Bank Holidays January 2022: Check When Private, Public Banks Will Remain Shut In January. Full List Here
The banks will remain closed for up to 16 days in January 2022, including second and fourth Saturdays, and Sundays
Bank Holidays January 2022: It’s that time of the year when people are getting ready to ring in the New Year. With the year ending, people are also keen to know about the holidays in 2022. Some of the holidays help you plan your vacation while knowing the bank holidays in advance lets you plan banking-related activities to avoid any inconvenience.
The banks will remain closed for up to 16 days in January 2022, including second and fourth Saturdays, and Sundays. There will be seven weekly offs in January and banks will remain shut in different states on account of different holidays. Banks in most states will observe a holiday on 26 January 2022, on account of Republic Day.
However, there is no reason to worry as online services such as mobile and internet banking will continue to operate on those days when banks are shut.
The Reserve Bank of India has categorised holidays under three categories — Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. The list of holidays given below has been notified by RBI.
Bank Holidays in January 2022
01 January 2022: New Year’s Day
03 January 2022: New Year’s Celebration/Losoong
04 January 2022: Losoong
11 January 2022: Missionary Day
12 January 2022: Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
14 January 2022: Makar Sankranti/Pongal
15 January 2022: Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makar Sankranti Festival/Maghe Sankranti/Sankranti/Pongal/Thiruvalluvar Day
18 January 2022: Thai Poosam
26 January 2022: Republic Day
On the first day of the month ie 1st January 2022, banks in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, and Shillong will remain closed. On 3rd January 2022 (Monday), banks in Aizawl and Gangtok will remain shut on the occasion of the New Year’s celebration or Losoong. Banks in Gangtok will be closed on 4 January 2022 on the occasion of Losoong. Banks in Aizawl will remain shut on 11 January 2022 on Missionary Day while banks in Kolkata will remain closed on 12 January on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary.
Banks in Ahmedabad and Chennai will remain shut on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and Pongal. While banks in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, and Hyderabad will observe a holiday on 15 January on the occasion of Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makar Sankranti Festival/Maghe Sankranti/Sankranti/Pongal/Thiruvalluvar Day. Only banks in Chennai will remain shut on 18 January on the occasion of Thai Poosam.
Check weekend bank holidays in January 2022
02 January 2022: Weekly off (Sunday)
08 January 2022: Second Saturday
09 January 2022: Weekly off (Sunday)
16 January 2022: Weekly off (Sunday)
22 January 2022: Fourth Saturday
23 January 2022: Weekly off (Sunday)
30 January 2022: Weekly off (Sunday)
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