Bank Holidays List 2021
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 2021 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 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan | Fri | New Year's Day | ML , NL , MZ , SK , TN , MN |
| 02 Jan | Sat | New Year's Celebration | MZ |
| 11 Jan | Mon | Missionary Day | MZ |
| 12 Jan | Tue | Birthday Of Swami Vivekananda | WB |
| 13 Jan | Wed | Uzhavar Thirunal | TN |
| 14 Jan | Thu | Sankranti | TG , TN , KA |
| 15 Jan | Fri | Thiruvalluvar Day | TN , AS , AR , AP |
| 20 Jan | Wed | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday | CH |
| 23 Jan | Sat | Birthday Of Netaji | WB , TR |
| 26 Jan | Tue | Republic Day | TR , OD , LD , MH , BR , UT , HR , JK , AS , DL , SK , RJ , DD , PB , KA , AR , AP , GJ , UP , MZ , TN , NL , TG , KL , HP , CH , AN , WB , GA , ML , MN , MP , CT , JH |
Bank Holidays During February Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Thu | Maha Shivaratri | HP , UP , MP , CT , CH , MH , DD , UT , AP , TG , JH , KL , HR , KA , OD , GJ , AN , JK |
| 12 Feb | Fri | Sonam Lochhar | SK |
| 15 Feb | Mon | Lui-ngai-ni | MN |
| 16 Feb | Tue | Saraswati Puja | TR , OD , WB |
| 19 Feb | Fri | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | MH |
| 20 Feb | Sat | State Day | MZ , AR |
| 26 Feb | Fri | Hajarat Ali's Birthday | UP |
| 27 Feb | Sat | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | PB , CH , HP , HR |
Bank Holidays During March Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Wed | Doljatra | WB |
| 13 Mar | Sat | Losar | SK |
| 22 Mar | Mon | Bihar Divas | BR |
| 28 Mar | Sun | Holika Dahan | JH , UP , AS , CH , BR |
| 29 Mar | Mon | Holi | GA , GJ , HR , CT , DD , DL , LD , MZ , OD , UP , AP , JK , SK , RJ , AR , BR , PB , ML , UT , MP , TG , MN , HP , JH , AN , MH |
Bank Holidays During April Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | Thu | Annual Closing Of Bank Accounts | JK , DL , HR , AN , KL , JH , AR , PB , GA , NL , MN , TN , OD , MP , HP , DD , MH , MZ , UP , TR , CT , BR , UT |
| 02 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | SK , CH , MP , MN , OD , AN , NL , AP , CT , TN , UP , JH , KL , GA , UT , MH , AS , DL , LD , AR , DD , WB , TG , ML , KA , BR , MZ |
| 05 Apr | Mon | Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday | TG , AP |
| 13 Apr | Tue | 1st Navratra | JK , JK , GA |
| 14 Apr | Wed | Bohag Bihu | AS , AR , TN |
| 15 Apr | Thu | Sarhul | JH , TR |
| 21 Apr | Wed | Ram Navami | SK , OD , TR , UP , BR , UT , JH , TG , PB |
| 25 Apr | Sun | Mahavir Jayanti | DL , CT , CH , RJ , TN , DD , MH , UP , JH , MP , HR , KA |
Bank Holidays During May Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May | Sat | May Day / Labour Day | TN , BR , WB , KL , AP , MH , AS , MN , TG , TR , KA , GA |
| 07 May | Fri | Jamat-ul-vida | JK |
| 09 May | Sun | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | WB |
| 10 May | Mon | Shab-e-qadr | JK |
| 12 May | Wed | Eid Al-fitr | LD |
| 13 May | Thu | Eid Al-fitr | AR , AN , MN , UT , MH , JH , WB , ML , PB , AP , RJ , HR , TR , JK , MP , SK , DD , LD , DL , TG , GA , NL , KL , CT , TN , HP , OD , UP , AS , BR , GJ |
| 14 May | Fri | Khutba-e-ramzan | KA |
| 15 May | Sat | Basava Jayanthi | KA |
| 16 May | Sun | State Day | SK |
| 26 May | Wed | Buddha Pournima | MZ , MH , MP , JK , WB , HR , HP , SK , UT , UP , CT , AR , JH , DL , AN |
Bank Holidays During June Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | Mon | Martyr's Day Of Guru Arjun Dev Ji | PB |
| 15 Jun | Tue | Yma Day | MZ , OD |
| 30 Jun | Wed | Remna Ni | MZ |
Bank Holidays During July Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul | Fri | Kharchi Puja | TR |
| 05 Jul | Mon | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | JK |
