West Bengal Holidays 2017
Check West Bengal Public Holidays, Local Holidays and Bank Holidays for the year 2017.
Public Holidays:
All offices under the state government will be remain closed on following declared holidays including all Sunday in the year 2017.
| General Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 12 | Thursday | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda |
| 2 | January 23 | Monday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 3 | January 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| 4 | February 1 | Wednesday | Saraswati Puja |
| 5 | February 24 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 6 | March 13 | Monday | Holi / Day after Doljatra |
| 7 | April 14 | Friday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti / Good Friday |
| 8 | April 15 | Saturday | Bengali New Year's Day |
| 9 | May 1 | Monday | May Day |
| 10 | May 9 | Tuesday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| 11 | June 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr * / Ramzan Eid |
| 12 | July 13 | Thursday | Bhanu Jayanti ** |
| 13 | August 14 | Monday | Shri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 14 | August 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 15 | September 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha / Bakari Eid |
| 16 | September 19 | Tuesday | Mahalaya |
| 17 | September 27 | Wednesday | Maha Saptami |
| 18 | September 28 | Thursday | Maha Ashtami |
| 19 | September 29 | Friday | Maha Navami / Durga Puja |
| 20 | September 30 | Saturday | Dussehra |
| 21 | October 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 22 | October 3 | Tuesday | Maha Shashthi of DurgaPuja |
| 23 | October 4 | Wednesday | Additional Day in Connection with Durga Puja |
| 24 | October 5 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja |
| 25 | October 6 | Friday | Additional Day for Laxmi puja |
| 26 | October 19 | Thursday | Kali Puja |
| 27 | October 20 | Friday | Additional Day in Connection with Kali Puja |
| 28 | October 21 | Saturday | Additional Day in Connection with Kali Puja and Bhatridwitiya |
| 29 | November 4 | Saturday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 30 | December 2 | Saturday | Eid-e-Milad / Fatecha-Dwaz-Daham |
| 31 | December 25 | Monday | Christmas |
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- Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
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- For Darjiling District only
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Special Holidays:
List of special holidays in the year 2017 for the different communities in West Bengal.
| Special Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | April 9 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti / Only for Jains |
| 2 | April 15 | Saturday | Easter Saturday / Only for Christians |
| Vaisakhadi / Only for Sikhs |
| 3 | May 10 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima / Only for Buddhist |
| 4 | May 12 | Friday | Shab-e-Baraat / Only for Muslim |
| 5 | October 26 | Thursday | Chhat Puja |
Bank Holidays:
West Bengal Government declares the 2017 Bank Holidays in West Bengal under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.
| Bank Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 12 | Thursday | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda |
| 2 | January 23 | Monday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 3 | January 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| 4 | February 1 | Wednesday | Saraswati Puja |
| 5 | April 1 | Saturday | Annual Closing Of Bank Accounts |
| 6 | April 14 | Friday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti / Good Friday |
| 7 | April 15 | Saturday | Bengali New Year's Day |
| 8 | May 1 | Monday | May Day |
| 9 | May 9 | Tuesday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| 10 | June 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr * |
| 11 | August 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 12 | September 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha |
| 13 | September 19 | Tuesday | Mahalaya |
| 14 | September 27 | Wednesday | Maha Saptami |
| 15 | September 28 | Thursday | Maha Ashtami |
| 16 | September 29 | Friday | Maha Navami / Durga Puja |
| 17 | September 30 | Saturday | Dussehra |
| 18 | October 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 19 | October 5 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja |
| 20 | October 19 | Thursday | Kali Puja |
| 21 | November 4 | Saturday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 22 | December 25 | Monday | Christmas |
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- Date Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
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West Bengal Holiday Calendar 2017
West Bengal Holidays 2017