Good news for government employees! Nabanna has announced a massive 12-day holiday for Durga Puja 2026. Here’s the full list of dates, from when the holidays start to when offices and schools will finally reopen.<img>October is the month of festivals, and for Bengalis, it means Durga Puja. The Nabanna notification confirms that state government employees will get a total of 13 holidays this month alone. Let’s take a look at the full holiday list.<img>Government offices and schools will be closed on October 2 for Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and October 10 for Mahalaya. Both dates fall on a Friday, giving employees two long weekends back-to-back.<img>The main Puja holidays kick off on October 15. Employees will get a continuous break from Maha Chaturthi, through Panchami, Shashthi, Saptami, Ashtami, and Nabami, all the way to Bijoya Dashami on October 21. That’s a full week off, from a Tuesday to the next Wednesday.<img>Maha Saptami falls on a Sunday, but the government has made sure not to cut any holidays. This ensures the festive spirit remains high and employees get their full break.<img>The celebrations don’t end with Bijoya Dashami. The government has also declared October 22, 23, and 24 as additional holidays for Durga Puja.<img>This year, Kojagari Lakshmi Puja is on a Sunday. To ensure employees don’t lose a holiday, Nabanna has declared the following Monday, October 26, as an extra day off.<img>All government offices will remain completely closed from October 15 to October 26. Normal work will resume from October 27, when all departments reopen.<img>The government has added Shyama Prasad Mukherjee’s birthday as a new holiday by cancelling an older one. However, this change does not affect the Durga Puja holiday schedule, which remains fully intact.
