Bank Holidays: In our country, banks remain closed on the basis of national and regional holidays. Banks remain closed across the country on national holidays, but regional holidays vary according to states. Many times, amidst the hustle and bustle of the week, people postpone important bank related work to Saturday, but it is important to keep in mind that apart from Sunday, banks in India are also closed on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. As far as today is concerned, today is the first Saturday of the month, so today banks will be open only in other states except Uttar Pradesh.

Why are banks closed in UP today?

Actually, banks will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh today on the occasion of Hazrat Ali’s birthday. In such a situation, if you are also a resident of UP and are planning to go to the bank to settle some important work, then postpone it for today. Apart from this, banks will remain closed on occasions like Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary, Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu, Uttarayan Punyakal/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makar Sankranti, Thiruvalluvar Day, Uzhavar Thirunal, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday/Saraswati Puja, Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti/Basant Panchami and Republic Day, but their holidays will vary depending on the states.

Bank holidays in January

• January 12, 2026- Banks will remain closed in West Bengal on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
• January 14, 2026- Banks will remain closed in Gujarat, Odisha, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu.
• January 15, 2026- Due to Uttarayan Punyakal, Pongal, Maghe Sankranti and Makar Sankranti, there will be bank holiday in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
• January 16, 2026- Banks will remain closed in Tamil Nadu on the occasion of Thiruvalluvar Day.
• January 17, 2026- Banks will remain closed in Tamil Nadu due to Uzhavar Thirunal.
• January 23, 2026- There will be a bank holiday in Tripura, Odisha and West Bengal on the occasion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary, Saraswati Puja (Shri Panchami), Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti and Basant Panchami.
• January 26, 2026- Banks will remain closed across the country on the occasion of Republic Day.

Take help of online banking

If customers know about bank holidays in advance, it helps them to plan bank related work properly and avoid last minute panic. However, bank closure does not mean that customers cannot conduct their financial transactions during the holidays. Even when branches are closed, online banking services, ATMs, mobile banking apps and UPI remain available to customers for fund transfer, bill payments and other regular transactions.

However, services that require branch visits such as large amount deposits, check clearance and demand draft issuance are simply not possible. To avoid inconvenience, customers are advised to plan these tasks in advance and make maximum use of digital banking options during bank closures.

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Bank Holidays in January 2026: The year 2025 is about to end. The new year 2026 is starting from this week. If you are planning to go to the bank in the first month of the new year, then you must check the list of holidays of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Otherwise you may have to face problems. The question in the minds of many people is, will banks remain open on January 1 or not? Also, banks are going to remain closed for several days in January 2026. Let us know, when and in which cities there will be bank holidays in the month of January….

Bank holiday of 1 January

It has been decided to close banks in some cities of the country on the occasion of New Year and Gaan-Nagai festival. On this occasion, banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata and Shillong. Apart from this, banking services will continue in all the cities of the country.

Total number of days banks will remain closed in January 2026

Banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on January 2 due to New Year celebrations and Mannam Jayanti. After this, banking services will remain closed in Lucknow on 3 January on the occasion of Hazrat Ali Jayanti.

In the second week of the month, banks will remain closed in Kolkata on 12th January due to Swami Vivekananda Jayanti. On January 14, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu, there will be no banking operations in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Itanagar.

The next day i.e. on January 15, banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad and Vijayawada due to Uttarayan Punyakal, Pongal and Makar Sankranti. Banks will not open in Chennai due to Thiruvalluvar Day on 16 January and Uzhavar Tirunal on 17 January.

Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata on January 23 on the occasion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti, Saraswati Puja and Basant Panchami. After this, RBI has announced closure of banks in almost the entire country on 26th January, Republic Day.

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Bank Holidays December 2025: If you have any important work related to the bank in the coming days, then doing a little preparation before planning to go to the bank will prove beneficial for you. Actually, there are going to be many bank holidays this week. Due to Christmas and other reasons, banks will remain closed for four days in different cities. However, during this period customers can avail the online facilities of the bank.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases the list of bank holidays every year in advance. In which it is told that on which date and in which cities the banks will remain closed. In such a situation, before going to the bank, you must check the bank holiday list of your city. So that you do not have to face any kind of problem.

