List of Public and bank holidays in West Bengal 2017

India is a diverse country with a number of religions, languages and cultures. Except the three national holidays festival, religious and cultural holidays differ from state to state. No two states have the same list of holidays. The following is the list of public and bank holidays in 2017 declared by the West Bengal  government under the negotiable instruments act. This will help you to  plan your holidays and government engagements  in the year 2017 in Kolkata and West Bengal.

Celebrations of  Durga Puja in West Bengal and particularly in Kolkatta are the most famous.

S. No.
Month in 2017
Date in 2017
Holiday name 2017
Day
1
January
12
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
Thursday
2
January
23
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanati
Monday
3
January
26
Republic Day
Thursday
4
February
1
Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
Wednesday
5
March
12
Doljatra / Holika Dahan
Sunday
6
April
14
Good Friday / Dr Ambedkar Jayanti / Bengali New Year's Day
Friday
7
May
1
May Day
Monday
8
May
9
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Monday
9
June
26
Ramazan / Idu'l Fitr
Monday
10
August
15
Independence Day
Tuesday
11
September
2
Bakri Id / Idu'l Zuha
Saturday
12
September
19
Mahalaya
Tuesday
13
September
27
Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
Wednesday
14
September
28
Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Asthami)
Thursday
15
September
29
Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Navami)
Friday
16
September
30
Durga Puja / Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
Saturday
17
October
1
Muharram
Sunday
18
October
2
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Monday
19
October
5
Lakshmi Puja
Thursday
20
October
19
Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja
Thursday
21
November
4
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Saturday
22
December
25
Christmas Day
Monday

1st April 2017, half yearly account closing day of commercial and cooperative banks are applicable for banks and banking customers only.