| 08 Jul | Thu | Beh Deinkhlam | ML |
| 13 Jul | Tue | Bhanu Jayanti | SK , JK |
| 17 Jul | Sat | U Triot Sing Day | ML |
| 20 Jul | Tue | Eid Al-adha | KL , BR , CH , NL , UP , RJ , GA , MP , DL , JH , TG , LD , MN , TR , TN , GJ , ML , JK , MH , AN , HP , WB , AP , UT , AS , KA , JK |
Bank Holidays During August Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | Fri | Patriot's Day | MN |
| 15 Aug | Sun | Independence Day | BR , CT , TR , CH , AR , WB , ML , UP , UT , AN , AP , MH , MP , AS , MN , DD , NL , HP , KA , KL , TN , OD , GJ , HR , JK , MZ , SK , PB , GA , LD , TG , JH , DL , RJ |
| 17 Aug | Tue | Parsi New Year | GJ , MH |
| 19 Aug | Thu | Moharum | MH , JH , RJ , AN , OD , KA , HP , JK , WB , TN , DL , UP , CT , LD , TR , TG , BR , GJ |
| 20 Aug | Fri | Bakrid | CT , KL |
| 21 Aug | Sat | Thiru Onam | KL |
| 22 Aug | Sun | Raksha Bandhan | UP |
| 30 Aug | Mon | Krishna Janmashtami | TN , ML , UT , OD , UP , PB , TG , SK , HP , CT , RJ , JH , CH , BR , DD , LD , MP , GJ , JK , HR |
Bank Holidays During September Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Fri | Vinayaka Chavithi | AP , DD , GJ , TG , GA , GA , OD , KA , TN , MH |
| 11 Sep | Sat | Nuakhai | OD |
| 20 Sep | Mon | Shree Narayana Guru Jayanti | KL |
| 21 Sep | Tue | Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day | KL |
Bank Holidays During October Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct | Sat | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | UT , KL , AR , RJ , NL , OD , KA , TN , UP , CH , JH , PB , AS , JK , TR , CT , TG , MZ , MN , AN , GA , ML , WB , MH , DL , BR , AP , LD , HP , GJ , DD , SK , HR , MP |
| 06 Oct | Wed | Mahalaya | WB , KA , TR |
| 12 Oct | Tue | Maha Saptami | TR , WB |
| 13 Oct | Wed | Maha Ashtami | OD , WB , TG , JH , TR , AP , MN |
| 14 Oct | Thu | Maha Navami | BR , JH , TN , TR , KA , UP , WB , KL |
| 15 Oct | Fri | Dusshera | RJ , MZ , UT , AR , AR , NL , AP , KL , MZ , CT , HP , DD , SK , SK , SK , TG , HR , LD , GJ , MP , JK , NL , BR , JH , UP , TN , KA , WB , AS , PB , OD , CH , TR , AN , GA , ML , AS , AS , MH , DL |
| 19 Oct | Tue | Eid-e-milad | DD , DL , TG , TN , GJ , JK , AP , MH , MP , AN , UT , CT , KL , LD , JH , UP , KA |
| 20 Oct | Wed | Lakshmi Puja | WB , KA , TR , HR , PB |
Bank Holidays During November Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov | Mon | Kannada Rajyothsava | KA , MN |
| 04 Nov | Thu | Kalipuja | WB , BR , UP , CH , UT , TG , CT , AN , AS , DD , AP , TR , DL , LD , JH , PB , AR , NL , JK , RJ , SK , MZ , HR , KA , GJ , ML , OD , MN , TN , KA , MH , HP , GA , MH , MP , KL |
| 05 Nov | Fri | Govardhan Puja | UP , RJ , DD , GJ |
| 06 Nov | Sat | Bhai Dooj | UP , SK |
| 10 Nov | Wed | Chhat Puja | BR , JH |
| 11 Nov | Thu | Chhat Puja | BR |
| 13 Nov | Sat | Wangala Festival | ML |
| 19 Nov | Fri | Guru Nanak Jayanti | TG , PB , JH , DL , MH , WB , HR , CH , HP , AR , RJ , CT , LD , UT , NL , UP , AN , AS |
| 22 Nov | Mon | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | KA , JK |
| 23 Nov | Tue | Seng Kut Snem | ML |
| 27 Nov | Sat | Lhabab Duchen | SK |
Bank Holidays During December Month 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec | Fri | Feast Of St. Francis Xavier | GA |
| 05 Dec | Sun | Birthday Of Sheikh Mohammad abdullah | JK |
| 12 Dec | Sun | Pa-togan Nengminza Sangma | ML |
| 18 Dec | Sat | Death Anniversary Of U Soso Tham | ML |
| 19 Dec | Sun | Goa Liberation Day | GA , DD |
| 24 Dec | Fri | Christmas Eve | ML , MZ , NL |
| 25 Dec | Sat | Christmas Festival | ML , WB , LD , AN , TG , MN , MH , DD , AS , TN , MP , GA , DL , GJ , AP , UT , JK , NL , UP , TR , PB , CH , KA , BR , JH , AR , RJ , SK , KL , CT , MZ , ML , HR , HP , OD |
| 26 Dec | Sun | Christmas Holiday | NL , MZ |
| 30 Dec | Thu | U Kiang Nangbah | ML |