WBBPE HOLIDAY LIST 2024(WB Primary School Holiday List 2024)- West Bengal Board of Primary Education has finally announce WB Primary School Holiday List 2024. WBBPE directed to forward herewith the Holiday List for Govt. Aided / Govt. Sponsored / Junior Basic Primary Schools under the control of your DPSC/PSC for the academic year 2024 as proposed by WBBPE and kindly assented by the Department of School Education, Govt. of West Bengal, as communicated through its letter vide No. 601-SED/13037/16/2022-ELEMN Sec Dated 18/12/2023. You are requested to circulate the enclosed approved list of holiday to all concerned under your council.
WBBPE HOLIDAY LIST 2024,WB Primary School Holiday List 2024
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR FREE PRIMARY/JUNIOR BASIC SCHOOLS OF WEST BENGAL FOR THE YEAR 2024 (1st January — 31rd December, 2024)
| Occasion of Holiday | Date | Day No. of Holiday | Remarks | |||
| First Term: lst January to 15th April, 2024 | ||||||
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01/01/2024 Monday | 1 | Holiday | ||
| 2 | Swami Vivekananda janmajayanti | 12/01/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti (Pous Parban) | 15/01/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 4 | Netaji janmajayanti | 23/01/2024 | Tuesday | 1 | Holiday (To be celebrated in School) | |
| 5.** | Republic Day | 26/01/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday (Hoisting of National Flag in School) | |
| 6 | Day before Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) | 13/02/2024 | Tuesday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 7. | Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami) and Thakur Panchanan Barma janmajayanti | 14/02/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 8. | DayInternatinal Mother Language | 21/02/2024 | Wednesday | — | To be celebrated in School | |
| 9. | Shab e-Barat | 26/02/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 10. | Shivaratri | 08/03/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 11. | Doljatra | 25/03/2024 & 26/03/2024 | Monday & Tuesday | 2 | Holidays | |
| 12. | Good Friday | 29/03/2024 | Friday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 13. | Shri Harichand Thakur janmajayanti | 06/04/2024 | Saturday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 14.* | Eid al-Fitr | 10/04/2024 & 11/04/2024 | Wednesday & Thursday | 2 | Holidays | |
| 15 | Chaitra Sankranti | 13/04/2024 | Saturday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 16 | Poila Baisakh (Bangla Noboborsho 1431) and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar janmajayanti | 14/04/2024 | Sunday | — | — | |
| Total Holidays | 16 Days | |||||
| N.B. — Guru Rabidas janmajayanti on 24th February, Saturday, holiday for the followers of Guru Rabidas only. **Easter Saturday on 30th March, Saturday, holiday for Christians only. | ||||||
| Second Term: 16th April to 7th August, 2024 | ||||||
| 17 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21/04/2024 | Sunday | — | — | |
| 18 | May Day | 01/05/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 19 | Rabindra Nath Tagore janmajayanti | 08/05/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday (To be celebrated in School) | |
| 20 | Summer Vacation | 13/05/2024 to 03/06/2024 | Monday to Monday | 19 | Holidays (Excluding Sunday) | |
| 21 | Buddha Purnima and Pandit Raghunath Murmu janmajayanti | 23/05/2024 | Thursday | — | Fall within Summer Vacation | |
| 22 | Kazi Nazrul Islam janmajayanti | 26/05/2024 | Sunday | — | — | |
| 23.* | Eid al-Adha (Bakr Eid) | 17/06/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 24 | Ratha Yatra | 07/07/2024 | Sunday | — | ||
| 25 | Muharram | 17/07/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday | |
| 26 | Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy janmajayanti | 02/08/2024 | Friday | — | To be celebrated in School | |
| Total Holidays | 23 Days | |||||
| N.B. – Hul Diwas on 30th June, Sunday, holiday for Adivasi (Santhal) community only. Poet Bhanubhakta Acharya janmajayanti on 13th July, Saturday, holiday for Darjeeling & Kalimpong Districts only. | |||||
| Occasion of Holiday Date 1 Day | No. of Holiday | Remarks | |||
| Third Term: 8th August to 31st December, 2024 | |||||
| 27 . | Martyr’s Day (Sacrifice day of Khudiram Bose) | 11/08/2024 | Sunday | — | — (To be celebrated in School) |
| 28.** | Independence Day | 15/08/2024 | Thursday | 1 | Holiday (National Flag to be hoisted in School) |
| 29 | Rakhi Purnima | 19/08/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday |
| 30 | Janmastami | 26/08/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday |
| 31 | Teachers’ Day | 05/09/2024 | Thursday | — | To be celebrated in School |
| 32.* | Fateha-E-Dwaz-Daham | 16/09/2024 | Monday | 1 | Holiday |
| 33. | Biswakarma Puja | 17/09/2024 | Tuesday | 1 | Holiday |
| 34. | lswar Chandra Vidyasagar janmajayanti | 26/09/2024 | Thursday | — | To be celebrated in School |
| 35. | Gandhi janmajayanti and Mahalaya | 02/10/2024 | Wednesday | 1 | Holiday |
| 36. | Puja Vacation (from Durga Puja to 2 Days after Lakshmi Puja) | 07/10/2024 to 18/10/2024 | Monday to Friday | 2 | Holidays (Excluding Sunday) |
| 37. | Puja Vacation (from Kali Puja to Day after Bhatridwitiya) | 31/10/2024 to 04/11/2024 | Thursday to Monday | 4 | Holidays (Excluding Sunday) |
| 38. | Chhat Puja | 07/11/2024 & 08/11/2024 | Thursday & Friday | 2 | Holidays |
| 39. | Jagadhatri Puja | 10/11/2024 | Sunday | — | — |
| 40. | Children’s Day | 14/11/2024 | Thursday | — | To be celebrated in School |
| 41. | Guru Nanak janmajayanti, Parshwanath’s Rathajatra and Birsa Munda janmajayanti | 15/11/2024 | Friday | 1 1 | Holiday |
| 42. | Christmas Day | 25/12/2024 | Wednesday | Holiday | |
| 43. | Foundation day of School | — | 1 | Holiday | |
| Total Holidays | 26 Days | ||||
