Bank Holidays in 2023

A Bank Holiday is a day when banks remain closed. While banks are closed every second and fourth Saturday of the month, there are other days as well when banks in the country are closed on account of various festivals. Listed in the table below are the days when banks will be closed monthly wise in the year 2023.

DateDayHoliday States
01 January
SundayNew Year’s Day
Rajasthan, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu
02 January
Monday
New Year Holiday
Mizoram
05 MarchSundayMissionary Day
Mizoram
12 January
Thursday
Swami Vivekanand Jayanti
West Bengal
05 January
Thursday
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
Rajasthan, Haryana
15 January
SundayPongal
Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
14 January
Saturday
Makar Sakranti
Sikkim, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana
15 January
SundayMagh Bihu
Assam
16 January
MondayThiruvalluvar Day
Tamil Nadu
16 January
MondayKanuma Panduga
Andhra Pradesh
16 January
MondayUzhavar Thirunal
Puducherry
23 January
Monday
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha
25 January
WednesdayState Day
Himachal Pradesh
26 January
Thursday
Republic Day
National Holiday
26 JanuaryThursdayVasant Panchami
Tripura, Odisha, Haryana, West Bengal
31 January
Tuesday
Me-Dum-Me-Phi
Assam
22 JanuarySundaySonam Losar
Sikkim
15 February
Wednesday
Lui-Ngai-Ni
Manipur
05 February
Sunday
Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab
19 February
Sunday
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
Maharashtra
20 February
Monday
State Day
Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
18 February
Saturday
Mahashivratri
National except for West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Dadra Nagar Haveli
24 AprilMonday
Panchayati Raj Diwas
Odisha
05 February
SundayHazarat Ali Jayanti
Uttar Pradesh
08 March
WednesdayYaoshang Second Day
Manipur
08 MarchWednesdayHoliCelebrated almost everywhere
22 March
Wednesday
Bihar Day
Bihar
23 March
Thursday
Shahid Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom’s day
Punjab, Haryana
22 MarchWednesday
Sajibu Nongma Panba
Manipur
22 MarchWednesday
Ugadi
Rajasthan, Telangana, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
22 MarchWednesday
Gudi Padwa
Maharashtra
22 MarchFridaySarhul
Jharkhand
01 April
SaturdayOdisha Day
Odisha
30 MarchThursday
Ram Navami
National except for West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
05 April
Wednesday
Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
04 April
Tuesday
Mahaveer Jayanti
Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Lakshadweep, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh

07 April

Friday
Good Friday
Nationally Celebrated except for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana
14 April
Friday
Ambedkar Jayanti
National except for Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Delhi, Assam
14 April
Friday
Cheiraoba
Manipur
14 April
Friday
Vaisakhi
Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab
14 April
Friday
Tamil New Year
Tamil Nadu
14 April
Friday
Maha Vishuba Sakranti
Odisha
13 April
Thursday
Bohag Bihu
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
15 April
Saturday
Bengali New Year
West Bengal, Tripura
15 AprilSaturday
VishuKerala
15 April
Saturday
Himachal Day
Himachal Pradesh
15 AprilSaturday
Easter SaturdayNagaland and Kerala
09 AprilSunday
Easter Sunday
Nagaland
21 April
FridayGaria Puja
Tripura
22 AprilSaturdayMaharshi Pashuram Jayanti
Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan
14 May
Sunday
Basava Jayanti
Karnataka
01 May
MondayMaharashtra Day
Maharashtra
01 May
Monday
May Day
West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Punjab
09 May
Tuesday
Guru Rabindranath Jayanti
West Bengal, Tripura
`05 May
FridayBuddha Purnima
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman, and Nicobar Islands
16 May
Tuesday
State Day
Sikkim
20 AprilThursday
Jumu'atul-Wida
Jammu and Kashmir
18 April
TuesdayShab-i-Qadr
Jammu and Kashmir
24 MayWednesdayKazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti
Tripura
22 AprilSaturday
Ramzan/Eid-Ul-Fitr
National Bank Holiday
23 MayTuesday
Maharana Pratap Jayanti
Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana
14 June
WednesdayPahili Raja
Observed in Odisha
23 MayTuesdaySri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day
Punjab
15 June
Thursday
YMA Day
Mizoram
15 JuneThursday
Raja Sankranti Day
Odisha
04 JuneSundaySant Guru Kabir Jayanti
Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana

