Bank Holiday in India, Find Today Bank Holiday in 2022

Bank Holiday list is updated | Find today bank holiday or this month or 2022 complete year in the new list updated for each state and RH (restricted Holiday) applicable for Bank employee…

You can find why bank holiday today? Holidays are an important day for every employee who is either associated with a private or government organization. In this scenario, there are bank holidays that are specially given to Bank associated employees.

These bank holidays will be different from actual government holidays or seasonal holidays. Banks go off only during their specified time table, to manage the money flow in the states in an easy manner.

Bank Holidays 2022

A bank going to off will cut short the transaction through the bank and the account holders have to wait for the very next day to commence their transactions. The bank holidays will be the same for all Private Banks in India and Public Sector Banks in India along with State Co-Operative banks which might be under the supervision of the Government.

To provide relief and a smooth working culture for bank employees, they will be provided with a different bank holidays calendar which has to be referred for their leaves. The following is the bank holidays in 2022 declared as gazetted holidays or public holidays within the meaning of section 25 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Apart from this list, every 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday are the closed bank holidays for all banks.

Bank Holiday List 2022

State / UTJAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR अंडमान और निकोबारी14, 26 1810, 153, 16 109, 15 2, 5, 9, 24825
ANDHRA PRADESH ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్15, 26 114, 151, 3 109, 15, 19 2,  5, 24 25
ARUNACHAL PRADESH / अरुणाचल प्रदेश1,   14,  262018153,  16  15 2.4. 5,  2481,  25
ASSAM /असम15, 26 1814,  15,  161,  3 1015, 29 2,   3,  4,  5,   18,  24 25
BIHAR / बिहार26 18, 19, 2210, 14, 151, 3 109, 15, 19 2, 3, 4, 5, 24, 30, 31 25
CHANDIGARH / चंडीगढ़26161, 1814, 153, 16  15, 19 2, 5, 24829
CHHATTISGARH छत्तीसगढ26 1, 1814, 153, 16 109, 15, 19 2 5, 9, 24825
DAMAN & DIU / दमन और दीव26 18 1  15 2, 30  
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI  / दादरा और नगर हवेली26 18 1  15 2, 30  
DELHI दिल्ली26 1814, 153, 16 109, 15 2, 5, 9, 24825
GOA गोवा26 182, 14, 151, 3 1015, 3112, 5, 24 3, 19, 25
GUJARAT / गुजरात14, 26 1, 1810, 14, 153 109, 11, 15, 19, 31 2, 5, 9, 24, 26, 31 25
HARYANA / हरियाणा26161, 18143, 16 1015, 18 2, 5, 9, 24825
HIMACHAL PRADESH / हिमाचल प्रदेश26 1, 1810, 153, 1621015, 19 2, 5, 9, 248 
JAMMU & KASHMIR / जम्मू और कश्मीर26 1, 182, 14, 293, 161510, 118, 15, 19 2, 5, 8, 14, 24, 26825
JHARKHAND / झारखंड26 1, 17, 184, 10, 14, 153, 16 109, 15, 1962, 3, 4, 5, 9, 24, 30, 31825
KARNATAKA / ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ15, 26 12, 14, 151, 3 109, 15, 31252, 4, 5, 9, 24, 261, 1125
KERALA/ केरल26 114, 15, 171, 2 9157, 8, 10, 212, 4, 5, 8, 24 25
LADAKH UT / लद्दाख3, 26#2818, 21143, 16 108, 15162, 5, 9, 24824, 25
LAKSHADWEEP / लक्षद्वीप26 1, 18153 109, 15, 19, 3182, 5, 9, 24825
MADHYA PRADESH / मध्य प्रदेश26 1, 1810, 14, 153, 16 109, 11, 15, 19 2, 5, 8, 24825
MAHARASHTRA / महाराष्ट्र26191, 182, 10, 14, 151, 3, 16 109, 15, 16, 31 2, 5, 9, 24, 26825
MANIPUR / मणिपुरी1,   14,  15,  2615192, 14, 151, 3 1, 1013, 15262, 3, 9, 25, 27125
MEGHALAYA / मेघालय1, 26 18153 10, 14, 1715, 19 2.4, 5, 2411, 2312, 18, 24, 25, 26, 30
MIZORAM / मिजोरम1,    3,  11,   26 4,  1814,  15315 9,  15 5,  24825,  26,  31
NAGALAND / नगालैंड1,   26  153 1015 2, 4, 5, 2481, 24,   25,  26,  27
ODISHA / उड़ीसा2651, 1914, 15315115, 18, 31 2, 3, 4, 5, 248 
PUDUCHERRY & KARAIKAL / पुडुचेरी और दाग1, 14, 15, 26  14, 151, 3 1015, 16, 31 2.4, 8, 24125
PUNJAB / पंजाब26 1, 1815314 15, 19262, 5, 24829
RAJASTHAN राजस्थान26 1, 1810, 143 109, 11, 15, 19262, 5, 24, 25825
SIKKIM / सिक्किम1, 3, 4, 15, 2623, 1814, 153 131, 15, 1992, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25, 26, 27 25, 26
TAMILNADU / தமிழ்நாடு1, 14, 15, 16, 18, 26  2, 14, 151, 3 109, 15, 19, 31 2.4.5, 9, 24 25
TELANGANA / తెలంగాణ15, 26 1, 182, 5, 10, 14, 151, 3 109, 15, 20, 31 2,  5,  9, 25825
TRIPURA / त्रिपुरा23, 265 14,  15,  213,   16 7, 10,  269,  15252, 3,   4,  5, 9, 24 25
UTTAR PRADESH / उत्तर प्रदेश26151, 17, 1810, 14, 153, 16 109, 12, 15, 18 2, 4, 5, 9, 24, 26, 27825
UTTARA KHAND / उत्तरा खंड26 1, 17, 1810, 14, 153, 16 10, 1611, 15, 18 2, 5, 9, 24, 26825
WEST BENGAL /पश्चिम बंगाल12, 23, 2651810, 14, 151, 3, 9, 16 109, 15252, 3, 4, 5, 9, 24, 30825
Bank Holidays Consolidated List 2022

