All banks are closed on all Sundays and Second & Fourth Saturdays every month. Additionally they are closed for National and State holidays as notified by RBI under Negotiable Instruments Act.
Below is the list of all bank holidays for West Bengal (Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, Durgapur and other cities) in 2017.
Date & Month | Day | Holiday |
January 12 | Thursday | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda |
January 23 | Monday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
January 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
February 1 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami |
April 1 | Saturday | Annual Closing Of Bank Accounts |
April 14 | Friday | Dr. Babasahed Ambedkar Jayanti / Good Friday |
April 15 | Saturday | Bengali New Year’s Day |
May 1 | Monday | May Day |
May 9 | Tuesday | Birthday Of Rabindranath Tagore |
June 26 | Monday | Eid-al-Fitr |
August 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
September 2 | Saturday | Eid-al-Adha (Bakri Eid) |
September 19 | Tuesday | Mahalaya |
September 27 | Wednesday | Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) |
September 28 | Thursday | Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) |
September 29 | Friday | Durga Puja (Maha Navami) |
September 30 | Saturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) |
October 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
October 5 | Thursday | Laxmi Puja |
October 19 | Thursday | Kali Puja |
November 4 | Saturday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
December 25 | Monday | Christmas |