In addition to nationwide holidays, banks recognise regional holidays that vary depending on the state where a specific branch is situated. Check here for complete Bank Holiday 2024 list.
Bank Holidays In January 2024: In India, bank holidays play a very important role in shaping the rhythm of financial transactions and services. Each year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) establishes a schedule of national and government holidays that all banks across the country observe. In India, Bank holidays, vary from state-to-state and city-to-city but there are some holidays, which are applicable throughout the country. These holidays include Republic Day (Jan 26), Independence Day (Aug 15) and Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2). Apart from these, there are important religious and festival holidays such as Diwali, Dussehra, Christmas, Eid, Guru Nanak Jayanthi, Good Friday, Ganesh Chaturthi, Budh Purnima etc. Additionally, all banks in India uniformly remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.
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Bank Holidays 2024 Full List
This list will provide you with all the essential details on bank holidays in 2024, categorized month by month.
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
| 01 January | Monday | New Year’s Day | Rajasthan, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu |
| 02 January | Tuesday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
| 11 January | Thursday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| 12 January | Friday | Swami Vivekanand Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 17 January | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Rajasthan, Haryana |
| 15 January | Sunday | Pongal | Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu |
| 14 January | Sunday | Makar Sakranti | Sikkim, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana |
| 15 January | Monday | Magh Bihu | Assam |
| 16 January | Tuesday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 January | Tuesday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
| 16 January | Monday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Puducherry |
| 23 January | Monday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti | Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha |
| 25 January | Wednesday | State Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 26 January | Friday | Republic Day | National Holiday |
| 14 February | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Tripura, Odisha, Haryana, West Bengal |
| 31 January | Wednesday | Me-Dum-Me-Phi | Assam |
| 10 February | Saturday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| 15 February | Thursday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
| 14 February | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab |
| 19 February | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 20 February | Tuesday | State Day | Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh |
| 08 March | Friday | Mahashivratri | National except for West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Dadra Nagar Haveli |
| 24 April | Wednesday | Panchayati Raj Diwas | Odisha |
| 25 January | Thursday | Hazarat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
| 25 March | Monday | Yaoshang Second Day | Manipur |
| 25 March | Monday | Holi | Celebrated almost everywhere |
| 22 March | Friday | Bihar Day | Bihar |
| 23 March | Saturday | Shahid Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom’s day | Punjab, Haryana |
| 09 April | Tuesday | Sajibu Nongma Panba | Manipur |
| 09 April | Tuesday | Ugadi | Rajasthan, Telangana, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu |
| 09 April | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra |
| 11 April | Thursday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| 01 April | Monday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
| 17March | Thursday | Ram Navami | National except for West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
| 05 April | Wednesday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |
| 21 April | Sunday | Mahaveer Jayanti | Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Lakshadweep, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh |
| 29 March | Sunday | Good Friday | Nationally Celebrated except for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana |
| 14 April | Sunday | Ambedkar Jayanti | National except for Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Delhi, Assam |
| 09 April | Tuesday | Cheiraoba | Manipur |
| 13 April | Saturday | Vaisakhi | Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab |
| 13 April | Saturday | Tamil New Year | Tamil Nadu |
| 13 April | Saturday | Maha Vishuba Sakranti | Odisha |
| 13 April | Thursday | Bohag Bihu | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 14 April | Sunday | Bengali New Year | West Bengal, Tripura |
| 14 April | Sunday | Vishu | Kerala |
| 15 April | Monday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 04 May | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland and Kerala |
| 31 March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Nagaland |
| 21 April | Sunday | Garia Puja | Tripura |
| 10 May | Friday | Maharshi Pashuram Jayanti | Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan |
| 10 May | Friday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 01 May | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 01 May | Wednesday | May Day | West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Punjab |
| 08 May | Wednesday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | West Bengal, Tripura |
| `23 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman, and Nicobar Islands |
