Bank Holidays in India 2026 (RBI & State-wise List)

Applies in: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

Banks closed in select northeastern and southern states

Applies in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana

Harvest festival - major in South and West India

Applies in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam

Tamil cultural celebration and Assamese harvest festival

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

National holiday - all banks closed across India

Applies in: Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh

Birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas

Applies in: Maharashtra

Birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj

Applies in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Chandigarh

Night of Lord Shiva - major Hindu festival

Applies in: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh

Buddhist New Year celebration

Applies in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh

Festival of colors - Dhulandi/main day

Applies in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa

Hindu New Year - Chaitra Sukhladi

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Christian observance - national bank holiday

Applies in: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira - Jain festival

Applies in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Birth anniversary of Lord Rama

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

National holiday - also coincides with regional New Year festivals

Applies in: Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh state formation day

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Islamic festival marking end of Ramadan - date subject to moon sighting

Applies in: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Tripura, Puducherry

Labour Day and state formation days

Applies in: Karnataka

Birth anniversary of Basavanna - Karnataka observance

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha - national holiday

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Islamic festival of sacrifice - date subject to moon sighting

Applies in: Odisha, Gujarat, West Bengal, Jharkhand

Chariot festival of Lord Jagannath

Applies in: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal

Islamic day of mourning - date subject to moon sighting

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

National holiday - all banks closed across India

Applies in: Maharashtra, Gujarat

Parsi community New Year celebration

Applies in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, Manipur, Chandigarh

Birth anniversary of Lord Krishna

Applies in: Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry

Birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha - major festival in western India

Applies in: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Puducherry

Birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad - date subject to moon sighting

Applies in: Kerala, Puducherry

Kerala harvest festival - main day

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi - national holiday

Applies in: West Bengal, Tripura, Assam

Seventh day of Durga Puja

Applies in: West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand

Eighth day of Durga Puja - major celebration

Applies in: West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand

Ninth day of Durga Puja

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Victory of good over evil - national holiday

Applies in: Sikkim, Manipur, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh

Regional Durga Puja and Valmiki Jayanti observance

Applies in: Karnataka

Karnataka state formation day

Applies in: Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka

Day before Diwali - regional observance

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Festival of lights - national bank holiday

Applies in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa

Day after Diwali - various regional observances

Applies in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Manipur

Brother-sister festival

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev - national holiday

Applies in: Bihar, Jharkhand

Second day of Chhath - major festival in Bihar/Jharkhand

Applies in: Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh

Main day of Chhath festival - Sun worship

Applies across India – all scheduled bank branches closed.

Christian festival - national bank holiday

Applies in: Mizoram, Nagaland

Regional observance in Northeast