(The list of holidays and festivals in Indian for all states/UTs of India during 2017)
Indian bank holidays are declared under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. These holidays are declared separately by each administration of various Union Territories and State Governments. Bank holidays declared by a state/UT is observed only by the banks situated within the administrative limit of that state/UT. The banks situated in other states where it is not a holiday would remain open for normal banking transactions.
Bank Holidays 2017:
We have updated the holidays and names of the states that have already declared holidays under the explanation to Section 25 of NI Act 1881. However, the dates of the holidays marked (#) alongside the names of states in the below list have till date not announced the official list of state holidays under NI Act. Yet, in view of the occasions of local importance, we have shown the dates and names of some important festivals which were reflected in previous years holiday list of those states with the mark (#), as a general information. We will update this page and remove (#) marks as soon as the official holiday lists are released by the concerned State Governments.
In addition to public holidays listed below, all the commercial & Co-operative Banks across the country closed on all Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays as ‘Public Holidays’ under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881.
The list of holidays and festivals during 2017 are as under.
JANUARY 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| New Year Day
1 January 2017- Sunday |
Arunachal Pradesh (#)/Meghalaya/Nagaland/Tamilnadu
|
| New Year Festival
2 January 2017 –Monday |
Mizoram
|
| Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
5 January 2017 –Thursday |
Chandigarh/Himachal Pradesh
|
| Gaan-Ngai
10 January 2017-Tuesday |
Manipur |
| Missionary Day
11 January 2017-Wednesday |
Mizoram |
| Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
12 January 2017 –Thursday |
West Bengal |
| Makara ankranti/Ponga/Magh Bihu/ Uttarayana punyakala /Lohri/ Bhogali Bihu/ Hadaga/Poki
14 January 2017 –Saturday |
Andaman & Nicobar (#)/Arunachal Pradesh (#)/Assam/ Gujarat/Karnataka/Nagaland/Tamilnadu/Puducherry |
| Thiruvalluvar Day
15 January 2017 –Sunday |
Tamilnad
|
| Uzhavar Tirunal
16 January 2017-Monday |
Tamilnadu/Puducherry |
| Netaji Birthday
23 January 2017 –Monday |
Tripura/West Bengal |
| Republic Day
26 January 2017 –Thursday |
All India Holiday
National Holiday |
FEBRUARY 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami/Basant Panchami)
1Feb 2017 –Wednesday |
Odisha/Tripura/West Bengal |
| Guru Ravidas’s Birthday
10 Feb2017- Friday |
Chandigarh/Himachal Pradesh/Haryana /Punjab |
| Lui Ngai-Ni
15 Feb2017- Wednesday |
Manipur |
| State Day /Statehood day,
20 Feb2017-Monday |
Mizoram/Arunachal Pradesh (#) |
| Mahashivratri
24 Feb 2017-Friday) |
Andaman & Nicobar (#) /Chandigarh/Chhatisgarh /Gujarat/Himachal Pradesh/Haryana /J&K /Jharkhand/Karnataka/Kerala/Maharastra/Odisha/Telangana/Uttar Pradesh /Uttar Khand |
MARCH 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Chapchar Kut
3 March 2017 |
Mizoram |
| Holi / Dol Jatra
12 March 2017- Sunday |
Andaman /Assam/Chandigarh /Jammu Province only/Lakshdweep (#)/Nagaland(#)//Odisha/Punjab#/Sikkim /Uttar Khand/Uttar Pradesh/West Bengal |
| Holi (2nd day)/Yaosang 2nd Day/Hola
13 March 2017- Monday |
Arunachal Pradesh (#)/Bihar /Chandigarh/Chhatisgar/Daman-Diu (#)/Delhi/Gujarat/Himachal Pradesh/Haryana/Jharkhand/Madhya Pradesh/Maharastra/Manipur/Meghalaya/Mizoram/Odisha/Punjab/Rajastan/Uttar Pradesh/Uttara Khand |
| Holi
14 March 2017- Tuesday
|
Bihar
|
| Holi
17 March 2017 -Tuesday
|
Nagaland |
| Bihar Day
22 March 2017 Wednesday |
Bihar |
| Gudi Padwa/Ugadi/Cheti Chand/Chaitra Sukladi, 1st Navratra 28 March 2017-Tuesday |
Goa/J& K/Maharastra |
| Chandramana Ugadi/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/Julelal Jayanti
29 March 2017-Wednesday
|
Andhra Pradesh /Goa/Karnataka/ Manipur/Tamilnadu/Telangana / |
| Sarhul
30 March 2017 Thursday
|
Jharkhand |
APRIL 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Annual closing of Accounts of Commercial and Co-operative Banks
1 Apr2017-Saturday
|
Banks are closed all over India |
