Not all holidays are Bank Holidays in India while most of the public holidays banks are remain closed however there are few exceptions to this. Apart from most of the public holidays, there are some states in India where you will get special holidays and most of the banks in those states will remain close meanwhile the other states bank will remain open for operations!
So here is the list of Bank Holidays that will be same for almost all states of India.
Note: Every 2'nd and 4'Th Saturday of every month is a holiday for banks in India.
Date & Month | Day | Bank Holiday |
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January 1 | Friday | New Year's Day |
January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
March 11 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri |
March 29 | Monday | Holi |
April 2 | Friday | Good Friday |
April 13 | Tuesday | Ugadi |
April 14 | Wednesday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
April 21 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
April 25 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
May 1 | Saturday | May Day |
May 13 | Thursday | Idul Fitr |
May 14 | Friday | Idul Fitr |
May 26 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima |
July 20 | Tuesday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
July 21 | Wednesday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
August 15 | Sunday | Independence Day |
August 19 | Thursday | Muharram |
August 22 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan |
August 30 | Monday | Janmashtami |
September 10 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
October 2 | Saturday | Gandhi Jayanti |
October 13 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
October 14 | Thursday | Maha Navami |
October 15 | Friday | Vijaya Dashami |
October 19 | Tuesday | Eid e Milad |
October 20 | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
November 4 | Thursday | Diwali |
November 6 | Saturday | Deepavali |
November 19 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
December 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day |