India Bank Holidays for 2018 and 2019

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India Bank Holidays for 2018 and 2019


Bank holidays in India vary widely depending on the state. This is because the country is culturally, ethnically, and religiously diverse.

There are 3 holidays in India which are observed throughout the nation. All banks will be closed on these dates. They are Republic Day (January 26th), Independence Day (August 15th), and Gandhi’s Birthday (October 2nd).

Otherwise, banks will be open or closed based on what holidays are celebrated in the state the bank is located in.

There are secular holidays such as New Year’s Day, Hindu holidays like Holi, Islamic holidays namely Eid e Milad, Sikh holidays such as Vaisakhi, and Christian holidays like Palm Sunday.

Call or check the website for the bank to make sure it is open on the day you need to visit. You can also check with the appropriate state government to verify the holidays for the current year.


Below you will find a complete list of the scheduled 2018 and 2019 India bank holidays and the states that observed them.

2018 India Bank Holidays

Date Day Holiday States
1 January Mon New Year’s Day AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, PY,
RJ, SK, TG & TN
2 January Tue New Year Holiday MZ
5 January Fri Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti CH & HR
11 January Thu Missionary Day MZ
12 January Fri Swami Vivekananda Jayanti WB
14 January Sun Makara Sankranti GJ, SK & TG
14 January Sun Pongal AP, AR, PY & TN
15 January Mon Makara Sankranti KA
15 January Mon Thiruvalluvar Day TN
15 January Mon Kanuma Panduga AP
15 January Mon Uzhavar Thirunal PY
15 January Mon Magh Bihu AS
17 January Wed Sonam Losar SK
22 January Mon Vasant Panchami HR, OR, TR & WB
23 January Tue Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti OR, TR & WB
25 January Thu State Day HP
26 January Fri Republic Day National
31 January Wed Me-Dum-Me-Phi AS
31 January Wed Guru Ravidas Jayanti CH, HP, HR & PB
13 February Tue Maha Shivaratri AP, CG, DD, GJ, HP, JH,
JK, KA, KL, MH, RJ, TG,
UK & UP
14 February Wed Maha Shivaratri CH, DL, HR, OR, PB &
TR
15 February Thu Lui-Ngai-Ni MN
16 February Fri Losar SK
19 February Mon Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti MH
20 February Tue State Day AR & MZ
1 March Thu Holi AP, AS, JK, UK, UP &
WB
2 March Fri Holi National except AP, AS, JK, KA,
KL, LD, MN, PY, TN, UP,
UK & WB
3 March Sat Yaosang 2nd Day MN
5 March Mon Panchayatiraj Divas OD
18 March Sun Ugadi AP, GA, GJ, JK, KA, RJ
& TG
18 March Sun Telugu New Year TN
18 March Sun Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) MN
18 March Sun Gudi Padwa MH
20 March Tue Sarhul JH
22 March Thu Bihar Day BR
23 March Fri S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day HR
25 March Sun Ram Navami AN, BR, CG, DD, GJ, HP,
HR, MH, MP, OR, PB, RJ,
UK & UP
26 March Mon Ram Navami AP, SK & TG
29 March Thu Mahavir Jayanti CG, CH, DL, DN, GJ, HR,
JH, KA, LD, MH, MP, PB,
RJ, TN & UP
30 March Fri Good Friday National except HR & JK
31 March Sat Hazrat Ali Jayanti UP
31 March Sat Easter Saturday NL
1 April Sun Odisha Day OD
1 April Sun Easter Sunday KL & NL
