesday
Guru Gobind Singh ji ka 350th Prakashostav
2
January 4
Wednesday
Guru Gobind Singh ji ka 350th Prakashostav
3
January 5
Thursday
Guru Gobind Singh Birthday
4
February 1
Wednesday
Vasant Panchami
5
February 24
Friday
Maha Shivaratri
6
April 4
Tuesday
Samrat Ashok Ashtami
7
April 9
Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti
8
April 17
Monday
Champarayan Satyagrah Shatabdi Varsh
9
April 18
Tuesday
Champarayan Satyagrah Shatabdi Varsh
10
April 23
Sunday
Vir Kunwar Singh Jayanti
11
May 4
Thursday
Janaki Navami
12
May 10
Wednesday
Buddha Purnima
13
May 12
Friday
Shab-e-Baraat
14
June 9
Friday
Kabir Jayanti
15
September 27
Wednesday
Maha Saptami
16
September 28
Thursday
Maha Ashtami
17
October 21
Saturday
Bhai Dooj / Chitrgupt Puja
18
November 10
Friday
Chehallum
19
December 2
Saturday
Eid-e-Milad / Mawlid
20
December 25
Monday
Guru Gobind Singh Birthday
Bank Holidays:
Bihar Government declares the 2017 Bank Holidays in Bihar under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.
Bank Holidays
No
Date
Day
Holiday
1
January 26
Thursday
Republic Day
2
March 13
Monday
Holi
3
March 14
Tuesday
Holi 2nd Day
4
March 22
Wednesday
Bihar Divas
5
April 1
Saturday
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
6
April 5
Wednesday
Shri Ram Navami
7
April 14
Friday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti / Good Friday
8
May 1
Monday
May Day / Labor Day
9
June 26
Monday
Eid al-Fitr
10
August 14
Monday
Shri Krishna Janmashtami
11
August 15
Tuesday
Independence Day
12
September 2
Saturday
Eid al-Adha / Bakri Eid
13
September 29
Friday
Maha Navami / Durga Puja
14
September 30
Saturday
Dussehra / Dussehera
15
October 1
Sunday
Muharram
16
October 2
Monday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
17
October 19
Thursday
Diwali
18
October 26
Thursday
Chhat Puja
19
October 27
Friday
Chhat Puja
20
December 25
Monday
Christmas
Restricted Holidays:
Government employees can avail only 3 (Three) Restricted Holiday in the calendar year 2017.