#Leh District & Zanskar Sub-Division Only.

Bank Holiday Name – Month Wise

Month / DateDay Name of The Festival
January, 2021  
1FridayNEW YEAR’S DAY
2SaturdayNEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION
12TuesdayBIRTHDAY OF SW AMI VIVEKANANDA
14ThursdayMAKAR SANKRANTI/PONGAL/MAGHE SANKRANTI
15FridayTHIRUVALLUVAR DAY/MATTU PONGAL/MAGH BIHU & TUSU PUJA
16SaturdayUZHAVAR THIRUNAL
20WednesdayGURU GOVIND SINGH JI BIRTHDAY
23SaturdayBIRTHDAY OF NETAJI
25MondayIMOINU IRATPA
26TuesdayREPUBLIC DAY
February, 2021  
12FridayLOSAR /SONAM LOCHHAR
15MondayLUI-NGAI-NI
16TuesdayBASANTA PANCHAMI/SARASW ATI PUJA
19FridayCHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ JAYANTI
20SaturdaySTATE DAY/STATEHOOD DAY
26FridayBIRTHDAY OF MD HAZRAT
27SaturdayGURU RAVIDAS JAYANTI
March, 2021  
5FridayCHAPCHAR KUT
11ThursdayMAHA SHIVRATRI
22MondayBIHAR DIW AS
28SundayHOLIKA DAHAN /DOL JATRA
29MondayHOLI
30TuesdayHOLI, YAOSANG 2ND DAY, DHULANDI
April, 2021  
1ThursdayANNUAL CLOSING OF BANK ACCOUNTS
2FridayGOOD FRIDAY
5MondayBABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY
13Tuesday1ST NAVRATRA / BAISAKHI /SAJIBU NONGMAPANBA (CHEIRAOBA) /UGADI FESTIVAL/GUDIPADAVA/VISHU/VAISAKHI
14WednesdayDR. B R AMBEDKAR BIRTHDAY  /BOHAG BIHU /GUDI PADW A /CHEIRAOBA / TAMIL NEW YEAR /VISHU 1ST DAY /BIJU FESTIVAL
15ThursdayBOHAG BIHU / SARHUL /HIMACHAL DAY /BENGALI NEW YEAR /, GARIA PUJA/VISHU 2ND DAY
16FridayBOHAG BIHU
21WednesdayRAM NAVAMI
25SundayMAHAVIR JAYANTI
May, 2021  
1SaturdayMAY DAY
7FridayJUMAT UL VIDA
9SundaySHAB I QADR
13ThursdayID UL FITR
14FridayID UL FITR / RAMZAN / SHREE  PRASHURAM JAYANTI/ BASAVA JAYANTHI / AKSHAYA TRITIYA
26WednesdayBUDHA PURNIMA
June, 2021  
15TuesdayYMA DAY /RAJA SANKRANTI
25FridayGURU HARGOBIND JI’S BIRTHDAY
30WednesdayREMNA NI
July, 2021  
11SundayBEH DEINKHLAM
12MondayKANG (RATHA YATRA)
13TuesdayBHANU JAYANTI
14WednesdayDRUKPA TSHECHI
16FridayHARELA
17SaturdayKHARCHI PUJA / U TIROT SING DAY
19MondayGURU RIMPOCHE’S THUNGKAR TSHECHU
20TuesdayBAKRID
21WednesdayID UL ZUHA (BAKRID)
31SaturdayKER PUJA
August, 2021  
13FridayPATRIOT’S DAY
15SundayINDEPENDENCE DAY
16MondayDE JURE TRANSFER DAY / PARSI NEW YEAR
19ThursdayMUHARRAM / ASHOORA
