Bank Holidays List 2018
There are some holiday when all the bank across India remain closed for example 26th January (Republic Day), 15th August (Independence Day) and 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti).
Select state from below state list to view holidays list as declared by respective states and notified by IBA / RBI. All most all the state governments consider bank holidays as "Public Holiday".
Banks in India remain closed on bank holiday. Banks are not allowed to process any public transaction on bank holiday. They are required to keep their offices closed for public transactions. However, some of the services offered by banks such as ATM transactions, IMPS Fund Transfer, etc. get processed even on bank holiday.
Find list of the bank holidays in 2018 below, though dates may vary if any official change is announced. Also, all the private and public sector banks remain closed on 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month.
Bank Holidays During January Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day | MZ , ML , TN , SK , MN , PY |
| 02 Jan | Tue | New Year Celebration | MZ |
| 05 Jan | Fri | Guru Govind Singh's Birthday | HR , PB , CH |
| 11 Jan | Thu | Missionary Day | MZ |
| 12 Jan | Fri | Birthday Of Swami Vivekananda | WB , AN |
| 15 Jan | Mon | Makar sankranti/pongal/thiruvalluvar day/uttarayana Punyakala Sankranti festival | TG , AP , TN , PY , KA |
| 16 Jan | Tue | Uzhavar Thirunal | PY , TN |
| 17 Jan | Wed | Sonam Lochhar | SK |
| 22 Jan | Mon | Saraswati Puja (shree pancham)/basant Panchami | TR , OD , AN , WB , NL |
| 23 Jan | Tue | Birthday Of Netaji | NL , WB , TR , AN |
| 26 Jan | Fri | Republic Day | TR , DL , GA , RJ , BR , DN , UP , AS , TN , CT , CH , DD , SK , TG , PY , UT , AP , WB , LD , JK , ML , JH , MN , KA , MH , MP , KL , MZ , AN , GJ , HP , AR , HR , OD , NL , PB |
| 31 Jan | Wed | Guru Ravidas's Birthday | CH , PB , HR , HP |
Bank Holidays During February Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | Tue | Mahashivratri | UT , JK , DN , KA , TG , GJ , DD , AP |
| 14 Feb | Wed | Mahashivratri | HP , PB , OD , JH , MP , HR , CT , MH , UP , CH |
| 15 Feb | Thu | Lui Ngai-ni | MN |
| 16 Feb | Fri | Losar | SK |
| 19 Feb | Mon | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | MH |
| 20 Feb | Tue | State Day | MZ |
Bank Holidays During March Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar | Thu | Holika Dahan/holi/doljatra/(jammu province Only) | AS , JK , JH , TG , UP , AR , AP |
| 02 Mar | Fri | Holi (second Day)/dol jatra/chapchar Kut/dhulandi | PB , MH , RJ , SK , DD , UP , MP , DN , GJ , DL , CH , MZ , CT , BR , ML , HR , JH , OD , WB , UT , AN , HP , GA |
| 03 Mar | Sat | Holi/yaosang 2nd Day | MN , BR |
| 20 Mar | Tue | Sarhul | JH |
| 21 Mar | Wed | Birthday Of Mohammad Hajarat Ali | UP |
| 22 Mar | Thu | Bihar Divas | BR |
| 26 Mar | Mon | Shri Rama Navami | SK , AP , TG |
| 29 Mar | Thu | Mahavir Jayanti | CT , HR , DL , TN , CH , RJ , MH , KA , MP , UP , JH , PB , PY , JK |
| 30 Mar | Fri | Good Friday | PB , MH , PY , AN , KA , MN , CH , AR , KL , UT , JH , GA , TG , OD , DL , SK , WB , CT , MP , AS , TN , UP , BR , LD , MZ , HR , ML , AP |
| 31 Mar | Sat | Annual Closing Of Accounts Of commercial And Co-operative Banks | TR , NL |