Bank holiday of 24th December

Bank holidays have been announced in Meghalaya and Mizoram on Wednesday, 24 December. Banks here are going to remain closed due to Christmas Eve. If you live in both these places, you should avoid going to the bank branch. Banks will remain open in all cities of the country except Meghalaya and Mizoram.

25th December Bank Holiday

Christmas festival will be celebrated across the country on Thursday, 25th December. Due to Christmas, holiday has been declared in banks of all the cities of the country. You should avoid going to the bank on this day.

Bank holiday of 26th and 27th December

Banks will remain closed in the state of Haryana on Friday, 26th December, on account of Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti. At the same time, closure of banks has been announced in Meghalaya, Mizoram and Telangana on account of Christmas. The next day i.e. 27th December is the fourth Saturday of the month. Due to this, banks are going to remain closed across the country. There is a bank holiday on the second and fourth Saturday of the month across the country.

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Bank Holiday Next Week: The coming week is going to start from tomorrow 15th December. During this time, if you are thinking of completing any important work related to the bank, then this news is for you. Through this news, we are going to give you information about bank holidays between 15-21 December so that you can make your routine accordingly. According to the bank holiday list of RBI, banks are generally closed on the second and fourth Saturday of the month except Sunday. Apart from this, holidays are also scheduled differently depending on the festivals of different states. Let us know on which days the banks are going to be closed next week-

15th December

All banks will remain closed in Itanagar area on Monday, 15th December due to general elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Municipality in Arunachal Pradesh. Apart from Arunachal Pradesh, banks will remain open all over India on Monday.

18th December

Banks will remain closed in Shillong area on Thursday, 18 December to commemorate the death anniversary of U Soso Tham, hence all banks in Meghalaya will also remain closed on Thursday. Banks will remain open throughout India on Thursday except this north-eastern state.

19th December

There will be a bank holiday in Panaji area on Friday, December 19, on the occasion of ‘Goa Liberation Day’. Apart from Panaji region, banks will remain open across India on Friday.

20th December

Banks will remain closed in Gangtok area on Saturday, December 20 to celebrate ‘Losung/Namsung’. Apart from this, banks will remain open across India as it will be the third Saturday of the month. At the same time, all banks will remain closed on Sunday.

Looking at this list of bank holidays, customers are advised to confirm whether the bank is open or not before visiting any branch in their locality. However, during holidays, you can make bill payment, money transfer, balance check etc. with the help of online banking, mobile or net banking, but for problems related to check book or pass book, locker, large amount transactions, KYC etc. you will have to wait for the bank to open.

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Bank Holidays: A new week is starting from today and banks will remain closed for four consecutive days this week. Between November 3-9, banks will remain closed on different days in different states. According to the holiday list of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will remain closed for four days in some parts of the country this week due to festivals.

Generally banks remain closed on the occasions of local and regional festivals, which may vary from state to state. Apart from these holidays, banks remain closed on Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays of every month. In such a situation, if you also want to complete any important work related to the bank this week, then find out about the holidays in advance.

When will there be holidays?

• November 5 (Wednesday) — Banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, Kartik Purnima and Rahas Purnima.
• 6 November (Thursday) — Banks will remain closed in Patna due to Bihar Assembly general elections 2025. There will be a bank holiday in Shillong also due to Nongkrem dance. It is a festival celebrated for five days, in which men and women perform traditional dance. In this, goat is also sacrificed.
• November 7 (Friday) — All banks will remain closed in Shillong on the occasion of Wangala Utsav. On this day, tribal people offer sacrifices to please Saljong or Sun God.
• 8 November (Saturday) – Kanakdas Jayanti will be celebrated in Bengaluru, hence banks will remain closed on this day. This day is dedicated to poet and social reformer Shri Kanakdas.

