Bank Holidays 2026 (RBI List)
Bank holidays 2026 in India from the RBI list: banks are closed on 106 different dates across the country in 2026, but each state has only 15 to 28 of them. Only 4 dates are bank holidays in every state (26 January, 15 August, 2 October, 25 December). Banks also close on the second and fourth Saturday of every month and on all Sundays.
Quick check: is today a bank holiday? ยท is tomorrow a bank holiday?
- 106dates with a bank holiday somewhere
- 4holidays in every state
- 24second and fourth Saturdays
- 29states and UTs covered
Bank holidays 2026 by state
| State | RBI office | Holidays in 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | 20 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 18 |
| Assam | Guwahati | 19 |
| Bihar | Patna | 20 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 16 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 17 |
| Delhi | New Delhi | 16 |
| Goa | Panaji | 17 |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 19 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | 19 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Srinagar | 22 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | 22 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | 22 |
| Kerala | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram | 23 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 21 |
| Maharashtra | Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur | 22 |
| Manipur | Imphal | 19 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 24 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 26 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 15 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | 20 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 27 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 23 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | 20 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 24 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur, Lucknow | 25 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 21 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | 28 |
Bank holidays 2026 month by month
| Month | Holiday dates | Bank-closed Saturdays |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 10 | 10, 24 |
| February 2026 | 4 | 14, 28 |
| March 2026 | 12 | 14, 28 |
| April 2026 | 12 | 11, 25 |
| May 2026 | 6 | 9, 23 |
| June 2026 | 5 | 13, 27 |
| July 2026 | 6 | 11, 25 |
| August 2026 | 8 | 8, 22 |
| September 2026 | 10 | 12, 26 |
| October 2026 | 11 | 10, 24 |
| November 2026 | 9 | 14, 28 |
| December 2026 | 13 | 12, 26 |
Full RBI bank holiday list 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Banks closed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Thu | New Year's Day/Gaan-Ngai | Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal |
| 2 Jan | Fri | New Year Celebration/Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala, Mizoram |
| 3 Jan | Sat | Birthday of Hazrat Ali | Uttar Pradesh |
| 12 Jan | Mon | Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal |
| 14 Jan | Wed | Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Odisha |
| 15 Jan | Thu | Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti/Election to Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh |
| 16 Jan | Fri | Thiruvalluvar Day/Kanuma | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu |
| 17 Jan | Sat | Uzhavar Thirunal | Tamil Nadu |
| 23 Jan | Fri | Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami)/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti/Basanta Panchami | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
| 26 Jan | Mon | Republic Day | All states |
| 18 Feb | Wed | Losar | Sikkim |
| 19 Feb | Thu | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 20 Feb | Fri | State Day/Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram |
| 23 Feb | Mon | Municipal (General) Election 2026 | Jharkhand |
| 2 Mar | Mon | Holika Dahan | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holi (Second Day)/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi/Holika Dahan/Attukal Pongala | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram), Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 4 Mar | Wed | Holi/Holi 2nd Day/Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day/Dol Jatra | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu), Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 13 Mar | Fri | Chapchar Kut/Jumat-ul-Vida | Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram |
| 17 Mar | Tue | Shab-I-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | Kerala |
| 21 Mar | Sat | Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan/Sarhul | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Shree Ram Navami | Chandigarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 27 Mar | Fri | Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana |
| 30 Mar | Mon | Mahavir Jayanti | Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh |
| 31 Mar | Tue | Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti | Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| 1 Apr | Wed | To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts closing of accounts | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 2 Apr | Thu | Maundy Thursday | Kerala |
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 9 Apr | Thu | General Election to Kerala Legislative Assembly 2026 | Kerala |
| 13 Apr | Mon | Shad Suk Mynsiem | Meghalaya |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Maha Vishuva Sankranti/Biju/Buisu Festival/Tamil New Year's Day/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha)/Bohag Bihu/Vishu/Himachal Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal |
| 16 Apr | Thu | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| 20 Apr | Mon | Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya | Karnataka |
| 21 Apr | Tue | Garia Puja/General Election to Aizawl Municipal Corporation, 2026 | Mizoram, Tripura |
| 23 Apr | Thu | General Elections to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2026 | Tamil Nadu |
| 29 Apr | Wed | General Elections to West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2026 | West Bengal |
| 1 May | Fri | Maharashtra Din/Buddha Pournima/May Day (Labour Day)/Birth Anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 9 May | Sat | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | West Bengal |
| 16 May | Sat | State Day | Sikkim |
| 26 May | Tue | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Tripura |
| 27 May | Wed | Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri-Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha | Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala |
