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Bank Holidays In May 2025: Banks to remain shut on these days - Check city-wise list

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notifies bank holidays in advance every year, which are followed by banks across the country.

May 01, 2025 / 13:47 IST
Full list of bank holidays in May 2025.

Full list of bank holidays in May 2025.

Banks across India will remain shut on multiple days in May 2025 on account of holidays including Buddha Purnima, Maharana Pratap Jayanti and others.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notifies bank holidays in advance every year, which are followed by banks across the country.

These holidays vary from state to state and are not uniformly observed, except for national holidays, gazetted holidays and festivals like Diwali.

The holiday list issued by the RBI is separate from the regular second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays.

Digital banking services will remain operational during the holidays. Customers can continue to use internet banking, mobile banking, UPI and WhatsApp banking for transactions.

Customers are advised to check with their respective branches for state-specific holiday schedules.

Bank Holidays in May 2025

May 7 (Panchayat Election 2025): Banks are shut in Guwahati

May 9 (Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore): Banks are shut in Kolkata.

May 12 (Buddha Purnima): Banks are shut in Agartala, Aizawl, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar.

May 16 (State Day): Banks are shut in Gangtok.

May 26 (Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam): Banks are shut in Agartala.

May 29: (Maharana Pratap Jayanti): Banks are shut in Shimla.

Holiday DescriptionDay
Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labor Day)1
Panchayat Election 20257
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore9
Buddha Purnima12
State Day16
Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam26
Maharana Pratap Jayanti29

 
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first published: May 1, 2025 01:40 pm

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