20FridayMUHARRAM / FIRST ONAM
21SaturdayTHIRUVONAM
22SundayRAKSHABANDHAN
23MondaySREE  NARAYANA GURU JAYANTHI
30MondayJANMASHTAMI
31TuesdayKRISHNA ASTAMI
September, 2021  
3FridayKAIL MUHURUTH(KODAGU DISTRICT ONLY)
8WednesdayTITHI OF SRIMANTA SANKARDEVA
9ThursdayTEEJ
10FridaySAMVASTSRI / VINAYAKA CHATURTHI/GENESH CHATURTHI(1ST DAY)
11SaturdayVINAYAKA CHATURTHI(GANESH CHATURTHI(2ND DAY)
17FridayKARMA PUJA
20MondayINDRAJATRA
21TuesdaySREE  NARAYANA GURU SAMADHI DAY
27MondayCHEHLUM(YOUM-E-ARBAEEN(KARGIL DISTRICT ONLY)
October, 2021  
2SaturdayMAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTI
6WednesdayMAHALAYA
7ThursdayMERA CHAOREN HOUBA OF LAININGTHOU SANAMAHI
12TuesdayMAHA SAPTAMI/DURGAPUJA SAPTAMI
13WednesdayDURGA POOJA ASTAMI( MAHAASHTAMI)
14ThursdayDURGA POOJA( MAHAA NAVAMI) / AYUDHA POOJA / SARASW ATHI POOJA
15FridayDURGA POOJA( VIJAYADASMI) / ST THERESA FESTIVAL /DUSSEHRA
16SaturdayDURGA POOJA
18MondayKATI BIHU/ TULU SANKRAMANA
19TuesdayMILAD UN NABI / BARAW AFAT / PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY
20WednesdayMAHARISHI VALMIKI JI BIRTHDAY /LAKSHMI PUJA/EID-MILAD
22FridayEID I MILAD
26TuesdayACCESSION DAY
31SundaySARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL’S BIRTH DAY
November, 2021  
1MondayKANNADA RAJYOSTHSAVA / KUT / PUDUCHERRY LIBERATION DAY
3WednesdayNARAKA CHATURDASHI
4ThursdayDIW ALI / DEEPAVALI / KALI PUJA
5FridayVIKRAM SAMVANT NEW YEAR DAY/ GOVERDHAN PUJA /DEEPAW ALI/BALIPADYAMI
6SaturdayNINGOL CHAKKOUBA / BHAIYA DOOJ / CHITRAGUPT JAYANTI/LAXMI PUJA
10WednesdaySURYA SASHTHI CHHAT PUJA
11ThursdayCHHATH POOJA
12FridayW ANGALA FESTIVAL
19FridayGURU NANAK DEV JAYANTI / KARTHIKA PURNIMA
20SaturdayHUTHRI FESTIVAL
22MondayKANAKADASA JAYANTHI
23TuesdaySENG KUTSNEM
December, 2021  
1WednesdayINDIGENOUS DAY, STATE INAUGURATION DAY
3FridayFEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
12SundayPA-TOGAN NENGMINZA SANGMA
18SaturdayDEATH ANNIVERSARY OF U SOSO  THAM, LOSOONG/ NAMSSONG
19SundayGOA LIBERATION DAY
24FridayCHRISTMAS EVE
25SaturdayCHRISTMAS DAY
26SundayCHRISTMAS
27MondayCHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
30ThursdayU KIANG NANGBAH
31FridayNEW YEAR’S EVE

