No Holiday for Bhai Dooj and Chitragupta Puja in Bihar for Bank Employees

The Bihar Government has not declared a holiday for bank employees for Bhai Dooj and Chitragupta Puja on 11 November. November 11, 2026 is a public and government holiday in Bihar for Chitragupta Puja and Bhai Dooj. The Bihar General Administration Department changed the public holiday from November 10 (Tuesday) to November 11, 2026 (Wednesday).

The change was made following requests from organizations like the Akhil Bharatiya Kayastha Mahasabha and Global Kayastha Service/Conference to align the official holiday with the exact festival date.

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has postponed the Bihar STET 2026 exam scheduled for November 11 to November 22, 2026. Government and government-aided schools in Bihar are observing an extended festive break covering Diwali, Chitragupta Puja, Bhai Dooj, and Chhath Puja from November 7 to November 17, 2026, with schools reopening on November 18, 2026.

But the holiday on 11 November is not for Banks. The government has not yet declared holiday for bank employees.

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The Bihar Pradesh Bank Officers Organization (BPBOO), State Committee of the National Organization of Bank Officers (NOBO), has requested the Bihar Government to extend the holiday declared on November 11, 2026, to all bank employees working in the state.

In a letter dated November 9, 2026, addressed to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, the organization requested the government to issue the necessary order or notification declaring November 11, 2026, as a holiday for bank employees on the occasion of Bhai Dooj (Yam Dwitiya) and Shri Chitragupta Puja.

The bank officers’ organization also referred to the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, where bank employees have been provided the holiday facility on these occasions. It requested the Bihar Government to follow a similar approach and extend the same benefit to bank employees working in Bihar.

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