West Bengal Announced List of holidays for the year 2012

Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch

No. 10972-F(P)

 
                               Kolkata, the 7th December, 2011.

NOTIFICATION

   In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881), read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-Pub(I) dated the 8th June, 1957 the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year 2012.

 

Sl.No	FESTIVAL	DATE	DAY
1.	Netaji’s Birthday	23rd January	Monday
2.	Republic Day	26th January	Thursday
3.	** Shree Panchami	28th January	Saturday
4.	Dol  Jatra	8th March	Thursday
5.	Good Friday	6th April	Friday
6.	** Bengali New Years’ Day	14th April	Saturday
7.	May Day	1st May	Tuesday
8.	Independence Day	15th August	Wednesday
9.	Id-Ul-Fitre	20th August	Monday
10.	Gandhiji’s Birthday	2nd October	Tuesday
11.	Mahalaya	15th October	Monday
12.	Durga Puja                Ashtami	22nd October	Monday
13.	Nabami	23rd October	Tuesday
14.	Dasami	24th October	Wednesday
15.	**   Id-Uz-Zoha	27th October	Saturday
16.	Lakshmi Puja	29th October	Monday
17.	Kali Puja	13th November	Tuesday
18.	Guru Nanak’s Birthday &Parswanath’s Rathajatra	28th November	Wednesday
19.	Christmas Day	25th December	Tuesday

NOTE :

(1) Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
(2) In the year 2012, 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 :

1.	Saptami of Durga Puja	21st October
2.	Muharram	25th November

   (3) The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e.(**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays is not observed as full holiday.

   (4) General Instructions laid down below Notification No. 10975-F(P), dated 07.12.2011. Enclosed herewith are to be followed in case of Muslim festivals.

No. 10973-F(P)                                Kolkata, the 7th December, 2011.

   In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-Pub(I) dated 8th June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays during the year 2012.

1.	Yearly closing Bank’ Account	2nd April, Monday
2.	Half-Yearly closing of Bank’s Account	29th September, Saturday

NOTE :

   All the State Government Offices including Treasuries, Sub-Treasuries shall remain open on the 2nd April, 2012, which has been declared as Public Holidays under N.I. Act, under this Notification. However, those Government offices where Saturdays are not observed as full holidays will remain open on 29th September, 2012.

No. 10974-F(P)                                Kolkata, the 7th December, 2011.

   The Governor is pleased to notify that on the following days during the year 2012, which are not declared to be Public Holidays, the 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 :

1.	Birthday of Swami Vivekananda	12th January	Thursday
2.	Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore	8th May	Tuesday
3.	Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (For Darjeeling District only)	13th July	Friday
4.	Janmastami	9th August	Thursday
5.	Ekadasi of Durga Puja	25th October	Thursday
6.	Bhatridwitiya	15th November	Thursday

NOTE :

   In the year 2012, Fateh Duaz Daham (5th February) falls on Sunday which is Public Holiday under N.I. Act and as such the day has not been included in the above list.

No.  10975-F(P)                                Kolkata, the 7th December, 2011.

   The Governor is pleased to declare that the following days may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2012 for the employees of different communities mentioned against each :-

1.	Mahabir Jayanti	4th April, Wednesday	(for Jains only)
2.	** Easter Saturday	7th April, Saturday	(for Christians only)
3.	Baisakhi	13th April, Friday	(for Sikhs only)
4.	Sabe Barat	6th July, Friday	(for Muslims only)

NOTE :

   (1) In 2012, Buddha Purnima (for Buddhist only) falls on 6th May which is a Sunday and a Public Holiday under N.I. Act. So, the day has not been included here.

   (2) The holidays with double asterisk mark i.e. (**) are applicable to those Government Offices 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) No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival-holidays initially notified subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

   (2) If there is any change in the date of Id-Ul-Fitre, Id-Uz-Zoha, Muharram, Fateh-Duaz-Daham, Sab-e-Barat depending upon the sighting of the Moon, holiday will be declared by a separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in lieu of the date originally notified as holiday for this festival.

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

   In such a situation, announcement would be made through T.V./A.I.R./Newspapers and the Heads of Departments/Offices of the State Government may take action according to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

                 By Order of the Governor,

Sd/-
A.K. Das
Joint Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal

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