Bank Holidays During April Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Apr | Mon | Annual Closing Of Accounts Of commercial And Co-operative Banks | DL , OD , LD , HP , MP , CT , KL |
| 05 Apr | Thu | Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday | AP , TG |
| 14 Apr | Sat | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar jayanti/cheiraoba/vishu/good friday/biju Festival/maha Visubha sankranti/tamil New Year's Day | LD , JH , WB , JK , AP , KL , BR , MN , UT , GA , RJ , AS , AR , UP , TG , MH , SK , AN , PY , TN |
| 18 Apr | Wed | Basava Jayanthi | KA |
| 21 Apr | Sat | Garia Puja | TR , NL |
| 30 Apr | Thu | Buddha Pournima | WB , CT , MZ , UP , JH , MP , AN , HP , UT , MH , JK , DL |
Bank Holidays During May Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May | Tue | Maharashtra Din/may Day | AN , BR , MN , KA , WB , MH , TR , LD , PY , AR , AS , TG , NL , GA , AP , TN , KL |
| 09 May | Wed | Birthday Of Rabindranath Tagore | WB , AN |
| 16 May | Wed | State Day | AR , SK , AS |
| 29 May | Tue | Saga Dawa | SK |
Bank Holidays During June Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jun | Fri | Jumat-ul-veda | JK |
| 11 Jun | Mon | Shab-i-qadr | JK |
| 15 Jun | Fri | Id-ul-fitr (ramzan)/raja sankranti/y.m.a Day | KL , TN , JK , PY , MZ , OD , UT , LD |
| 16 Jun | Sat | Ramzan Id (id-ul-fitr)/maharana pratap Jayanti | MH , WB , JH , AN , MP , MN , KA , TR , SK , DD , NL , ML , OD , DN , AR , RJ , GA , DL , UP , AP , CT , BR , GJ , AS , HP , TG |
| 30 Jun | Sat | Remna Ni | MZ |
Bank Holidays During July Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul | Mon | Annual Closing Of Rbi | CT , DN , BR , PB , KL , DL , AS , AR , SK , TN , MP , LD , DD , KA , TR , RJ , GA , CH , PY , MH , UT , WB , NL , JK , MZ , MN , GJ , OD , HP , JH , UP , AN , ML , HR |
| 03 Jul | Tue | Beh Dienkhlam | ML |
| 05 Jul | Thu | Guru Hargobindji's Birthday | JK |
| 13 Jul | Fri | Bhanu Jayanti/martyr's Day | SK , JK , AR , AS |
| 17 Jul | Tue | U Tirot Sing Day | ML |
| 20 Jul | Fri | Kharchi Puja | TR , NL |
Bank Holidays During August Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug | Sat | Ker Puja | NL , TR |
| 13 Aug | Mon | Patriots' Day | MN |
| 15 Aug | Wed | Independence Day | UP , PY , PB , ML , TR , TG , OD , MH , WB , UT , MP , SK , MZ , TN , LD , RJ , NL , MN , KA , AS , AN , BR , HR , DN , AP , CT , JH , GA , KL , AR , DD , JK , CH , GJ , HP , DL |
| 17 Aug | Fri | Parsi New Year (shahenshahi) | DD , DN , MH , GJ |
| 22 Aug | Wed | Bakri Id (id-ul-zuha)/karma Puja | GJ , DD , MH , KA , UP , MN , AR , TG , HP , ML , JK , AS , TR , TN , HR , CH , CT , JH , NL , BR , UT , DL , PY , GA , DN , AP , KL , PB , RJ , AN , WB , MP , LD |
| 23 Aug | Thu | Bakri Id (id-ul-zuha) | JK |
| 24 Aug | Fri | First Onam | KL , LD |
| 25 Aug | Sat | Thiruvonam | LD , KL |
| 27 Aug | Mon | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi | KL , LD |
Bank Holidays During September Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Sep | Mon | Krishna Jayanthi/janmashtmi | GJ , UP , JK , CH , JH , HR , CT , AP , TG , MP , DN , SK , BR , HP , ML , PB , UT , DD , RJ |
| 13 Sep | Thu | Ganesh Chaturthi/vinayakar chathurthi/samvantsari (chaturthi paksha)/varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata | KA , TN , DN , TG , AP , DD , MH , GA , OD , GJ , PY |
| 14 Sep | Fri | Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day)/nuakhai | OD , GA |