Online services will remain operational

The bank may be closed, but online services will remain operational during this period. That means you will be able to make payment for money transactions through ATM, UPI, Net Banking etc.

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Bank Holidays in November 2025: The holidays of Dussehra, Dhanteras, Diwali are over, the month of October has also passed. Now it is the turn of November. Banks will remain closed for a total of 11 days this month, which also includes holidays on Sunday, second and fourth Saturday. In such a situation, if you are thinking of completing any important work related to the bank this month, then it is very important for you to know on which days the banks will be closed.

According to the calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will remain closed in many places in November due to festivals. Barring these, work has been going on normally in all the other states. However, despite the bank branches remaining closed, customers will be able to do money transactions, bill payments, balance check etc. with the help of digital services like net banking, mobile banking, UPI and ATM. Let’s take a look at the November bank holiday list-

November 1st – All government and private banks in Karnataka will remain closed on the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava. On this day in 1956, the state of Karnataka was formed by combining all the Kannada-speaking areas of South India. On this day, all the banks will also remain closed in Dehradun because Igas-Bagwal will be celebrated here, which is also known as Budhi Diwali.

5 November – On this day, banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar due to festivals like Guru Nanak Jayanti, Kartik Purnima and Rahas Purnima.

6 November – Banks will remain closed in Shillong on this day on the occasion of Nongkrem dance.

7 November – All banks in Shillong will remain closed on this day also on the occasion of Wangala Utsav.

8 November – Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru on the occasion of Kanakdas Jayanti. This day is dedicated to poet and social reformer Shri Kanakdas.

11th November- There will be a bank holiday in Sikkim due to Lhabab Duchene. This is a special day in Buddhism.

Weekly off in November

Banks will remain closed everywhere in the country on 2 November (Sunday), 8 November (second Saturday), 9 November (Sunday).

There will also be bank holidays on 16th November (Sunday), 22nd November (fourth Saturday).

23 November (Sunday) and 30 November (Sunday)

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Chhath Puja bank holiday 2025: Diwali is over and the festive season is also about to end. However, today on 27th October, Chhath Mahaparva is being celebrated all over the country. Tomorrow on 28th October, the festival of Arghya will be celebrated in the morning of Chhath Mahaparva.

In such a situation, there will be a holiday in banks of many states of India today and tomorrow. If you are planning to go to the bank during these days, then you must check the list of holidays from RBI. So that you do not face any kind of problem.

Bank holiday due to Chhath Puja

Banks will remain closed in Kolkata, Patna and Ranchi due to evening Arghya on the occasion of Chhath festival. If you live in these cities, you should avoid going to the bank today. Otherwise you may face problems. On Tuesday, October 28, due to the morning Arghya of Chhath festival, all the banks of Bihar and Jharkhand states will remain closed.

That means there will be a total of 2 days holiday in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. If you are planning to go to the bank today or tomorrow, you should cancel your plan. Digital banking services will continue in these three states as before. You will be able to use these services digitally.

Are banks closed in the capital Delhi?

RBI has not announced any holiday in banks in Delhi on account of Chhath Puja. That means, normal functioning will continue in all the banks of Delhi on 27th and 28th October.

Bank Holidays in November

There will be a bank holiday on November 1 on the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava in Bengaluru and Igas-Bagwal in Dehradun. After this, on November 5, due to Gurunanak Jayanti and Kartik Purnima, normal functioning will not be possible in banks across the country. Also, banks will remain closed on 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 November due to Sunday being a weekly holiday.

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November bank holiday list: The festive season is over. People have now returned to their work. There were a lot of bank holidays in the month of October. At the same time, even in the month of November, banks will remain closed for 9 to 10 days. If you are planning to go to the bank in the month of November, then you must check the list of holidays released by RBI.

So that you do not face any kind of problem. Guru Nanak Jayanti will also be celebrated in the month of November. However, you can do your work digitally and online even during bank holidays.

When will banks remain closed in the month of November?

