New Delhi: Banks across India observe holidays based on three categories – Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. Not all banks are closed on all holidays and some observe state-wise holidays.
In view of this, it is important to know beforehand when will the banks in your area be closed so that your time and efforts don’t go to waste. However, online and net banking services will continue to work as available during the bank holidays.
The RBI has released the list of holidays for 2023, according to which, lenders across the country will be shut for over 160 days including on Sundays and second Saturdays.
Bank holidays 2023
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Bank holidays in January 2023
The first month of the year has 5 Sundays and 2 second Saturdays. Apart from those, banks will be closed on:
January 2 – New Year’s Celebration (Aizawal) –
January 3 – Imoinu Iratpa (Imphal)
January 4 – Gaan-Ngai (Imphal)
Republic Day – January 26 (All accept Agartala, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Srinagar)
Bank holidays in February 2023
Apart from 4 Sundays and 2 second Saturdays, banks in the month of February will be shut on:
February 15 – Lui-Ngai-Ni (Imphal)
February 18 – Mahashivratri (Maha Vad-14)/Sivarathri (Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong and Thiruvananthapuram)
February 20 – State Day (Aizawal)
February 21 – Losar (Gangtok)
Bank holidays in March 2023
March 3 – Chapchar Kut (Aizawal)
March 7 – Holi/Holi (Second Day)/Holika Dahan/Dhulandi/Dol Jatra (Belapur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Ranchi)
March 8 – Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day (Ahmedabad, Aizawal, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla)
March 9 – Holi (Patna)
March 22 – Gudi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Bihar Divas/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Belapur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Imphal, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna)
March 30 – Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dashain) [Ahmedabad, Belapur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Ranchi, Shimla]
Bank holidays in April 2023
April 1 – To enable Banks to close their yearly accounts (Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram)
April 3 – Mahaveera Jayanthi (Bengaluru)
April 4 – Mahavir Jayanti (Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi)
April 5 – Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday (Hyderabad)
April 7 – Good Friday (Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram)
April 14 – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba (Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram)
April 15 – Vishu/Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day (Guwahati, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram)
April 21 – Id- Ul- Fitr (Ramzan) [Thiruvananthapuram]
April 22 – Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr) [Belapur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong]
Bank holidays in May 2023
May 1 – Maharashtra Day/May Day (Belapur, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram)
May 5 – Buddha Purnima (Aizawal, Belapur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla)
May 16 – State Day (Gangtok)
May 22 – Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Shimla)
Bank holidays in June 2023
June 15 – Y.M.A. Day (Aizawal)
June 20 – Kang (Rathajatra) [Imphal]
June 28 – Bakri Eid (Eid-Ul-Zuha) [Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thiruvananthapuram]
June 29 – Bakri Eid (Eid-Ul-Adha) [Ahmedabad, Aizawal, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla)
June 30 – Remna Ni (Aizawal)
Bank holidays in July 2023
July 6 – MHIP Day (Aizawal)
July 13 – Bhanu Jayanti (Gangtok)
July 17 – U Tirot Sing Day (Shillong)
July 21 – Drukpa Tshe-zi (Gangtok)
July 29 – Muharram (Tajiya) [Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla]
Bank holidays in August 2023
August 8 – Tendong Lho Rum Faat (Gangtok)
August 15 – Independence Day (All except Agartala, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Srinagar)
August 16 – Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) [Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur]
August 18 – Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva (Guwahati)
August 28 – First Onam (Thiruvananthapuram)
August 29 – Thiruvonam (Thiruvananthapuram)
August 30 – Raksha Bandhan (Jaipur, Shimla)
August 31 – Raksha Bandhan/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Pang-Lhabsol (Gangtok, Kanpur, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram)
Bank holidays in September 2023
September 6 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami
September 7 – Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Sri Krishna Ashtami
September 18 – Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayaka Chathurthi
September 19 – Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
September 20 – Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day)
September 22 – Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day
September 25 – Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva
September 27 – Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)
September 28 – Eid-E-Milad/Eid-e-Meeladunnabi – (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) (Bara Vafat)
September 29 – Indrajatra
Bank holidays in October 2023
October 2 – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 18 – Kati Bihu
October 21 – Durga Puja
October 23 – Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja
October 24 – Dussehra/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)/Durga Puja
October 25 – Durga Puja (Dasain)
October 26 – Durga Puja (Dasain)
October 27 – Durga Puja (Dasain)
October 31 – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday
Bank holidays in November 2023
November 1 – Kannada Rajyothsava/Kut/Karva Chauth
November 10 – Wangala Festival
November 13 – Govardhan Pooja/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)
November 14 – Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja
November 15 – Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba
November 20 – Chhath (Morning Arghya)
November 23 – Seng Kutsnem
November 27 – Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima
November 30 – Kanakadasa Jayanthi
Bank holidays in December 2023
December 4 – Feast of St. Francis Xavier
December 12 – Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma
December 13 – Losoong/Namsoong
December 14 – Losoong/Namsoong
December 18 – Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham
December 19 – Goa Liberation Day
December 25 – Christmas
December 26 – Christmas Celebration
December 30 – U Kiang Nangbah
