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Form No. 10601-F(P)                                                           Kolkata, the 11th  November, 2010. 
List of Holidays N O T I F I C A T I O N 
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      In  exercise  of  the  power  conferred  by  the  explanation  to  Section  25  ofthe  Negotiable 
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            RepublicDay                             :           26th January, Wednesday

            Shree Panchami                        :           8th February, Tuesday

        **Dol Jatra                                  :           19th March, Saturday

            Bengali New year’s Day           :           15th April, Friday

            GoodFriday                             :           22nd April, Friday

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            Independence Day                   :           15th August, Monday

            Id-Ul-Fitre                               :          31st August,Wednesday

            Mahalaya                                 :          27th September, Tuesday

            Durga Puja :                                                     

                               Saptami                :           3rd October, Monday 

                               Astami                  :           4th October, Tuesday

                               Nabami                 :           5th October, Wednesday

                               Dashami                :           6th October, Thursday

            Lakshmi Puja                           :           11th October, Tuesday

            Kali Puja                                 :           26th October, Wednesday

            Id-Uz-zoha                              :           7th November, Monday

           GuruNanak’s Birthday &

           Parswanath’s Rathajatra            :           10th November, Thursday

           Muharam                                  :           6th December, Tuesday

NOTES:

Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act.

(2)    In the year 2011, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sundays which are Public  

        Holidays under N.I.Act and hence have not been included in the list of holidays:

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            i) Netaji’s Birthday                               :    23rd Januaruy

            ii) May Day                                          :    1st May

            iii) Gandhiji’s Birthday                           :    2nd October

            iv) Christmas Day                                  :    25th December

(3)  The holiday with double asterisk marki.e.(**) is applicable to those Government offices   

       only where Saturdays are not observed as full holidays

(4)  General instructions laid down below Notification No.-10604-F dated 11th  November,     

       2010   enclosed   herewith are to be followed in case of Muslim festivals.

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No. 10602-F(P)                                                           Kolkata, the 11th  November, 2010.

Inexercise  of  the  power  conferred  by  the  explanation  to  section  25  of  theNegotiable 
Instruments  Act,  1881  (XXVI  of  1881)  read  with  Government  ofIndia,  Ministry  of  Home 
Affairs, Notification  No.  20/25/56-Pub(I) datedthe  8th  June,  1957,  the  Governor  is  pleased to 
declare the following days to be public holidays during the year 2011:-

           1.   Yearly closing of Bank’s Account         :  1st April

           2.   Half-yearly closing of Bank’s Account   :  30th September

NOTE  : All the State Government Offices including Treasuries & Sub-Treasuries shall remain 
open  on  the  1st  April&  30th  September,  2011,which  have  been  declared  as  Public  Holidays 
under N.I. Act, under this Notification.

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No. 10603-F(P)                                                           Kolkata, the 11th  November, 2010.

TheGovernor is pleased to notify that on the following days during theyear 2010, which are not 
declared  to  be  Public  Holidays,  the  officesunder  the  Government  of  West  Bengal,  with  the 
exception  of  the  officesof  the  Registrar  of  Assurances,  Kolkata  and  Collector  of  the 
StampRevenue, Kolkata, shall be closed :-

            Fatah-Duaz-Daham                         :   16th February, Wednesday

            Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore   :   9thMay, Monday

            Birthday of poet Bhanu Bhakt          :   13thJuly, Wednesday

            (For Darjeeling District only)

            Janmathami                                      :   22nd August, Monday

            Ekadasi of Durga Puja                     :   7th October, Friday

            Bhatridwitiya                                    :   28th October, Friday 

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No. 10604-F(P)                                                           Kolkata, the 11th  November, 2010. 

TheGovernor  is  pleased  to  declare  that  the  following  days  may  be  observedas  Sectional 
Holidays in the year 2010 for the employees of differentcommunities mentioned against each :

            Baisakhi                                    :  14th April, Thursday (for Sikhs only)

      **  Mahabir Jayanti                         :  16th April, Saturday (for Jains only)

      **  Easter Saturday                         :  23rd April, Saturday (for Christians Only)

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            Buddha Purnima                        :  17th May, Tuesday (for Buddhists only)

NOTE   :

(1) Since‘Sab-e-Barat’ (for Muslims only) falls on 17th   July which is a Sunday and a Public 
Holiday under N.I.Act. So, the day has not been included here.

(2)The holiday with double asterisk mark (**) is applicable to thoseGovernment Offices only 
where Saturday is not observed as full holiday.

  

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED IN ALL TYPES OF   

HOLIDAYS INCLUDING HOLIDAYS FOR THE MUSLIM FESTIVALS

1)   Nosubstitute  holiday  should  be  allowed  if  any  of  the  festival-holidaysinitially  notified 
subsequently  happens  to  fall  on  a  weekly  off  or  anyother  non-working  day  or  in  the 
event of more than one festival fallingon the same day.

2)   Ifthere  is  any  change  in  the  date  of  ID-UL-Fitre,ID-UZ-Zoha,  Muharram,Fateh-Duaz-
Daham, Sab-e-Barat depending upon the sightingof the Moon,holiday will be declared 
by a separate order for the date on whichthefestival would be actually observed in lieu 
of the date originallynotifiedas holiday for this festival.

3)  It may happen that the change of the date of the above occasions has to be notified at a 
very short notice. 

Insuch situation, announcement would be made through T.V./ A.I.R. /Newspaper and the Head 
of  Department  /  Offices  of  the  State  Governmentmay  take  action  according  to  such 
announcement without waiting for aformal order, about the change of date.  

By order of the Governor,

                                                                                             Sd/- B. Lahiri

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                                                                        O.S.D. & E.O. Deputy Secretary to the 

                                                                       Government of West Bengal

                                                                     Finance Department

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No. 10601/1(500)-F(P)                                               Kolkata, the 11th  November, 2010.

      Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to  :-

1.  …………………………………………………………………………Deptt./ Dte.

2.  The Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata –
1. 

3.   The  Pay  &  Accounts  Officer,  Kolkata  Pay  &Accounts  Office-I,  81/2/2,  Phears 
Lane,Kolkata-700 012.

4.  The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & A/cs Office-II, P-1, Hyde Lane, Jawahar 
Buildings, Kolkata –700 073.

5.  The Accounts Officer, West Bengal Sectt. Writers’ Buildings, Kolkata- 700 001.

6.  The Accounts Officer, West Bengal Sectt., Bikash Bhawan, Salt Lake,Kolkata-700 091

7.  The Sub-Divisional Officer,……………………………………………………..

8.  The Dist. Magistrate/Judge,…………………………………………………......

9.   The Treasury Officer,……………………………………………………….......

10.  The……………………………………………………………………………

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11.  The Commissioner, …………………………………………………… ……..

12.  The Supdt.  of Police, …………………………………………………………

13.  The Principal, Industrial Training Institute,……………………………………...

14.  The Supdtg. Engineer/Ex. Engineer, ……………………………………………

15.  The………………………………..…………………………………………..

It is requested that this Memo. maybe circulated to all offices under their control.

                                                                                      Sd/-B. lahiri

                                                                                  O.S.D.& E.O. Deputy Secretary to the 

                                                                                     Government of West Bengal

                                                                                       FinanceDepartment
th  June,  1957,  the  Governor  is  pleased  to  declare  the  following  days  to  be  public  holidays 
during the year 2011 :- 
 
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