5 April Thu Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti AP & TG
13 April Fri Bohag Bihu Holiday AS
14 April Sat Vaisakh HR, JK & PB
14 April Sat Dr Ambedkar Jayanti National except AN, AR, AS, CH,
DN, DD, DL, LD, MN, ML,
MZ, NL, PY & TR
14 April Sat Tamil New Year TN
14 April Sat Bohag Bihu AR & AS
14 April Sat Maha Vishuba Sankranti OD
14 April Sat Cheiraoba MN
15 April Sun Bengali New Year TR & WB
15 April Sun Himachal Day HP
15 April Sun Vishu KL
18 April Wed Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti GJ, HP, HR, MP & RJ
18 April Wed Basava Jayanti KA
21 April Sat Garia Puja TR
29 April Sun Sakewa SK
30 April Mon Buddha Purnima AN, AR, CG, DL, HP, HR,
JH, JK, MH, MP, MZ, TR,
UK, UP & WB
1 May Tue May Day AS, BR, GA, KA, KL, MN,
PY, TG, TN, TR & WB
1 May Tue Maharashtra Day MH
9 May Wed Guru Rabindranath Jayanti TR & WB
16 May Wed State Day SK
25 May Fri Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti TR
29 May Tue Saga Dawa SK
8 June Fri Jumat-ul-Wida JK
11 June Mon Shab-i-Qadr JK
14 June Thu Pahili Raja OD
15 June Fri YMA Day MZ
15 June Fri Raja Sankranti OD
15 June Fri Idul Fitr National except AR, CH, DL, HR,
JK, JH, MH, MN, ML, MZ,
OR, PB, RJ, SK & TR
15 June Fri Jumat-ul-Wida MZ
16 June Sat Maharana Pratap Jayanti HP, HR & RJ
16 June Sat Idul Fitr AR, CH, DL, HR, JH, JK,
MH, ML, MN, MZ, OR, PB,
RJ, SK & TR
16 June Sat Idul Fitr Holiday TG
17 June Sun Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day PB
28 June Thu Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti CG, HP, HR & PB
30 June Sat Remna Ni MZ
3 July Tue Behdeinkhlam Festival ML
5 July Thu Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday JK
6 July Fri MHIP Day MZ
13 July Fri Martyrs’ Day JK
13 July Fri Bhanu Jayanti SK
14 July Sat Ratha Yathra OD
16 July Mon Drupka Teshi SK
17 July Tue U Tirot Sing Day ML
20 July Fri Kharchi Puja TR
22 July Sun Guru Rinpoche’s Trungkar Tshechu SK
31 July Tue Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day HR
4 August Sat Ker Puja TR
6 August Mon Bonalu TG
8 August Wed Tendong Lho Rum Faat SK
13 August Mon Haryali Teej HR
13 August Mon Patriots Day MN
15 August Wed Independence Day National
16 August Thu De Jure Transfer Day PY
17 August Fri Parsi New Year GJ & MH
17 August Fri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Demise National except AN, AP, CH, CG,
DN, DD, GJ, KL, LD, MH,
MN, MZ, PY, RJ, SK, TR
& WB
22 August Wed Bakrid / Eid al Adha National except AR, DD & SK
23 August Thu Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday JK
24 August Fri First Onam KL
25 August Sat Thiruvonam KL
26 August Sun Raksha Bandhan CG, DD, GJ, HR, MP, RJ,
UK & UP
26 August Sun Jhulan Purnima OD
26 August Sun Pang Lhabsol SK
27 August Mon Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti KL
3 September Mon Janmashtami National except AR, AS, DN, GA,
KA, KL, LD, MH, MN, MZ,
PY & WB
10 September Mon Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji PB
13 September Thu Ganesh Chaturthi AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, KA,
MH, OR, PY, TG & TN
14 September Fri Nuakhai OD
14 September Fri Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday GA
18 September Tue Baba Sri Chand Ji Jayanti PB