| 16 May | Thursday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 04 April | Thursday | Jumu’atul-Wida | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 06 April | Saturday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 24 May | Friday | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | Tripura |
| 11 April | Thursday | Ramzan/Eid-Ul-Fitr | National Bank Holiday |
| 09 May | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana |
| 14 June | Friday | Pahili Raja | Observed in Odisha |
| 10 June | Monday | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 15 June | Saturday | YMA Day | Mizoram |
| 14 June | Friday | Raja Sankranti Day | Odisha |
| 04 June | Sunday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana |
| 20 June | Tuesday | Rath Yatra | Odisha |
| 17 July | Monday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 30 June | Friday | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
| 31 July | Monday | Shaheed Uddham Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 05 July | Wednesday | Guru Hargobind Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 06 July | Thursday | MHIP day | Mizoram |
| 13 July | Thursday | Martyr’s day | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 13 July | Thursday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
| 17 July | Wednesday | U-Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
| 07 August | Wednesday | Haryali Teej | Haryana |
| 14 July | Sunday | Kharchi Puja | Tripura |
| 16 June | Sunday | Bakrid | National except for Sikkim, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Daman, and Diu |
| 19 August | Monday | Rakshabandhan | Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 08 August | Thursday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
| 29 July | Monday | Ker Puja | Tripura |
| 26 August | Monday | Janmashtami | National except for West Bengal, Puducherry, Mizoram, Manipur, Maharashtra, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli, Meghalaya |
| 15 April | Monday | Patriots Day | Manipur |
| 15 August | Thursday | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 16 August | Friday | De Jure Transfer Day | Puducherry |
| 15 August | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| 17 July | Wednesday | Muharram | National except for West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Punjab, Daman and Diu, Kerala, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tripura |
| 07 September | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Puducherry, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Telangana, Gujarat, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu |
| 08 September | Sunday | Nuakhai | Odisha |
| 13 September | Friday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 12 October | Saturday | Tejadashmi | Rajasthan |
| 03 October | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Punjab and Haryana |
| 17 January | Wednesday | Prakash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | Punjab |
| 17 September | Tuesday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 18 September | Wednesday | Sri Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 05 September | Thursday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 21 September | Saturday | Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
| 23 September | Monday | Heroes Martyrdom’s day | Haryana |
| 27 September | Friday | Shahid Bhagat Singh’s Birthday | Punjab |
| 02 October | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanti | National Holiday |
| 10 October | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Sikkim |
| 11 October | Friday | Maha Ashtami | West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tripura |
| 12 October | Saturday | Maha Navami | West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Puducherry, Odisha, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Kerala, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam |
| 12 October | Saturday | Dussehra | National except for Manipur and Puducherry |
| 29 October | Tuesday | Diwali | National except for Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Daman, and Diu |
| 02 November | Saturday | Goverdhan Puja/ Bhai Duj | Celebrated in most parts of the country |
| 05 November | Tuesday | Chatt Puja | Bihar and Jharkhand |
| 31 October | Thursday | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
| 01 November | Friday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
| 01 November | Friday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry |
| 16 November | Saturday | Shaheedi Diwas S Kartar Singh Sarabha | Punjab |
| 23 November | Saturday | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
| 24 November | Sunday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom’s day | Punjab |
| 15 November | Friday | Karthika Purnima | Telangana, Odisha |
| 15 November | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except for Odisha, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Manipur, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Tripura, Puducherry, Daman, and Diu, Bihar |
| 18 November | Monday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 03 December | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa |
| 05 December | Thursday | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 12 December | Thursday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangama | Meghalaya |
| 18 December | Wednesday | Death anniversary of U Soso Tham | Meghalaya |
| 18 December | Wednesday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chhatisgarh |
| 25 December | Monday | Liberation Day | Goa and Daman& Diu |
| 25 December | Monday | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 December | Tuesday | Shaheed Uddham Singh Jayanti | Haryana |
| 31 December | Tuesday | New Year’s Eve | Manipur |
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