Holiday List of WBCHSE, 2019
WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
VIDYASAGAR BHAVAN
9/2, Block – DJ Sector II, Salt lake, Kolkata – 700091
No. Est./426/2018 Date: 27.11.2018
OFFICE ORDER
The President, Council is pleased to declare that the Council will observe the following holidays during the year, 2019.
English New Year’s Day (2019 A.D.) | 1st January, Tuesday
* Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | 12th January, Saturday
Birthday of Netaji | 23rd January, Wednesday
* Republic Day | 26th January, Saturday
* Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami) | 10th February, Sunday
Additional Day (In connection with “Saraswati Puja”) | 11th February, Monday
Shivaratri | 4th March, Monday
Dol Jatra | 21st March, Thursday
Holi (Day after Dol Jatra) | 22nd March, Friday
Councils’ Foundation Day | 3rd April, Wednesday
* Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Baisakhi (for Sikhs only) | 14th April, Sunday
Bengali New Years Day | 15th April, Monday
Mahabir Jayanti (for Jains only) | 17th April, Wednesday
Good Friday | 19th April, Friday
* Easter Saturday (for Christian only) | 20th April, Saturday
Sabe-Barat (For Muslims only) | 21st April, Sunday
May Day | 1st May, Wednesday
Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore | 9th May, Thursday
* Buddha Purnima | 18th May, Saturday
Id-UI-Fitar | 5th June, Wednesday
* Hul Diwas (Adibasi Santal) | 30th June, Sunday
* Birth Day of Poet Bhanu Bhakat (For Darjeeling District only) | 13th July, Saturday
Id-Ud-Joha (Bakrid) | 12th August, Monday
Independence Day | 15th August, Thursday
Janrnastami | 23rd August, Friday
Maharam | 10th September, Tuesday
* Mahalaya | 28th September, Saturday
Gandhi Birthday | 2nd October, Wednesday
Durgapuja to Laxmipuja | 3rd October, Thursday to 15th October Tuesday
Kalipuja | 27th October, Sunday
Additional day in connection with Kalipuja | 28th October, Monday
Bhatridwitia | 29th October, Tuesday
Additional Day in connection with Bhatridwitya | 30th October, Wednesday
* Chhat Puja | 02nd November, Saturday
* Fateh-Duaz-Duham | 10th November, Sunday
Birth day of Gurunanak | 12th November, Tuesday
Christmas Day | 25th December, Wednesday
1. No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially notified subsequently happen 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-Fitar, Id-Ud-Joha, Muharrum, 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 these festivals.
In such a situation, announcement of the state Govt. through T.V./A.I.R./News paper will be followed.
3. Karam Puja: To be notified later on.
4. The Office of the Council will remain closed on all SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS of each month.
5. * Marked festivals/ Occasion fall on ‘SATURDAY’ or ‘SUNDAY’.
Sd/- President
No. Est./426 dated 27.11.2018, Source
