Under the Negotiable Instruments Act, of 1881, state governments, the central government, and the union territories list bank holidays. The second and fourth Saturdays of every month are national holidays and government holidays in India, so banks are closed on those days.
India observes three national holidays i.e. on January 26 (Republic Day), August 15 (Independence Day), and October 2 (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti). Below are the dates on which the banks will remain closed. Check here the month-wise list of major bank holidays in the year 2023.
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LIST OF BANK HOLIDAYS IN 2023:
January 2023
- 1 January, Sunday – New Year’s Day
- 23 January, Monday – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
- 26 January 2022, Thursday – Republic Day
February 2023
- 5 February, Sunday – Guru Ravidas Jayanti
- 18 February, Saturday – Maha Shivaratri
March 2023
- 8 March, Wednesday – Holi
- 22 March, Wednesday Ugadi
- 30 March, Thursday – Ram Navami
April 2023
- 4 April, Tuesday – Mahavir Jayanti
- 7 April, Friday – Good Friday
- 14 April, Friday – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
- 22 April, Saturday – Idul Fitr
May 2023
- 1 May, Monday – May Day/Labour Day
- 5 May, Friday – Buddha Purnima
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June 2023
- 29 June, Thursday – Bakrid / Eid al Adha
- 29 July, Saturday – Muharram
August 2023
- 15 August, Tuesday – Independence Day
- 16 August, Wednesday – Parsi New Year
- 31 August, Thursday – Raksha Bandhan
September 2023
- 7 September, Thursday – Janmashtami
- 19 September, Tuesday – Ganesh Chaturthi
- 28 September, Thursday – Eid e Milad
October 2023
- 2 October, Monday – Gandhi Jayanti
- 21 October, Saturday – Maha Saptami
- 22 October, Sunday – Maha Ashtami
- 23 October, Monday – Maha Navami
- 24 October, Tuesday – Vijaya Dashami
November 2023
- 12 November, Sunday – Diwali
- 13 November, Monday – Deepavali Holiday
- 15 November, Wednesday – Bhai Dooj
- 27 November, Monday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 2023
- 25 December, Monday – Christmas Day