1. There are a lot of bank holidays in the month of November also. The month itself is beginning with a holiday. Banks will remain closed on November 1 on the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava in Bengaluru and Igas-Bagwal in Dehradun. After this, due to the weekly holiday of Sunday on 2nd November, banks across the country will remain closed.

2. Banks will remain closed across the country on 5th November, because big festivals like Guru Nanak Jayanti, Kartik Purnima will be celebrated on that day. At the same time, there will be a holiday in banks on 7th November due to Wangala Mahotsav in Shillong. Due to November 8 being the second Saturday, banks will remain closed across the country.

3. After this, there will be weekly holiday in banks on 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th November as they are Sundays. Whereas 22nd November is the fourth Saturday, banks will not open on that day also. That means, like the month of October, there will be a lot of bank holidays in the month of November too. If you live in the respective cities, you should avoid going to the bank during these days. So that you do not have to face any kind of problem.

The list of bank holidays is released by RBI. You can get information from this before going to the bank branch.

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Bank holidays October 2025: Holidays have been announced in many banks of the country on Wednesday, October 22 on account of Govardhan Puja. Besides, stock markets will also remain closed today due to Diwali Balipratipada. A holiday has been declared today on account of Govardhan Puja in cities like Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai and Nagpur.

If you are thinking of going to the bank today, then you must get information about the bank holidays in your city. So that, you do not have to face any kind of problem. Also, the list of upcoming holidays is also given below.

Today is bank holiday due to Govardhan Puja (22 October)

Banks will remain closed today in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai and Nagpur due to Govardhan Puja and Diwali Balipratipada. If you live in these cities, then you should avoid going to the bank today.

List of upcoming holidays

There are going to be bank holidays in many cities in the last week of October. On October 23, banks in Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla will remain closed due to festivals like Bhaidooj, Chitragupta Jayanti, Lakshmi Puja. After this, due to 25th October being the fourth Saturday and 26th October being Sunday, there will be a weekly holiday for banks across the country.

Along with this, holiday has been announced in banks on October 27 in Kolkata, Patna and Ranchi on account of the great festival Chhath Puja. At the same time, banking services will remain closed in Patna and Ranchi on October 28 due to Chhath Puja. There will be no work in the bank on the last day of the month i.e. 31st October in Ahmedabad on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. There are many bank holidays in the coming days, hence it is advised that if you have any bank related work, you should complete it on time.

Bank holidays are announced by RBI on the occasion of national and regional festivals. Apart from this, holidays are also declared by the states on special occasions. However, states have to provide this information to RBI in advance.

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Karva Chauth Bank Holiday: The festive season is at its peak. Recently, the festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra have been celebrated. Karva Chauth is being celebrated on Friday, 10 October 2025. This entire month is full of festivals. In the coming few days, Diwali, Dhanteras and Chhath festivals will be celebrated across the country. In such a situation, there will be holidays in banks also. If you are planning to go to the bank for any work related to your bank, then you must check the list of holidays. So that you do not face any kind of problem and you do not have to return empty handed from the bank.

Karva Chauth and state holiday

Regarding Karva Chauth, the Reserve Bank of India has announced a holiday only in Himachal Pradesh. Apart from this, banks will remain open almost in the entire country. If you live in Himachal Pradesh and are thinking of going to the bank today, then you should avoid going to the bank today. According to the calendar released by RBI, functioning of banks in other states of the country will continue as normal.

See the holiday list for the month of October

Talking about bank holiday, banks will remain closed in Himachal Pradesh on 10th October. A holiday has been declared in Assam on October 18 due to Bihu festival. There will be a holiday in banks across the country on the auspicious occasion of Diwali on 20th October. Banks will remain closed in Sikkim, Manipur, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra on October 21 due to Govardhan Puja.

There is a holiday in Bihar and Jharkhand on 27th and 28th October due to Chhath festival. In West Bengal, banks will remain closed only on 27th October on account of Chhath. Banks will remain closed in the state of Gujarat on October 31 on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti.

The annual calendar released by RBI gives information about which days and in which states banks will remain closed. Apart from this, special holidays are also announced by the state government. However, for this they have to take permission from RBI.

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