If you wish to stay updated with festivals and events in 2024, here is the calendar for 2024. West Bengal Government or WB Govt. has launched their calendar based on the official circular. Download West Bengal Govt Calendar in PDF form from the official website. Take reference from the officially declared holiday list.
Online Download West Bengal Govt Calendar 2024 pdf
Make your vacation plans with proper reference from the online PDF of the official Government calendar circular. As per the circular, all Sundays will be declared as official off days for the Government. National or regional holidays coinciding on Sunday are not marked separately under the holiday list.
1st April 2024 will be observed as an official holiday for all banks. Like 2023 Holiday calendar West Bengal has also been issued by the worthy governor of the state.
Apart from the gazetted and restricted holidays mentioned in the list, the Governor has also announced Sectional Holiday for different communities.
Sure, here is the given data presented in a table format:
| Event | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January 2024 | Friday |
| Netaji’s Birth Day | 23rd January 2024 | Tuesday |
| Republic Day | 26th January 2024 | Friday |
| Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] | 14th February 2024 | Wednesday |
| Doljatra | 25th March 2024 | Monday |
| Good Friday | 29th March 2024 | Friday |
| Eid-UI-Fitr | 11th April 2024 | Thursday |
| May Day | 1st May 2024 | Wednesday |
| Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore | 8th May 2024 | Wednesday |
| Buddha Purnima | 23rd May 2024 | Thursday |
| Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) | 17th June 2024 | Monday |
| Muharram | 17th July 2024 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day | 15th August 2024 | Thursday |
| Birth Day of Gandhiji | 2nd October 2024 | Wednesday |
| Mahalaya | 2nd October 2024 | Wednesday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Saptami | 10th October 2024 | Thursday |
| Durga Puja, Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami | 11th October 2024 | Friday |
| (**) Durga Puja, Dasami | 12th October 2024 | Saturday |
| Lakshmi Puja | 16th October 2024 | Wednesday |
| Kali Puja | 31st October 2024 | Thursday |
| Birth Day of Guru Nanak | 15th November 2024 | Friday |
| Christmas Day | 25th December 2024 | Wednesday |
| Official Website | http://wbfin.nic.in/New_Fin/HomePage.aspx |
| PDF Calendar Download Link | Click Here |
| State | West Bengal |
| Official Notification | Click Here (2024 Holidays List in PDF) |
| Issued By | Chief Secretary, West Bengal |
| Issued on | 26/11/2023 |
| Holiday List – Official Notification | Click Here (2024 Holidays List in Pdf) |
| Issued By | Chief Secretary, West Bengal |
| Issued on | November 2023 |
| Official Website | Click Here |
| See Holidays On Official Website | Click Here |
Point to note here, all Muslim holidays mentioned in the calendar are marked with ‘ * ’. This is to indicate that the dates are subject to change based on the moon’s appearance in Mecca. In the case of any change in date, the Government will announce further notification on change in a holiday.
List of Restricted and Public Holidays in West Bengal 2024
The birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu falls on 16th May, Monday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II.
National / regional holiday Coinciding with Sunday, List of Restrict Government Holidays, Selective Optional Holidays exclusive to communities and regions.
Here is the calendar for the WB govt. You can click on the calendar and then hold for 3 sec. You will be able to download the calendar’s image on your device.
In the above calendar, all the national and regional holidays are marked. The dates which are in red color are holidays. Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, the governor of West Bengal has released this calendar.
Go through the circular thoroughly to know more about the norms for celebrating each festival.