Bank Holidays List: Some bank holidays are under the ‘National Holiday’ category and some holidays/festivals are related to a particular state or region. Banks will remain closed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh on Makar Sankranti on January 14
Bank Holidays: On January 6, banks will remain closed in Chandigarh. The reason for this is that it is Shri Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti. Therefore, there will be no work in banks. However, apart from Chandigarh, banks may remain open in other places in the country. Some bank holidays are under the ‘National Holiday’ category and some holidays/festivals are related to a particular state or region. On holidays related to a particular region, only the banks of the particular state or region remain closed.
Banks remain closed every Sunday in the country. Be it a government bank or a private bank. Apart from this, banks also remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
How many more holidays are there in January
5 January: Sunday
11 January: Second Saturday of the month
12 January: Sunday
14 January: Makar Sankranti/Uttarayana Punyakaal/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Hazrat Ali’s Birthday – Banks closed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
15 January: Thiruvalluvar Day – Banks closed in Tamil Nadu
16 January: Uzhavar Tirunal – Banks closed in Tamil Nadu
19 January: Sunday
23 January: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti – Banks closed in Tripura, Odisha, West Bengal
25 January: Fourth Saturday of the month
26 January: Sunday and Republic Day26 January: Sunday and Republic Day
Banks are open on Saturday, January 4 as it is the first Saturday of the month. Similarly, banks work normally on the third and fifth Saturdays of the month. Online or internet banking, mobile banking, UPI services remain operational during the holidays.