How Many Holidays Does A W.B.C.S. Officer Get?
একজন WBCS অফিসার কত গুলো ছুটি পাবেন?
How Many Holidays Does A W.B.C.S. Officer Get?
West Bengal Civil Service (Executive), popularly known as W.B.C.S.(Exe), is the civil service of West Bengal. For the W.B.C.S. (Exe) and other comparative posts, Public Service Commission of West Bengal arranges competitive examinations in three phases every year. These phases are Preliminary, Main and Interview.There are many holidays in WBCS as sis in W B Govt. However WBCS Officers are most responsible persons in their area for law and order etc and they need to stay at the station and will leave station with prior permission of higher authority.Continue Reading How Many Holidays Does A W.B.C.S. Officer Get?
The leave list is shown here for one such year (2019).
Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
(Audit Branch)
No. 6812-F(P2) Dated, the 5th November, 2018
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-pub(l) dated 8th June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year, 2019:-
** Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
12th January, Saturday
Birthday of Netaji
23rd January, Wednesday
** Republic Day
26th January, Saturday
Doljatra
21st March, Thursday
Bengali New Year’s Day
15th April, Monday
Good Friday
19th April, Friday
May Day
1st May, Wednesday
Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore
9th May, Thursday
** Buddha Purnima
18th May, Saturday
Id-Ul-Fitar
5th June, Wednesday
Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
12th August, Monday
Independence Day
15th August, Thursday
Muharram
10th September, Tuesday
** Mahalaya
28th September, Saturday
Birthday of Gandhiji
2nd October, Wednesday
Durga Puja **Saptami
5th October, Saturday
Nabami
7th October, Monday
Vijaya Dasami
8th October, Tuesday
Birthday of Guru Nanak
12th November, Tuesday
Christmas Day
25th December, Wednesday
Note:
1. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act (N. I. Act).
2. In the year, 2019, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sunday which are public holidays under the N. I. Act and hence, have not been included in the list of holidays:
Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)
10th February, Sunday
Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
14th April, Sunday
Durga Puja – Astami
6th October, Sunday
Lakshmi Puja
13th October, Sunday
Kali Puja
27th October, Sunday
3. The holidays with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**)] are applicable to those Government offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
4. General Instructions as laid down in the Notification No. 6815-F(P2) dated 05.11.2018 hereinafter are to be followed in case of Muslim festivals.
No. 6813-F(P2) Dated, the 5th November, 2018
In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-pub(1) dated 8th June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the following day to be public holiday during the year, 2019:-
Yearly closing of Bank Accounts
1st April, Monday
(All State Government offices including Treasuries shall remain open on that date).
No. 6814-F(P2) Dated, the 5th November, 2018
The Governor is pleased to notify that on the following days during the year, 2019, 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, the Collector of Stamp Revenue, Kolkata and the West Bengal State Beverages Corporation Ltd. shall be closed.
New Year’s Day
1st January, Tuesday
Additional day in connection with Saraswati Puja
11th February, Monday
Shivaratri
4th March, Monday
Holi (Day after Doljatra)
22nd March, Friday
** Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (For Darjeeling & Kalimpong district only)
13th July, Saturday
Janmastami
23rd August, Friday
Panchami of Durga Puja
3rd October, Thursday
Mahasasthi of Durga Puja
4th October, Friday
Additional days in connection with Durga Puja
9th October, Wednesday
10th October, Thursday
11th October, Friday &
** 12th October, Saturday
Additional days in connection with Lakshmi Puja
14th October, Monday & 15th October, Tuesday
Additional day in connection with Kali Puja
28th October, Monday
Bhatridwitya
29th October, Tuesday
Additional day in connection with Bhatridwitya
30th October, Wednesday
** Chhat Puja
2nd November, Saturday
Note :
1. In the year, 2019, the following festival / occasion falls on Sunday which is public holiday under the N. I. Act and hence, has not been included in the list of holidays :
Fateha-Dwaz-Daham
10th November, Sunday
2. The holidays with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**)] are applicable to those Government offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
No. 6815-F(P2) Dated, the 5th November, 2018
The Governor is pleased to declare that the following days may be observed as Sectional holidays in the year, 2019 for the employees of different communities mentioned against each:-
Mahabir Jayanti
17th April, Wednesday (For Jains only)
** Easter Saturday
20 April, Saturday (For Christians only)
Karam Puja
To be notified later on.
Note :
1. In the year, 2019, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sunday which are public holiday under the N. I. Act and hence, have not been included in the list of holidays:
Baisakhi
14th April, Sunday (For Sikhs only)
Sab-e-Barat
21st April, Sunday (For Muslims only)
Hul Diwas
30th June, Sunday [For Adivasi (Santal) only]
2. The holiday with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**)] is applicable to those Government offices only where Saturdays are 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(s) shall be allowed for any initially notified holiday(s) if any of the festivals subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off day / any other non working day or in the event of more than one festival / occasion falling on the same day.
2) If there is any change in the date of the festivals / occasions, viz., Id-Ul-Fitar, Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid), Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham and Sab-e-Barat, depending upon the sighting of the moon, holiday will be declared by 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 / occasions.
3) It may happen that the change of date of the above festivals / occasions has to be notified at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement would be made through TV / A.I.R / Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the State Government may take action according to such announcements without waiting for formal order regarding the change of date.
By order of the Governor,
Sd/- D. K. Mahapatra
OSD & E.O. Special Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
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