19 September Wed Ramdev Jayanti RJ
19 September Wed Teja Dashmi RJ
21 September Fri Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi KL
21 September Fri Muharram National except AR, AS, DD, GA,
KL, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY,
PB, SK, UK & WB
23 September Sun Heroes’ Martyrdom Day HR
24 September Mon Indra Jatra SK
2 October Tue Gandhi Jayanti National
8 October Mon Mahalaya Amavasye KA, OR, TR & WB
9 October Tue First Day of Bathukamma TG
10 October Wed Ghatasthapana RJ
10 October Wed Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti HR
16 October Tue Maha Saptami OR, SK, TR & WB
17 October Wed Maha Ashtami AP, AR, JH, MN, OR, RJ,
SK, TG, TR & WB
18 October Thu Maha Navami AS, BR, JH, KA, KL, ML,
NL, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR,
UP & WB
19 October Fri Vijaya Dashami National except MN & PY
24 October Wed Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti CH, HP, HR, KA, MP &
PB
24 October Wed Lakshmi Puja OR, TR & WB
31 October Wed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti GJ
31 October Wed Lhabab Duchen SK
1 November Thu Puducherry Liberation Day PY
1 November Thu Haryana Day HR
1 November Thu Kannada Rajyothsava KA
1 November Thu Kut MN
6 November Tue Deepavali AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TG
& TN
7 November Wed Diwali National except AP, GA, KA, KL,
PY, TN & TG
8 November Thu Vikram Samvat New Year GJ
8 November Thu Deepavali Holiday DD, HR, KA, MH, RJ, UK
& UP
9 November Fri Bhai Dooj GJ, RJ, SK, UK & UP
9 November Fri Wangala Festival ML
9 November Fri Ningol Chakkouba MN
13 November Tue Chhath Puja BR & JH
14 November Wed Chhath Puja Holiday BR
21 November Wed Eid e Milad National except AN, AR, AS, BR,
CH, GA, HP, MN, ML, MZ,
PB, SK & WB
23 November Fri Karthika Purnima OR & TG
23 November Fri Guru Nanak Jayanti National except AP, BR, DD, GA,
KA, KL, MN, ML, MZ, OR,
PY, SK, TN & TR
23 November Fri Friday Following Eid e Milad JK
23 November Fri Seng Kut Snem ML
26 November Mon Kanakadasa Jayanti KA
1 December Sat Indigenous Faith Day AR
3 December Mon Feast of St Francis Xavier GA
5 December Wed Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti JK
6 December Thu Kegyad Dance SK
8 December Sat Losoong Namsoong SK
9 December Sun Losoong Namsoong SK
10 December Mon Losoong Namsoong SK
11 December Tue Losoong Namsoong SK
12 December Wed Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma ML
12 December Wed Losoong Namsoong SK
12 December Wed Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day PB
13 December Thu Nyenpa Guzom SK
14 December Fri Nyenpa Guzom SK
18 December Tue Guru Ghasidas Jayanti CG
18 December Tue Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham ML
19 December Wed Liberation Day DD & GA
22 December Sat Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam SK
24 December Mon Christmas Holiday ML & MZ
25 December Tue Christmas Day National
26 December Wed Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti HR
26 December Wed Christmas Holiday ML, MZ & TG
27 December Thu Barahimizong SK
27 December Thu Christmas Holiday ML
30 December Sun Tamu Losar SK
30 December Sun U Kiang Nangbah ML
31 December Mon New Year’s Eve MN