| 20 Sep | Thu | Moharram/karma Puja | MH , JH |
| 21 Sep | Fri | Moharram/ashoora/sree Narayana Guru samadhi Day | HP , DN , DD , NL , RJ , DL , TN , GJ , PY , OD , BR , JK , TR , AP , UT , KL , AN , CT , LD , TG , UP , KA , JH , WB |
Bank Holidays During October Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct | Tue | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | CT , UP , AN , OD , AP , JH , SK , GA , MP , KA , KL , PB , WB , LD , PY , DL , UT , RJ , DD , DN , MH , AR , HP , TN , AS , GJ , CH , TR , JK , MN , MZ , BR , ML , HR , TG , NL |
| 08 Oct | Mon | Mahalaya Amavasye | AN , KA , WB , NL , TR |
| 16 Oct | Tue | Durga Puja (mahasaptami) | SK , AN , TR , NL , WB |
| 17 Oct | Wed | Durga Puja (mahastami) | WB , AN , TG , AS , OD , SK , MN , JH , NL , AR , AP , TR |
| 18 Oct | Thu | Durga Puja/ayudhapooja/dussehra (mahanavami/vijaya Dashmi) | TG , AN , WB , AR , UP , AP , BR , AS , TR , DD , TN , DN , MH , JH , JK , KA , MZ , KL , GA , LD , NL , GJ , PY |
| 19 Oct | Fri | Durga Puja/dussehra (vijaya dashmi)/kati Bihu | AN , OD , UP , HP , BR , CT , NL , KA , MP , CH , MZ , HR , TN , UT , TR , ML , PY , KL , PB , WB , AS , AR , DL , RJ , LD , JH , SK |
| 24 Oct | Wed | Lakshmi Puja/maharshi Valmiki jayanthi | AN , KA , WB , UP , NL , TR |
| 27 Oct | Sat | Karva Chauth | KL , HP , LD |
| 31 Oct | Wed | Lhabab Duechen | SK |
Bank Holidays During November Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov | Thu | Kannada Rajyostsava/kut | MN , KA |
| 06 Nov | Tue | Diwali Amavasaya (laxmi Pujan) | AN , AR , AS , TN , KA , WB , KL , LD , PY |
| 07 Nov | Wed | Diwali Amavasaya (laxmi Pujan) | ML , MN , OD , GA , UP , TG , DN , HP , DL , JH , DD , MH , JK , PB , UT , BR , NL , TR , RJ , AP , CT , SK , CH , MZ , MP , GJ , HR |
| 08 Nov | Thu | Diwali (balipratipada)/goverdhan puja/vikram Samvant New Year Day | MH , RJ , KA , UP , GJ , DD , DN |
| 09 Nov | Fri | Bhai Duj/wangala Festival/bhai tika/ningol Chakkouba/chitragupt jayanti | ML , MN , UP , SK , HP |
| 13 Nov | Tue | Chath (evening Ardhya) | BR |
| 14 Nov | Wed | Chhath Puja | BR |
| 20 Nov | Tue | Milad-i-sherif (birthday Of Prophet muhammed) | LD , KL |
| 21 Nov | Wed | Eid Milad-un-nabi\eid-e- Milad (prophet Mohhammad's birthday)/barawafat | TG , UT , UP , MP , JH , KA , MH , AP , TN , GJ , CT , DD , JK , DL , PY , DN |
| 23 Nov | Fri | Guru Nanak Jayanti/kartika purnima/seng Kut Snem/friday following Eid-i-milad-ul-nabi | RJ , JH , WB , CH , UT , CT , AN , UP , PB , DL , HR , ML , AS , MH , HP , JK , AR , TG , AP |
| 26 Nov | Mon | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | KA |
Bank Holidays During December Month 2018
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec | Mon | Feast Of St.francis Xavier | GA |
| 05 Dec | Wed | Birthday Of Sheikh Mohammad abdullah | JK |
| 10 Dec | Mon | Losoong/namsoong | SK |
| 11 Dec | Tue | Losoong/namsoong | SK |
| 12 Dec | Wed | Pa-togan Nengminza Sangma | ML |
| 18 Dec | Tue | Death Anniversary Of U Soso Tham | ML |
| 19 Dec | Wed | Goa Liberation Day | GA |
| 24 Dec | Mon | Christmas Festival | ML |
| 25 Dec | Tue | Christmas | KL , LD , DL , MH , RJ , WB , AR , DD , OD , DN , PY , TR , KA , PB , CT , MN , MP , JH , TG , TN , UP , JK , BR , HR , GJ , AS , HP , AN , UT , CH , AP , GA , NL , SK , ML |
| 26 Dec | Wed | Christmas Festival | ML |