Bank Holidays In May 2024: Branches To Remain Closed For 14 Days, Check State-Wise Holiday List

Bank Holidays In May: During these holidays, the banks will close their physical branches, however, digital banking services will remain fully functional

In India, bank holidays are listed under the State Government, Central Government, and Union Territories Act of 1881.

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Bank Holidays in May 2024: During the month of May, banks are scheduled to remain closed for a total of 14 days due to both national and regional holidays. 

Customers should prioritise and schedule their bank related errands and appointments in the month keeping in mind the bank holidays. The full list of these holidays is given below. The banks finalise these holidays on the basis of festivals, region-based celebrations, along with general weekend holidays. 

The general weekend offs are applicable across all banks and branches in the country. The bank holidays overall include festivals, national holidays, weekend leaves such as second and fourth Saturday, and all Sundays. 

In May, bank employees in Srinagar will enjoy a long weekend owing to the second Saturday, Sunday, and Lok Sabha elections leave. 

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
May 1, 2024	Wednesday	Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day)	Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, and Thiruvananthapuram
May  5, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
May  7, 2024	Tuesday	Lok Sabha General Elections 2024	Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Panaji, and Raipur
May 8, 2024	Wednesday	Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore	Kolkata
May   10, 2024	Friday	Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya	Bengaluru
May  11, 2024	Saturday	Second Saturday	All Over India
May 12,  2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
May 13, 2024	Monday	Lok Sabha General Elections 2024	Srinagar
May  16, 2024	Thursday	State Day	Gangtok
May 19, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
May 20, 2024	Monday	Lok Sabha General Elections 2024	Belapur and Mumbai
May  23, 2024	Thursday	Buddha Pournima	Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar
May 25, 2024	Saturday	Nazrul Jayanti/Lok Sabha General Elections 2024, and Fourth Saturday	Agartala, Bhubaneswar, and All Over India
May 26, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India

During these holidays, the banks will close their physical branches, however, digital banking services will remain fully functional. Customers can utilise facilities like mobile banking, UPI, internet banking, etc, to complete their financial errands. Any disruption in these services and changes in the bank schedule will be informed in advance to all the customers. 

In India, bank holidays are listed under the State Government, Central Government, and Union Territories Act of 1881. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), publishes the  bank holiday calendar for the full year, and this calendar is followed by all the banks across India.