 

 

2019 India Bank Holidays

Date Day Holiday States
1 January Tue New Year’s Day AR, ML, MN, MZ, NL, RJ, SK & TN
2 January Wed New Year Holiday MZ
11 January Fri Missionary Day MZ
12 January Sat Swami Vivekananda Jayanti WB
13 January Sun Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti HR & RJ
14 January Mon Pongal AP, AR, PY & TN
14 January Mon Makara Sankranti GJ, KA, SK & TG
15 January Tue Magh Bihu AS
15 January Tue Thiruvalluvar Day TN
15 January Tue Kanuma Panduga AP
16 January Wed Uzhavar Thirunal PY
23 January Wed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti OR, TR & WB
25 January Fri State Day HP
26 January Sat Republic Day National
31 January Thu Me-Dum-Me-Phi AS
5 February Tue Sonam Losar SK
10 February Sun Vasant Panchami HR, OR, PB, TR & WB
15 February Fri Lui-Ngai-Ni MN
19 February Tue Guru Ravidas Jayanti CH, HP, HR & PB
19 February Tue Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti MH
20 February Wed State Day AR & MZ
4 March Mon Maha Shivaratri National except AN, AR, AS, BR,
DN, GA, LD, MP, MN, ML,
MZ, NL, PY, SK, TN &
WB
5 March Tue Panchayatiraj Divas OD
7 March Thu Losar SK
20 March Wed Holi AP, AS, JK, UK, UP &
WB
20 March Wed Hazrat Ali Jayanti UP
21 March Thu Holi National except AP, AS, JK, KA,
KL, LD, MN, PY, TN, UP,
UK & WB
21 March Thu Yaosang 2nd Day MN
22 March Fri Bihar Day BR
23 March Sat S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day HR & PB
1 April Mon Odisha Day OD
5 April Fri Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti AP & TG
6 April Sat Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) MN
6 April Sat Ugadi AP, GA, GJ, JK, KA, RJ
& TG
6 April Sat Telugu New Year TN
6 April Sat Gudi Padwa MH
7 April Sun Sarhul JH
13 April Sat Bohag Bihu Holiday AS
14 April Sun Ram Navami National except AR, AS, DN, GA,
JK, JH, KA, KL, LD, MN,
ML, MZ, NL, PY, TN, TR
& WB
14 April Sun Dr Ambedkar Jayanti National except AN, AR, AS, CH,
DN, DD, DL, LD, MN, ML,
MZ, NL, PY & TR
14 April Sun Cheiraoba MN
14 April Sun Vaisakh HR, JK & PB
14 April Sun Tamil New Year TN
14 April Sun Bohag Bihu AR & AS
14 April Sun Maha Vishuba Sankranti OD
14 April Sun Bengali New Year TR & WB
15 April Mon Himachal Day HP
15 April Mon Vishu KL
17 April Wed Mahavir Jayanti CG, DL, DN, GJ, HR, KA,
LD, MH, MP, PB, RJ, TN
& UP
19 April Fri Good Friday National except HR & JK
20 April Sat Easter Saturday NL
21 April Sun Easter Sunday KL & NL
21 April Sun Garia Puja TR
1 May Wed May Day AS, BR, GA, KA, KL, MN,
PB, PY, TG, TN, TR &
WB
1 May Wed Maharashtra Day MH
7 May Tue Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti GJ, HP, HR, MP & RJ
8 May Wed Basava Jayanti KA
9 May Thu Guru Rabindranath Jayanti TR & WB
16 May Thu State Day SK
18 May Sat Buddha Purnima AN, AR, CG, DL, HP, HR,
JH, JK, MH, MP, MZ, TR,
UK, UP & WB
24 May Fri Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti TR
31 May Fri Jumat-ul-Wida JK
1 June Sat Shab-i-Qadr JK
5 June Wed Idul Fitr National
6 June Thu Maharana Pratap Jayanti HP, HR & RJ
6 June Thu Idul Fitr Holiday TG
14 June Fri Pahili Raja OD
14 June Fri Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day PB
15 June Sat YMA Day MZ
15 June Sat Raja Sankranti OD
17 June Mon Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti CG, HP, HR & PB
30 June Sun Remna Ni MZ
4 July Thu Ratha Yathra OD
5 July Fri Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday JK
6 July Sat MHIP Day MZ
9 July Tue Kharchi Puja TR
13 July Sat Martyrs’ Day JK
13 July Sat Bhanu Jayanti SK
17 July Wed U Tirot Sing Day ML
21 July Sun Bonalu TG
23 July Tue Ker Puja TR
31 July Wed Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day PB
3 August Sat Haryali Teej HR
8 August Thu Tendong Lho Rum Faat SK
12 August Mon Bakrid / Eid al Adha National except AR, DD, PY &
SK
13 August Tue Patriots Day MN
13 August Tue Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday JK
15 August Thu Independence Day National
15 August Thu Jhulan Purnima OD
15 August Thu Raksha Bandhan CG, DD, GJ, MP, RJ, UK
& UP
16 August Fri De Jure Transfer Day PY
17 August Sat Parsi New Year GJ & MH
