Annual Holiday List

Public Holidays under N.I. Act. 1881 during the year 2017

We reproduce the text of Notification No. 7690-F (P2), dated 27th october 2016 issued by Govt. of West Bengal Finance Department, Audit Branch in respect of Public Holidays declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 during the year 2017. Relevant portion of the text is reproduced for information and necessary action.

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda	12th January	Thursday
Birthday of Netaji	23rd January	Monday
Republic Day	26th January	Thursday
Shree Panchami(Saraswati Puja)	1st February	Wednesday
Good Friday & Birthday of Dr.B.R Ambedkar	14th April	Friday
Bengali New Year's Day	15th April	Saturday(3rd)
May Day	1st May	Monday
Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore	9th May	Tuesday
Id-Ul-Fitar	26th June	Monday
Independence Day	15th August	Tuesday
Id-Ud-Joha	2nd September	Saturday(1st)
Mahalaya	19th September	Tuesday
Saptami (Durga Puja)	27th September	Wednesday
Astami (Durga Puja)	28th September	Thursday
Nabami (Durga Puja)	29th September	Friday
Vijaya Dasami	30th September	Saturday(5th)
Birthday of Gandhiji	2nd October	Monday
Lakshmi Puja	5th October	Thursday
Kali Puja	19th October	Thursday
Birthday of Guru Nanak	4th November	Saturday(1st)
Christmas Day	25th December	Monday

Notes

1. Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.
2. All the Branches/ Offices shall remain open for internal work on the 1st April, 2017, which have been declared as Public Holidays under N.I.Act.
3. In the year 2017,the following festivals/occasions fall on Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays which are Public Holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act. As such the same has not been included in the list.
   1. Doljatra: 12th March, Sunday
   2. Muharram: 1st October, Sunday
4. If there is any changes in the date for observance of Id-UI-Fitre, Id-Uz-Joha, Muharram etc.depeneding upon the sighting of moon,holiday will be declared by a separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in liue of the date originally notified as holiday for this festival.

It may happen that change of date of above occations has to be notified at a very short notice.In such a situation, announcement would be made through T.V / A.I.R/News Papers and Heads of Branches/Officers may take action according to such announcements without waiting for formal order about the change of date