Bank Holidays in January 2026
Bank holidays January 2026 at a glance: the RBI list has 10 holiday dates this month. Most are regional, so banks in your state are closed on only some of them. The widest are 1 January (New Year's Day, 8 of 34 RBI offices); 15 January (Uttarayana Punyakala, 10 of 34 RBI offices); 26 January (Republic Day, 34 of 34 RBI offices). Banks are also closed on the second and fourth Saturday (10 January, 24 January) and on Sundays.
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January 2026
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Bank holidays January 2026, state by state
| 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 |
January 2026 bank holidays in each state
| State | Holidays | Dates in January |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 15, 16, 26 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 1, 14, 26 |
| Assam | 2 | 14, 26 |
| Bihar | 1 | 26 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 26 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 26 |
| Delhi | 1 | 26 |
| Goa | 1 | 26 |
| Gujarat | 2 | 14, 26 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 26 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 26 |
| Jharkhand | 1 | 26 |
| Karnataka | 2 | 15, 26 |
| Kerala | 2 | 2, 26 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 26 |
| Maharashtra | 2 | 15, 26 |
| Manipur | 2 | 1, 26 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | 1, 26 |
| Mizoram | 3 | 1, 2, 26 |
| Nagaland | 2 | 1, 26 |
| Odisha | 3 | 14, 23, 26 |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 26 |
| Sikkim | 3 | 1, 15, 26 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 1, 15, 16, 17, 26 |
| Telangana | 2 | 15, 26 |
| Tripura | 2 | 23, 26 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 3, 15, 26 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 26 |
| West Bengal | 4 | 1, 12, 23, 26 |
Saturdays
Second Saturday: 10 January 2026. Fourth Saturday: 24 January 2026. Banks are open on the other Saturdays of January.
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Common questions
How many bank holidays are there in January 2026?
The RBI list has 10 holiday dates in January 2026, but each applies only in some states (see the table). Add the second and fourth Saturdays (10 and 24 January) and the Sundays.
Are banks closed on the second Saturday of January 2026?
Yes. The second Saturday is 10 January 2026 and the fourth Saturday is 24 January 2026. Banks are closed on both.
Are banks closed on 26 January 2026?
Republic Day: banks are closed in All states. Banks elsewhere are open unless it is a Sunday or a second or fourth Saturday.
Are banks closed on 15 January 2026?
Uttarayana Punyakala: banks are closed in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh. Banks elsewhere are open unless it is a Sunday or a second or fourth Saturday.