Bank Holidays across India are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. This is a move designed to provide banking employees with regular weekends off and improve work-life balance. Previously, Saturdays were half days for banks. However, as per the Reserve Bank of India Guidelines, from September 1, 2015, the second and fourth Saturdays of each month have been classified as whole days off. Consequently, all commercial, regional, rural, scheduled, and non-scheduled banks in India remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.
List of Bank Holidays in India Month wise in 2024
| 1st January | New Year’s Day (Varies State to State) |
| 12th January | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda (Varies State to State) |
| 13th January | Second Saturday |
| 15th January | Makar Sankranti/Pongal Varies State to State |
| 17th January | Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Birthday (Varies State to State) |
| 26th January | Republic Day |
| 27th January | Fourth Saturday |
| 10th February | Second Saturday |
| 14th February | Basant Panchami |
| 15th February | Birthday of Md. Hazrat Ali/Lui-Ngai-Ni (Varies State to State) |
| 24th February | Fourth Saturday |
| 8th March | Mahashivratri |
| 9th March | Second Saturday |
| 23rd March | Fourth Saturday |
| 25th March | Holi |
| 29th March | Good Friday |
| 5th April | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday (applicability of this holiday depends upon the location of the bank; varies across states) |
| 9th April | Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padwa/Ugadi/Cheti Chand |
| 11th April | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 13th April | Second Saturday |
| 14th April | Tamil New Year |
| 21st April | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 27th April | Fourth Saturday |
| 7th May | Guru Rabindranath Tagore’s Birthday |
| 11th May | Second Saturday |
| 23rd May | Buddha Purnima |
| 25th May | Fourth Saturday |
| 8th June | Second Saturday |
| 10th June | Martyrdom Day of Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Local Holiday) |
| 15th June | YMA day (Varies State to State) |
| 16th June | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| 22nd June | Fourth Saturday |
| 8th July | Rath Yatra |
| 13th July | Second Saturday |
| 17th July | Muharram |
| 27th July | Fourth Saturday |
| 10th August | Second Saturday |
| 15th August | Independence Day |
| 24th August | Fourth Saturday |
| 26th August | Janmashtami |
| 7th September | Vinayak Chaturthi (Varies State to State) |
| 14th September | Second Saturday |
| 15th September | Onam (Varies State to State) |
| 16th September | Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) |
| 19th September | Raksha Bandhan |
| 28th September | Fourth Saturday |
| 2nd October | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| 11th October | Ayudha Puja (Varies State to State) |
| 12th October | Vijayadashami/Second Saturday |
| 26th October | Fourth Saturday |
| 31st October | Diwali |
| 2nd November | Govardhan Puja |
| 7th November | Chhath Puja |
| 9th November | Second Saturday |
| 15th November | Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
| 23rd November | Fourth Saturday |
| 3rd December | Feast of St. Francis Xavier |
| 14th December | Second Saturday |
| 25th December | Christmas |
| 28th December | Fourth Saturday |
| 31st December | New Year’s Eve (Varies State to State) |