Bank Employees RH List 2021

99employee.com will also provide you the list of additional holidays specified in the schedule which an employee is entitled to avail himself/herself of any two holidays as Restricted Holidays (RH) during the year 2021 (Saka era 1942-1943) as mentioned below:

HolidayDateSaka DateDay
1942 SAKA ERA
New Year’s DayJanuary 01Pausha 11Friday
LohriJanuary 13Pausha 23Wedesday
Makar Sankrathi/Magha Bihu/PongalJanuary 14Pausha 24Thursday
Guru Gobind Singh’s BirthdayJanuary 20Pausha 30Wednesday
Basant Panchami/Sri PachamiFebruary 16Magha 27Tuesday
Shvaji JayanthiFebruary 19Magha 30Friday
Hazarat Ali’s BirthdayFebruary 26Phalguna 07Friday
Guru Ravidas’s BirthdayFebruary 27Phalguna 08Saturday
Swami Dayananda Saraswathi JayanthiMarch 08Phalguna 17Monday
Maha ShivrathriMarch 11Phalguna 20Thursday
SAKA ERA 1943
Holika Daha/DolyatraMarch 28Chaitra 07Sunday
Easter SundayApril 04Chaitra 14Sunday
Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chandi/Vaishakhi/VishuApril 13Chaitra 23Tuesday
Mesadi Tamil New Year’s DayApril 14Chaitra 24Wednesday
Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam)April 15Chaitra 25Thursday
Jamat-UI-VidaMay 07Vaisakha 17Friday
Guru Rabindranath’s BirthdayMay 09Vaisakha 19Sunday
Rath YatraJuly 12Ashada 21Monday
Parsi New Year’s day/NaurajAugust 16Sravana 25Monday
Onam or Thiru Onam dayAugust 21Sravana 30Saturday
Raksha BandhanAugust 22Sravana 31Sunday
Janmashtami (Smarta)August 30Bhadra 08Monday
Vinayaka Chathurthi/ Ganesh ChathurthiSeptembe 10Bhadra 19Friday
Dussehra (Saptami)October 12Asvina 20Tuesday
Dussehra (Mahashtami)October 13Asvina 21Wednesday
Dussehra (Mahanami)October 14Asvina 22Thursday
Karaka Chathurthi (Karva Chouth)October 24Kartika 02Sunday
Naraka ChaturdasiNovember 04Kartika 13Thursday
Govardha PujaNovember 05Kartika 14Friday
Bhai DujNovember 06Kartika 15Saturday
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)November 10Kartika 19Wednesday
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom DayNovember 24Argrahyana 03Wednesday
Chirstmas EveDecember 24Pausha 03Friday
  1. Do Festival Holidays are bank holidays same?

    In India there are multiple festivals which are celebrated at different parts with their diversified dates. Thus there are only a few major festival holidays which do match with the bank holidays but to be precise they don’t match at all times. Individuals have to check calendar for festival holidays and bank holidays as mentioned above based on their state.

  2. Which Saturday bank holiday?

    In most of the states, then 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of the month are mostly taken as bank holidays. This rule has been recently modified by giving a half day to every Saturday by removing the full holidays on selected 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Thus based on your bank which might be private or government, the holidays have to be checked.

  3. Does the RBI decide Indian bank holidays?

    The official bank holidays are declared by Reserve Bank of India. Every bank which might be under the supervision of the private bank institute or any government sector, every banking institute has to follow the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India for issuing the bank holidays.

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