Year 2021 holidays list of West Bengal Government offices
The official West Bengal state Government holidays order for year 2021 is here to download. There are Bank holidays, Public holidays and Restricted holidays (List of National and Regional Holidays of West Bengal in 2021 pdf, West Bengal Public Holidays 2021 pdf, Holiday of West Bengal government 2021 pdf, West Bengal bank holiday list 2021 pdf, West Bengal Government Holidays List 2021 PDF, West Bengal holiday calendar 2021 pdf) are in the state of West Bengal.
2021 West Bengal state Govt. Public / Gazetted holiday list (List-1):
The following holidays of List-1 are public holidays announced under N.I. act other than Sundays.
Note: The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday. For Official order from West Bengal Govt. website: Click here
| Serial Number | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Name | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Date | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Day |
| 1 | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | January 12 | Tuesday |
| 2 | ** Birth Day of Netaji | January 23 | Saturday |
| 3 | Republic Day | January 26 | Tuesday |
| 4 | Saraswati Puja[Sree Panchami] | February 16 | Tuesday |
| 5 | Good Friday | April 2 | Friday |
| 6 | Birth Day of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | April 14 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Bengali New Year’s Day(Nababarsha) | April 15 | Thursday |
| 8 | ** May Day | May 1 | Saturday |
| 9 | Id-UI-Fitar | May 14 | Friday |
| 10 | Buddha Purnima | May 26 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Id-Ud-Zoha(Bakrid) | July 21 | Wednesday |
| 12 | Muharram | August 19 | Thursday |
| 13 | **Birth Day of Gandhiji | October 2 | Saturday |
| 14 | Mahalaya | October 6 | Wednesday |
| 15 | Durgapuja Saptami | October 12 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Durgapuja Astami | October 13 | Wednesday |
| 17 | Durgapuja Nabami | October 14 | Thursday |
| 18 | Durgapuja Dasami | October 15 | Friday |
| 19 | Lakshmi Puja | October 20 | Wednesday |
| 20 | Kali Puja | November 4 | Thursday |
| 21 | Birth Day of Guru Nanak | November 19 | Friday |
| 22 | ** Christmas Day | December 25 | Saturday |
2021 West Bengal State Govt. offices holiday list (List-2):
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, Kolkata shall be closed on the following days as specified at List II below, which are not declared to be public holidays as per list-1, during the year 2021.
| Serial Number | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Name | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Date | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January 1 | Friday |
| 2 | Additional Day of Saraswati Puja | February 17 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Shivaratri | March 11 | Thursday |
| 4 | Holi(Day after Doljatra) | March 29 | Monday |
| 5 | **Additional day of Id-UI-Fitar | May 15 | Saturday |
| 6 | Rathayatra | July 12 | Monday |
| 7 | Birth day of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only) | July 13 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Janmastami | August 30 | Monday |
| 9 | Additional day of Durgapuja Mahasasthi | October 11 | Monday |
| 10 | Additional day in connection with Durgapuja | October 18 | Monday |
| 11 | Fateha-Dwaz-Daham | October 19 | Tuesday |
| 12 | Additional day in connection with Lakshmi Puja | October 21 | Thursday |
| 13 | Additional day in connection with Lakshmi Puja | October 22 | Friday |
| 14 | Additional Day in connection with Kali Puja | November 5 | Friday |
| 15 | **Bhatridwitya | November 6 | Saturday |
| 16 | Day before Chhat Puja | November 9 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Chhat Puja | November 10 | Wednesday |
2021 West Bengal State Govt. offices Sectional holiday list (List-3):
West Bengal Govt. has announced the Sectional Holidays in the year 2021 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day in the List-3.
| Serial Number | West Bengal Govt. Sectional Holidays Name | West Bengal Govt. Sectional Holidays Name | West Bengal Govt. Sectional Holidays Name | Those who can avail holiday |
| 1 | Sab-e-Barat | March 30 | Tuesday | Muslims only |
| 2 | **Easter Saturday | April 3 | Saturday | Christians only |
| 3 | Hul Diwas | June 30 | Wednesday | Adivasi (SantaI) only |
| 4 | Karam Puja | To be notified later on. |
2021 West Bengal state Govt. Public, Gazetted, Compulsory holiday list on Sunday:
| Serial Number | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Name | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Date | West Bengal Govt. Public Holidays Day |
| 1 | Doljatra | March 28, 2021 | Sunday |
| 2 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 25, 2021 | Sunday |
| 3 | Birth day of Rabindranath Tagore | May 9 | Sunday |
| 4 | Independence Day | August 15, 2021 | Sunday |
Disclaimer: Kindly consult official website for any clarification or sudden changes.