Banks remain non-operational on the second and fourth Saturday of every month and all Sundays. Additionally, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has a list of public and state-specific holidays when banks remain shut.
Bank holidays in India are classified as National holidays or State/ Central government holidays. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are the only three National holidays. All other holidays are state specific. Here is a comprehensive list of holidays as outlined by the RBI for 2019.
Bank holiday list 2019
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
1-Jan-19 | Tuesday | New Year’s Day | Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu |
2-Jan-19 | Wednesday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
11-Jan-19 | Friday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
12-Jan-19 | Saturday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal, Jharkhand |
14-Jan-19 | Monday | Makar Sankranti | Ahmedabad, Jharkhand |
15-Jan-19 | Tuesday | Uttarayaana Punya kaala Makara Sankranti Festival/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, |
16-Jan-19 | Wednesday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
17-Jan-19 | Thursday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Tamil Nadu |
18-Jan-19 | Friday | Imoinu Iratpa | Manipur |
19-Jan-19 | Saturday | Gaan-Ngai | Manipur |
22-Jan-19 | Tuesday | Demise of Dr. Shri Shri Shri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji | Karnataka |
23-Jan-19 | Wednesday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Tripura, West Bengal |
26-Jan-19 | Saturday | Republic Day | National holiday |
5-Feb-19 | Tuesday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
15-Feb-19 | Friday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
19-Feb-19 | Tuesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab |
19-Feb-19 | Tuesday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
20-Feb-19 | Wednesday | State Day | Mizoram |
20-Feb-19 | Wednesday | Attukal Pongala | Kerala |
1-Mar-19 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
4-Mar-19 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri | National except for West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Bihar, Sikkim, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Rajasthan, New Delhi, Nagaland |
20-Mar-19 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
21-Mar-19 | Thursday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
21-Mar-19 | Thursday | Holi | National except for Tripura, Odisha, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Tamil Nadu |
22-Mar-19 | Friday | Yaoshang Second Day | Manipur |
22-Mar-19 | Friday | Bihar Day | Bihar |
5-Apr-19 | Friday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh |
6-Apr-19 | Saturday | Sajibu Nongma Panba | Manipur |
6-Apr-19 | Saturday | Ugadi | Rajasthan, Telangana, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan |
6-Apr-19 | Saturday | Telugu New Year | Tamil Nadu |
6-Apr-19 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra |
8-Apr-19 | Monday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
13-Apr-19 | Saturday | Ram Navami | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand |
15-Apr-19 | Monday | Vishu | Kerala |
15-Apr-19 | Monday | Bengali New Year | West Bengal |
16-Apr-19 | Tuesday | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
17-Apr-19 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh |
19-Apr-19 | Friday | Good Friday | National except for Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh |
1-May-19 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
1-May-19 | Wednesday | May Day | West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Jharkhand |
7-May-19 | Tuesday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
9-May-19 | Thursday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | West Bengal |
16-May-19 | Thursday | State Day | Sikkim |
18-May-19 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima | West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh |
31-May-19 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jammu and Kashmir |
5-Jun-19 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Fitr | National bank holiday |
15-Jun-19 | Saturday | YMA Day | Mizoram |
15-Jun-19 | Saturday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
17-Jun-19 | Monday | Saga Dawa | Sikkim |
4-Jul-19 | Thursday | Ratha Yatra | Odisha and Jharkhand |
5-Jul-19 | Friday | Guru Hargobind Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
10-Jul-19 | Wednesday | Kharchi Puja | Tripura |
13-Jul-19 | Saturday | Martyr’s Day | Jammu and Kashmir |
13-Jul-19 | Saturday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
14-Jul-19 | Sunday | Beh Dienkhlam | Meghalaya |
17-Jul-19 | Wednesday | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
23-Jul-19 | Tuesday | Ker Puja | Tripura |