| 28 May | Thu | Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha) | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 15 Jun | Mon | YMA Day/Raja Sankranti | Mizoram, Odisha |
| 22 Jun | Mon | Rev Thomas Jones | Meghalaya |
| 26 Jun | Fri | Muharram (Yaom-EShahadath)/Last Day of Moharam/Ashoora | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| 29 Jun | Mon | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh |
| 30 Jun | Tue | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
| 6 Jul | Mon | MHIP Day/Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee | Mizoram, West Bengal |
| 9 Jul | Thu | Beh Deinkhlam | Meghalaya |
| 16 Jul | Thu | Ratha Yatra/Kang (Rathajatra)/Harela | Manipur, Odisha, Uttarakhand |
| 17 Jul | Fri | Death Anniversary of U Tirot Singh | Meghalaya |
| 18 Jul | Sat | Drukpa Tshe-zi | Sikkim |
| 22 Jul | Wed | Kharchi Puja | Tripura |
| 4 Aug | Tue | Ker Puja | Tripura |
| 8 Aug | Sat | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
| 13 Aug | Thu | Patriot's Day | Manipur |
| 15 Aug | Sat | Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | All states |
| 19 Aug | Wed | Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur | Tripura |
| 25 Aug | Tue | First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Kerala |
| 26 Aug | Wed | Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 28 Aug | Fri | Raksha Bandhan/Pang-Lhabsol/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Ayyankali Jayanthi | Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 4 Sep | Fri | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 11 Sep | Fri | Elections in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Municipal Corporation | Rajasthan |
| 12 Sep | Sat | Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva | Assam |
| 14 Sep | Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi/Ganesh Puja/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Hartalika | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
| 15 Sep | Tue | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) | Goa, Gujarat, Odisha |
| 18 Sep | Fri | Unitarian Anniversary Day | Meghalaya |
| 21 Sep | Mon | Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Assam, Kerala |
| 22 Sep | Tue | Karma Puja | Jharkhand |
| 23 Sep | Wed | Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 25 Sep | Fri | Indrajatra | Sikkim |
| 2 Oct | Fri | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | All states |
| 10 Oct | Sat | Mahalaya Amavasye | Karnataka, West Bengal |
| 17 Oct | Sat | Maha Saptami | Tripura |
| 19 Oct | Mon | Dussehra (Mahashtami)/Maha Navami/Ayutha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dashomi/Durga Ashtami | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal |
| 20 Oct | Tue | Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) (Aaso sud-10)/Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja/Durga Puja | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 21 Oct | Wed | Vijaya Dasami/Durga Puja (Dasain) | Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal |
| 22 Oct | Thu | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Sikkim |
| 23 Oct | Fri | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Sikkim |
| 26 Oct | Mon | Laxmi Puja/Accession Day/Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura |
| 29 Oct | Thu | Karva Chauth | Himachal Pradesh |
| 31 Oct | Sat | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday | Gujarat |
| 9 Nov | Mon | Diwali/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vishwakarma Day | Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 Nov | Tue | Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepawali (Govardhan Puja)/Laxmi Puja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day | Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttarakhand |
| 11 Nov | Wed | Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya/Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| 13 Nov | Fri | Wangala Festival | Meghalaya |
| 16 Nov | Mon | Chhath Puja/Surya Shashti Dala Chhath (Prath Arghya) | Bihar, Jharkhand |
| 20 Nov | Fri | Igas-Bagwal | Uttarakhand |
| 23 Nov | Mon | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
| 24 Nov | Tue | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima | Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
| 27 Nov | Fri | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Karnataka |
| 1 Dec | Tue | Indigenous Faith Day/State Inauguration Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland |
| 3 Dec | Thu | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Goa |
| 9 Dec | Wed | Losoong / Namsoong | Sikkim |
| 10 Dec | Thu | Losoong / Namsoong | Sikkim |
| 11 Dec | Fri | Losoong / Namsoong | Sikkim |
| 12 Dec | Sat | Death Anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma | Meghalaya |
| 18 Dec | Fri | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
| 19 Dec | Sat | Goa Liberation Day | Goa |
| 24 Dec | Thu | Christmas Eve | Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas | All states |
| 26 Dec | Sat | Christmas | Meghalaya, Nagaland |
| 30 Dec | Wed | Death Anniversary of U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
| 31 Dec | Thu | New Year's Eve | Mizoram |
Second and fourth Saturdays
All scheduled and non-scheduled banks close on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The other Saturdays are normal working days. Full list: bank Saturday holidays 2026.
How bank holidays work
The RBI publishes one list for each of its regional offices. Banks in that state follow the list, and a state government can add a local holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act for a district or town. On these days branches are closed and cheques are not cleared, but UPI, net banking, mobile banking and ATMs usually keep working.
Common questions
How many bank holidays are there in 2026?
It depends on the state. The RBI list has 106 dates in all, but each state has between 15 and 28. Add 24 second and fourth Saturdays and the Sundays.
Are banks closed on Saturday?
Only on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Banks work on the first, third and fifth Saturday unless that day is a holiday.
Do UPI and ATMs work on a bank holiday?
Usually yes. UPI, net banking, mobile banking and ATMs keep working. Branch services and cheque clearing wait for the next working day.
Who decides bank holidays?
Bank holidays are declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. State governments notify them, and the RBI publishes the list for each of its regional offices.