Banks will not be closed in all states. Banks are going to be closed only in Gangtok. Know here why RBI has given a holiday on Friday.

Why will banks remain closed on Friday 16 May?

Banks are going to remain closed in Gangtok on Friday, May 16. Gangtok Day is celebrated every year on May 16, a day to honour the historical and cultural significance of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. On this day in 1975, Sikkim officially became the 22nd state of India and Gangtok was declared its capital. The day is a symbol of pride and unity for the people of the state. Various cultural programmes, tableaus, patriotic songs and public awareness campaigns are organised on Gangtok Day, which showcase the rich heritage and development of Sikkim.

List of State-wise Bank Holidays in May 2025

May 16 (Friday): State Day – Banks closed in Gangtok.

May 26 (Monday): Birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam – Banks closed in Agartala.

May 29 (Thursday): Maharana Pratap Jayanti – Banks closed in Shimla.

Apart from this, banks will remain closed in May due to regular weekly holidays. These holidays will be closed on all Sundays i.e. 4, 11, 18 and 25 May. Apart from this, banks will remain closed on second and fourth Saturdays i.e. 10 and 24 May.

Will online banking service be available?

Yes, during these holidays, customers can still transact money, make bill payments and use other digital services through UPI, IMPS, net banking and mobile banking apps. However, bank branches will not be functioning, so customers are advised to complete important work in advance so that there is no problem.

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Why will banks remain closed on Friday 9 May?

Banks are going to remain closed in West Bengal on Friday, May 9. Banks are closed in many parts of West Bengal including Kolkata on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary. The birth anniversary of Tagore, a great poet, writer and thinker who was awarded the Nobel Prize, is celebrated as a cultural pride and tradition in the state. On this occasion, all government and many private banking institutions are closed due to the state government declaring a holiday.

List of State-wise Bank Holidays in May 2025

May 9 (Friday) : Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti – Banks closed in Kolkata.

May 12 (Monday): Buddha Purnima – Banks closed in Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar.

May 16 (Friday): State Day – Banks closed in Gangtok.

May 26 (Monday): Birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam – Banks closed in Agartala.

May 29 (Thursday): Maharana Pratap Jayanti – Banks closed in Shimla.

Apart from this, banks will remain closed in May due to regular weekly holidays. These holidays will be closed on all Sundays i.e. 4, 11, 18 and 25 May. Apart from this, banks will remain closed on second and fourth Saturdays i.e. 10 and 24 May.

Will online banking service be available?

Yes, during these holidays, customers can still transact money, make bill payments and use other digital services through UPI, IMPS, net banking and mobile banking apps. However, bank branches will not be functioning, so customers are advised to complete important work in advance so that there is no problem.

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There should be no problem. However, holidays in banks can also be on different days on the occasion of state festivals or any special day. There will be 24 Saturdays throughout the year when banks will remain closed. However, if the fifth Saturday of the month falls, the banks will remain open. According to the news of Indian Express, let us take a look at the bank holidays this year:

Major national holidays in the year 2024

26 January – Republic Day

15 August – Independence Day
2 October – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

Bank Holidays in January 2024

1 January New Year’s Day Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
2 January New Year Holidays Mizoram
2 January Mannam Jayanti Kerala
11 January Missionary Day Mizoram
12 January Swami Vivekananda Jayanti West Bengal
15 January Magh Bihu Assam
15 January Makar Sankranti Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana and Sikkim
15 January Pongal Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu
16 January Thiruvalluvar Day Tamil Nadu
16 January Kanuma Panduga Andhra Pradesh
17 January Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu And Kashmir, Odisha, Punjab and Rajasthan
17 January Uzhavar Thirunal Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu
23 January Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal
23 January Gaan-Nagai Manipur
25 January Hazrat Ali Jayanti Uttar Pradesh
25 January State Day Himachal State
26 January Republic Day National

Bank Holidays in February 2024

10 February Losar Sikkim
10 February Sonam Losar Sikkim
14 February Vasant Panchami Haryana, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal
15 February Lui-Ngai-Ni Manipur
19 February Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra
20 February State Day Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
24 February Guru Ravidas Jayanti Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab

Bank Holidays in March 2024

5 March Panchayati Raj Day Odisha
8 March Maha Shivratri National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal 22 March
Bihar Day Bihar
23 March S. Martyrdom Day of Bhagat Singh Haryana
25 March National Holi except Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal 25 March
Dolajatra West Bengal
25 March Yaosang Manipur
26 March Yaosang Second Day Manipur
29 March Good Friday National, Haryana and Jammu -Except Kashmir,
30 March Easter Saturday, Nagaland,
31 March Easter Sunday, Kerala and Nagaland.

