Bank Holidays: Branches To Remain Shut For 13 Days In January 2025, Check State-Wise Holiday List Here

Customers are advised to schedule their bank-related errands and appointments in the month after taking into account the complete holiday schedule of banks in January.

Bank Holidays in January 2025: During the month of January, banks are scheduled to remain closed for a total of 13 days due to both national and regional holidays. 

Customers are advised to schedule their bank-related errands and appointments in the month after taking into account the complete holiday schedule of banks in January. Typically, banks observe holidays on the national occasions such as Independence Day and Republic Day. However, Republic Day, which falls on January 26 every year, is coming on a Sunday this time and therefore, bank employees will not get an extra off on the occasion and will have to make do with the weekend leave. 

The list of bank holidays is published every year by the Reserve Bank of India. This list is decided by the central bank and includes national and state-based festivals, weekend holidays, and national occasions. Typically, banks across the country observe a holiday on all Sundays and the second and fourth Saturday every month.

Bank Holidays In January 2025

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
January 1, 2025	Wednesday	New Year’s Day/Loosong/Namsoong	Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, and Shillong
January 2, 2025	Thursday	Loosong/Namsoong/New Year Celebration	Aizawl and Gangtok
January 5, 2025	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
January 6, 2025	Monday	Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	Chandigarh
January 11, 2025	Saturday	Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa Second Saturday	Aizawl and Imphal All Over India
January 12, 2025	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
January 14, 2025	Tuesday	Makar Sankranti/Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Birthday of Hazarat Ali	Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Itanagar, Kanpur, and Lucknow
January 15, 2025	Wednesday	Thiruvalluvar Day	Chennai
January 16, 2025	Thursday	Uzhavar Thirunal	Chennai
January 19, 2025	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
January 23, 2025	Thursday	Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti	Agartala, Bhubaneswar, and Kolkata
January 25, 2025	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	All Over India
January 26, 2025	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India

During these holidays, the physical branches of the banks are closed for the public. However, customers can access the digital banking services, ATMs, and mobile banking without any interruption. The bank holiday calendar for the whole year is published by the RBI and this calendar is followed by banks across the country.