20 June

TuesdayRath Yatra
Odisha
17 July
MondayBonalu
Telangana

30 June

FridayRemna Ni
Mizoram
31 JulyMondayShaheed Uddham Singh’s Martyrdom Day
Punjab
05 July
Wednesday
Guru Hargobind Birthday
Jammu and Kashmir
06 July
ThursdayMHIP day
Mizoram
13 July
Thursday
Martyr’s day
Jammu and Kashmir
13 July
Thursday
Bhanu Jayanti
Sikkim
17 July
MondayU-Tirot Sing Day
Meghalaya
19 AugustSaturday
Haryali Teej
Haryana
26 JuneMondayKharchi Puja
Tripura
28 JuneWednesday
Bakrid
National except for Sikkim, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Daman, and Diu
30 AugustWednesday
Rakshabandhan
Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
08 August
Tuesday
Tendong Lho Rum Faat
Sikkim
11 July
Tuesday
Ker Puja
Tripura
06 SeptemberWednesday
Janmashtami
National except for West Bengal, Puducherry, Mizoram, Manipur, Maharashtra, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli, Meghalaya
13 August
Sunday
Patriots Day
Manipur
15 August
Tuesday
Independence Day
National Holiday
16 August
WednesdayDe Jure Transfer Day
Puducherry
16 August
Wednesday
Parsi New Year
Maharashtra, Gujarat
29 July
Saturday
Muharram
National except for West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Punjab, Daman and Diu, Kerala, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tripura
19 SeptemberTuesdayGanesh Chaturthi
Puducherry, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Telangana, Gujarat, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
20 SeptemberWednesday
Nuakhai Odisha
25 September
Monday
Ramdev Jayanti
Rajasthan
24 OctoberTuesday
Tejadashmi
Rajasthan
15 OctoberSunday
Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
Punjab and Haryana
04 NovemberSaturday
Prakash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Punjab
28 SeptemberThursdayIndra Jatra
Sikkim
29 September
FridaySri Narayana Guru Jayanti
Kerala
20 August
SundayThiruvonam
Kerala
22 September
Friday
Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi
Kerala
23 September
Saturday
Heroes Martyrdom’s day
Haryana
28 September
ThursdayShahid Bhagat Singh’s Birthday
Punjab
02 October
MondayGandhi Jayanti
National Holiday
21 October
Saturday
Maha Saptami
Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Sikkim
22 October
SundayMaha Ashtami
West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tripura
23 October
MondayMaha Navami
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Puducherry, Odisha, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Kerala, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam
24 October
Tuesday
Dussehra
National except for Manipur and Puducherry
12 NovemberSundayDiwaliNational except for Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Daman, and Diu
14 NovemberTuesdayGoverdhan Puja/ Bhai DujCelebrated in most parts of the country
19 NovemberSundayChatt PujaBihar and Jharkhand
31 October
Tuesday
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Jayanti
Gujarat

01 November

WednesdayHaryana Day
Haryana
01 November
Wednesday
Puducherry Liberation Day
Puducherry
16 November
ThursdayShaheedi Diwas S Kartar Singh Sarabha
Punjab
23 November
ThursdaySeng Kut Snem
Meghalaya
24 November
Friday
Sri Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom’s day
Punjab
27  November
Monday
Karthika Purnima 
Telangana, Odisha
27  November
Monday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
National except for Odisha, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Manipur, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Tripura, Puducherry, Daman, and Diu, Bihar
30 November
Thursday
Kanakadasa Jayanti
Karnataka
03 December
Sunday
Feast of St Francis Xavier
Goa
05 December
Tuesday
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Jayanti
Jammu and Kashmir
12 December
Tuesday
Pa Togan Nengminza Sangama
Meghalaya
18 December
Monday
Death anniversary of U Soso Tham
Meghalaya
18 December
Monday
Guru Ghasidas Jayanti
Chhatisgarh
19 December
Tuesday
Liberation Day
Goa and Daman& Diu
25 December
Monday
Christmas Day
National
26 December
TuesdayShaheed Uddham Singh Jayanti
Haryana
31 December

Sunday

New Year’s Eve
Manipur