Bank Holidays in April 2024

1 April Odisha Day Odisha
5 April Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
5 April Jumat-ul-Vida Jammu and Kashmir
7 April Shab-e-Qadr Jammu and Kashmir
9 April Gudi Padwa Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
9 April Telugu New Year Tamil Nadu
9 April Ugadi Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Telangana
10 April Eid-ul-Fitr National
11 April Eid-ul-Fitr holiday Telangana
11 April Sarhaul Jharkhand
13 April Bohag Bihu Holidays Assam
13 April Maha Vishubh Sankranti Odisha
13 April Vaishakh Jammu Kashmir and Punjab
14 April Bengali New Year Tripura and West Bengal
14 April Bohag Bihu Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
14 April Cheiraoba Manipur
14 April Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti Andaman and Nicobar Islands, National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura 14
April Tamil New Year Tamil Nadu
14 April Vishu Kerala
15 April Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh
17 April Apart from Ram Navami National, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and West Bengal 21 April
Garia Puja Tripura
21 April Mahavir Jayanti Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh

Bank Holidays in May 2024

1 May Maharashtra Day Maharashtra
8 May Guru Rabindranath Jayanti Tripura and West Bengal
10 May Basava Jayanti Karnataka
10 May Maharishi Parshuram Jayanti Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
16 May State Day Sikkim
23 May Buddha Purnima Andaman and Nicobar Islands Group, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
24 May Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti Tripura

Bank Holidays in June 2024

Day Holidays Details Region/State
9 June Maharana Pratap Jayanti Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan
10 June Martyrdom Day of Shri Guru Arjun Dev Ji Punjab
14 June Pahili Raja Orissa
15 June Raja Sankranti Orissa
15 June YMA Day Mizoram
17 June Bakrid/Eid-al -Adha National holiday except Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Sikkim
18 June Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha holiday Jammu and Kashmir
22 June Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
30 June Remna ni Mizoram

Bank Holidays in July 2024

5 July Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday Jammu and Kashmir
6 July MHIP Day Mizoram
7 July Rath Yatra Odisha
8 July Behadinkhalam Mahotsav Meghalaya
13 July Bhanu Jayanti Sikkim
13 July Martyrs’ Day Jammu and Kashmir
17 July Muharram National Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Except Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal
17 July U Tirot Sing Diwas Meghalaya
31 July 2024 Bonalu Telangana
31 July Martyrdom of Shaheed Udham Singh day haryana

Bank Holidays in August 2024

 7 August Hariyali Teej Haryana
8 August Tendong Lho Rum Phat Sikkim
13 August Patriot Day Manipur
15 August National Independence Day
15 August Parsi New Year Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat and Maharashtra
16 August De Jure Transfer Day Pondicherry
19 August Rakshabandhan Chhattisgarh , Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
19 August Jhulan Purnima Odisha
26 August Rashtriya Janmashtami except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Pondicherry and West Bengal

Bank Holidays in September 2024

5 September Hartalika Teej Chhattisgarh and Sikkim
5 September Srimanta Sankardev Date of Assam
7 September Ganesh Chaturthi Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
8 September Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday Goa
8 September Nuakhai Odisha
13 September Ramdev Jayanti Rajasthan
13 September Teja Dashami Rajasthan
14 September First Onam Kerala 15 September
Thiruvonam Kerala
16 September Eid-e-Milad Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab National except Sikkim and West Bengal
17 September Indra Jatra Sikkim
18 September Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti Kerala
20 September Friday after Eid-e-Milad Jammu Kashmir
21 September Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala
23 September Veer Martyrdom Day Haryana

Bank Holidays in October 2024

 2 October Mahalaya Amavasya Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal
 2 October Gandhi Jayanti National
3 October Bathukamma First day of Telangana
3 October Ghatasthapana Rajasthan
  3 October Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Haryana
10 October Maha Saptami Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal
11 October Maha Ashtami Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and West Bengal
12 October Mahanavami Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu , Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
13 October Vijayadashami National except Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Manipur
13 October Birth anniversary of Srimanta Sankardev Assam
17 October Lakshmi Puja Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal
17 October Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka , Madhya Pradesh and Punjab
17 October Kati Bihu Assam
31 October Diwali Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
31 October Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti Gujarat

Bank Holidays in November 2024

1 November Diwali National except Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
1 November Haryana Day Haryana
1 November Kannada Rajyotsava Karnataka
1 November Kut Manipur
1 November Puducherry Liberation Day Pondicherry
2 November Deepawali holiday Daman and Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
2 November Vikram Samvat New Year Gujarat
3 November Bhai Dooj Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
7 November Chhath Puja Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
15 November Guru Nanak Jayanti National Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Except Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Tripura 15 November
Kartik Purnima Odisha and Telangana
18 November Kanakadas Jayanti Karnataka
22 November Lhabab Duchen Sikkim
23 November Seng Kut Snem Meghalaya

Bank Holidays in December 2024

1 December Indigenous Faith Day Arunachal Pradesh 3 December Feast of
St. Francis 18 December Guru Ghasidas Jayanti Chhattisgarh 19 December Liberation Day Daman and Diu, Goa 24 December Christmas holiday Meghalaya and Mizoram 25 December Christmas Day National 26 December Christmas holiday Meghalaya and Telangana 26 December Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti Haryana 30 December Tamu Losar Sikkim 30 December Yu Kiang Nangbah Meghalaya 31 December New Year’s Eve Manipur and Mizoram

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