There are total 26 bank holidays in West Bengal in the year 2023, all these
given holidays are shown by the monthly periods, Holidays which are given below doesn't include the breaks
of Sunday, second Saturday and fourth Saturday.
| January |
Remarks |
| 12th January |
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda |
| 23rd January |
Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose |
| 26th January |
Republic Day/Gaan-Ngai |
| February |
Remarks |
| 16th February |
Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami)/Basanta Panchami |
| March |
Remarks |
| 11th March |
Holi (Second Day) - Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day |
| 29th March |
To enable Banks to close their yearly accounts |
| April |
Remarks |
| 1st April |
To enable Banks to close their yearly accounts |
| 2nd April |
Good Friday |
| 14th April |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Tamil New Year's Day/Vishu/Biju Festival/Cheiraoba/Bohag Bihu
|
| 15th April |
Himachal Day/Bengali New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Sarhul |
| May |
Remarks |
| 1st May |
Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day) |
| 14th May |
Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti/Ramjan-Eid (Eid-UI-Fitra)/Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya |
| 26th May |
Buddha Pournima |
| July |
Remarks |
| 21st July |
Bakri Id (Id-Ul-Zuha) (Eid-UI-Adha) |
| August |
Remarks |
| 15th August |
Independence Day |
| 19th August |
Muharram (Ashoora) |
| October |
Remarks |
| 2nd October |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 6th October |
Mahalaya Amavasye |
| 12th October |
Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) |
| 13th October |
Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) |
| 14th October |
Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayutha Pooja |
| 15th October |
Durga Puja/Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) |
| 20th October |
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday/Lakshmi Puja/Id-E-Milad |
| November |
Remarks |
| 4th November |
Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepavali/Kali Puja |
| 19th November |
Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima |
| December |
Remarks |
| 25th December |
Christmas |