24 August Sat Janmashtami National except AR, AS, CH, DN,
GA, KA, KL, LD, MH, ML,
MZ, PY & WB
29 August Thu Ghatasthapana RJ
29 August Thu Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti HR & PB
31 August Sat Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji PB
2 September Mon Ganesh Chaturthi AP, DD, DN, GA, GJ, KA,
MH, OR, PY, TG & TN
3 September Tue Nuakhai OD
3 September Tue Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday GA
7 September Sat Baba Sri Chand Ji Jayanti PB
8 September Sun Ramdev Jayanti RJ
8 September Sun Teja Dashmi RJ
10 September Tue First Onam KL
10 September Tue Muharram National except AR, AS, DD, GA,
KL, MN, ML, MZ, NL, PY,
PB, SK, TR, UK & WB
11 September Wed Thiruvonam KL
12 September Thu Indra Jatra SK
13 September Fri Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti KL
21 September Sat Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi KL
23 September Mon Heroes’ Martyrdom Day HR
28 September Sat S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti PB
28 September Sat Mahalaya Amavasye KA, OR, TR & WB
28 September Sat First Day of Bathukamma TG
2 October Wed Gandhi Jayanti National
5 October Sat Maha Saptami OR, SK, TR & WB
6 October Sun Maha Ashtami AP, JH, MN, OR, RJ, SK,
TG, TR & WB
7 October Mon Maha Navami AS, BR, JH, KA, KL, ML,
NL, OR, PY, SK, TN, TR,
UP & WB
8 October Tue Vijaya Dashami National except MN & PY
13 October Sun Lakshmi Puja OR, TR & WB
13 October Sun Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti CH, DL, HP, HR, KA, MP
& PB
15 October Tue Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji PB
19 October Sat Lhabab Duchen SK
26 October Sat Deepavali AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TG
& TN
27 October Sun Diwali National except AP, GA, KA, KL,
PY, TN & TG
28 October Mon Deepavali Holiday DD, HR, KA, MH, PB, RJ,
UK & UP
29 October Tue Vikram Samvat New Year GJ
29 October Tue Bhai Dooj GJ, RJ, SK, UK & UP
31 October Thu Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti GJ
1 November Fri Kut MN
1 November Fri Puducherry Liberation Day PY
1 November Fri Haryana Day HR
1 November Fri Kannada Rajyothsava KA
2 November Sat Chhath Puja BR & JH
3 November Sun Chhath Puja Holiday BR
8 November Fri Wangala Festival ML
10 November Sun Eid e Milad National except AN, AR, AS, BR,
GA, HP, MN, ML, MZ, PB,
SK & WB
12 November Tue Karthika Purnima OR & TG
12 November Tue Guru Nanak Jayanti National except AP, BR, DD, GA,
KA, KL, MN, ML, MZ, OR,
PY, SK, TN & TR
15 November Fri Friday Following Eid e Milad JK
15 November Fri Kanakadasa Jayanti KA
16 November Sat Shahidi Diwas S. Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji PB
23 November Sat Seng Kut Snem ML
24 November Sun Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day PB
3 December Tue Feast of St Francis Xavier GA
5 December Thu Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti JK
12 December Thu Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma ML
18 December Wed Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham ML
18 December Wed Guru Ghasidas Jayanti CG
19 December Thu Liberation Day DD & GA
25 December Wed Christmas Day National
26 December Thu Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti HR
30 December Mon U Kiang Nangbah ML
30 December Mon Tamu Losar SK
31 December Tue New Year’s Eve MN

 

India State Abbreviations

  • Andaman and Nicobar – AN
  • Andhra Pradesh – AP
  • Arunachal Pradesh – AR
  • Assam – AS
  • Bihar – BR
  • Chandigarh – CH
  • Chhattisgarh – CG
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli – DN
  • Daman and Diu – DD
  • Delhi – DL
  • Goa – GA
  • Gujarat – GJ
  • Haryana – HR
  • Himachal Pradesh – HP
  • Jammu & Kashmir – JK
  • Jharkhand – JH
  • Karnataka – KA
  • Kerala – KL
  • Lakshadweep – LK
  • Madhya Pradesh – MP
  • Maharashtra – MH
  • Manipur – MN
  • Meghalaya – ML
  • Mizoram – MZ
  • Nagaland – NL
  • Odisha – OD
  • Puducherry – PY
  • Punjab – PB
  • Rajasthan – RJ
  • Sikkim – SK
  • Tamil Nadu – TN
  • Telangana – TG
  • Tripura – TR
  • Uttar Pradesh – UP
  • Uttarakhand – UK
  • West Bengal – WB