12-Aug-19 | Monday | Bakrid/Eid al Adha Holiday | National except for Sikkim, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Odisha |
13-Aug-19 | Tuesday | Patriots Day | Manipur |
13-Aug-19 | Tuesday | Bakrid/Eid al Adha Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
15-Aug-19 | Thursday | Independence Day /Raksha Bandhan | National holiday |
16-Aug-19 | Friday | De Jure Transfer Day | Puducherry |
17-Aug-19 | Saturday | Parsi New Year | Maharashtra, Gujarat |
23-Aug-19 | Friday | Janmashtami | National except for Tripura, Gujarat, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Manipur, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, New Delhi, Goa, Assam, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh |
24-Aug-19 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gujarat, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh |
2-Sep-19 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, , Gujarat, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand |
3-Sep-19 | Tuesday | Nuakhai | Odisha |
3-Sep-19 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Goa |
9-Sep-19 | Monday | Karma Puja | Odisha and Jharkhand |
10-Sep-19 | Tuesday | Moharram (Tajiya) | National except for Gujarat, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim |
11-Sep-19 | Wednesday | Moharram(Ashoora)/ Thiruvonam | Gujarat and Kerala |
13-Sep-19 | Friday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
13-Sep-19 | Friday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
17-Sep-19 | Saturday | Vishwakarma Puja | Jharkhand |
21-Sep-19 | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day | Kerala |
28-Sep-19 | Saturday | Mahalaya Amavasya | West Bengal, Karnataka |
2-Oct-19 | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanti | National holiday |
5-Oct-19 | Saturday | Maha Saptami | Tripura, west Bengal, Jharkhand |
7-Oct-19 | Monday | Maha Navami | Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand |
8-Oct-19 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashami | National except for Manipur |
18-Oct-19 | Sunday | Kati Bihu | Assam |
28-Oct-19 | Monday | Deepavali Holiday | National except for Manipur, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, |
29-Oct-19 | Tuesday | Bhai Tika/Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Puja/Balipadyami, Deepavali/Bhatri Dwitiya | Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand |
30-Oct-19 | Wednesday | Ningol Chakkouba | Manipur |
31-Oct-19 | Thursday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
1-Nov-19 | Friday | Kannada Rajyotsava | Karnataka |
1-Nov-19 | Friday | Kut | Manipur |
2-Nov-19 | Saturday | Chhath Puja | Jharkhand, Bihar |
8-Nov-19 | Friday | Wangala Festival | Meghalaya |
9-Nov-19 | Saturday | Milad-i- Sherif | Kerala |
12-Nov-19 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except for Gujarat, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Manipur, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Tripura |
15-Nov-19 | Friday | Friday Following Eid e Milad | Jammu and Kashmir |
15-Nov-19 | Friday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
19-Nov-19 | Tuesday | Lhabab Duechen | Sikkim |
23-Nov-19 | Saturday | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
3-Dec-19 | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa |
5-Dec-19 | Thursday | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir |
12-Dec-19 | Thursday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangama | Meghalaya |
18-Dec-19 | Wednesday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
19-Dec-19 | Thursday | Liberation Day | Goa, Daman and Diu |
24-Dec-19 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Mizoram and Meghalaya |
25-Dec-19 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | National |
26-Dec-19 | Thursday | Christmas Festival | Mizoram and Meghalaya |
27-Dec-19 | Friday | Losoong/Namsoong | Sikkim |
28-Dec-19 | Saturday | Losoong/Namsoong | Sikkim |
30-Dec-19 | Monday | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
31-Dec-19 | Tuesday | New Year’s Eve | Mizoram |
In addition to the three National Holidays mentioned above, Good Friday (19th April) and Christmas (25th December), are the only five days when National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions will not be possible.NEFT/RTGS/IMPS Payments:
On all other days, customers can digitally transact via NEFT from 8 am to 6:30 pm, RTGS from 8 am to 4:30 pm and via IMPS 24/7.
While there is no minimum or maximum amount needed to use NEFT service, the maximum amount per transaction is limited to Rs 50,000. It takes about 2 hours to process.
Via IMPS, you can transact up to Rs 2 lakh per transaction. It is processed immediately.
RTGS transfers also happen immediately, but the minimum amount required is Rs 2 lakh, and the maximum is Rs 10 lakh per transaction.
Please check with your bank to confirm the timings and applicability of holidays for smooth transactions.
Last updated: 1-March-2019