| Shree Ram Navami
4 Apr 2017-Tuesday
|
Chandigarh/Gujarat/Himachal Pradesh
/Jharkhand//Maharastra/Odisha/Punjab /Rajastan/Uttar Khand/Uttar Pradesh |
| Ram Navami/Babu Jagajivanram birthday
5 Apr 2017-Wednesday |
Andhra Pradesh/Bihar/Madhya Pradesh/Telangana |
| Mahavir Jayanti
9 Apr 2017 Sunday |
Andaman & Nicobar (#)/Chandigarh/
Daman-Diu (#)/Delhi/Haryana /Karnataka/ Maharashtra/Tamilnadu |
| Birthday of Mohammad Hajarat Ali
11 Apr 2017-Tuesday |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Vaisakhi /baisakhi/Vishu 1st day 13 Apr 2017-Thursday |
Chandigarh/J&K/Mahe Region (Puducherry)/Punjab (#) |
| Good Friday/ Solar New year ( Vishu/Tamil New year day/ Puthandu/ B R Ambedkar Jayanti/Mesadi yugadi
14 April 2017- Friday |
Andhra Pradesh/Assam/Bihar/Chandigarh/Daman-Diu/ Dadra-Nagar-HaveliDelhi/Goa/Gujarat/Haryana#/Jharkhand/J&K/Karnataka/Kerala/ Lakshdeep(#)/Maharashtra/Mahe Region/Manipur/ Meghalay/Mizoram/Nagaland /Odisha /Puducherry/ Rajastan/Sikkim (#)//Tamilnadu /Telangana /Tripura/Uttar Pradesh/Uttar Khand/West Bengal |
| Bengali New Year’s Day/Himchal Day / Rongali Bihu/Bohag Bihu/Vaisakhadi/Vishu (2nd day)
15 April 2017-Saturday |
Assam/Himachal Pradesh/Tripura/West Bengal
|
| Easter
16 April 2017-Sunday |
Andaman/Kerala/ Daman-Diu/ Dadra-Nagar-Haveli (#)
Lakshdweep(#)/Sikkim (#)/Nagaland (#) |
| Garia Puja
21 April 2017- Friday |
Tripura |
| Basava Jayanthi
29 Apr 2017-Friday |
Karnataka |
MAY 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Maharashtra Din/May Day
1 May 2017 Sunday |
Andhra Pradesh/Assam /Bihar/ Dadra & Nagar-Haveli (#)Goa/Karnataka/Kerala/ Lashdweep (#)/Maharashtra/Manipur/Puducherry/Sikkim (#)/ Tamilnadu /Telangana/Tripura/West Bengal |
| Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore / Lok Nayak Maharana Pratap Jayanti
9 May2017-Tuesday |
West Bengal |
| Buddha Pournima
10 May 2017 Wednesday |
Andaman(#)/Arunachal Pradesh (#)/Chhatisgarh/Delhi/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh/J&K /Jharkhand/Madhya Pradesh/Maharastra/Uttara Khand/Uttar Pradesh |
| Martyrdom day Sri Guru Arjun Devji
29 May 2017 Monday |
Punjab |
JUNE 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Y.M.A Day /Raja Sankranti
15 June 2017-Thursday |
Miziram/Odisha |
| Martyrdom Day Sri Guru Arjun singhji
16 June 2017 Friday |
Punjab (#) |
| Shab-i-Qadr
22 June 2017 – Thursday, |
J&K |
| Jumat-ul-wida
23 June 2017- Friday |
J&K |
| Rath Jatra/Ramzan (Idul-Fitr)
25 June 2017-Sunday |
Odisha/Kerala |
| Ramzan Id (Id-ul-Fitr)
26 June 2017- Monday |
Andhra Pradesh/Andaman (#)/Assam /Arunachal Pradesh/Bihar/Chandigarh/Chhatisgarh/Delhi/ Daman-Diu (#)/Gujarat/ Himachal Pradesh/ Haryana/ J&K /Lakshadweep(#)/Jharkand/Karnataka/Madhya Padesh/Maharastra/Mahe Region/Manipur/Nagaland (#)/Punjab /Puducherry/Odisha/Rajastan/Tamilnadu/Telangana/Tripura/Uttar Khand/ Uttar Pradesh/West Bengal, |
| Remna Ni
30 June 2017- Thursday |
Mizoram |
JULY 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Annual Closing of RBI
Kharch Puja 1 July 2017- Friday |
RBI offices closed for public
Tripura |
| Guru Hargobind Ji Birthday
5 July 2017- Tuesday |
J& K |
| MHIP Day
6 July 2017-Wednesday |
Mizoram |
| Bonalu
10 July 2017-Monday |
|
| Martyr’s day
13 July 2017 –Thursday |
J&K |
| Ker Puja
15 July 2017- Saturday |
Tripura |
| U Tirot Sing Day
16 *& 17 July 2017 –Monday |
(* 16/7/2017 Beh Deinkhlam -Sunday)
Meghalaya |
AUGUST 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
|
Raksha Bandhan 7 August 2017-Monday |
Madhya Pradesh/Punjab#/Rajastan/Uttara Khand/Uttar Pradesh/Himachal Pradesh*(*Holiday only for women employees working in all Government offices, boards, Corporations, educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh) |
| Janmashtmi /Krishna Jayanthi/Krishna astami
14 August 2017-Monday |
Bihar/Odisha/ Tamilnadu/Telangana/Uttara Khand# |
| Independence Day
(Janmastami for Vaisnavs) 15 August 2017 Tuesday |
All India Holiday (National Holiday)
|
| De jure Transfer day
16 August 2017 Wednesday |
Puducherry |
| Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
17 August 2017-Thursday |
Maharastra |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvantsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
25 August 2017 –Friday |
Andhra Pradesh/Daman-Diu (#)/Gujarat/Karnataka/Maharastra/Odisha/Puducherry/Tamilnadu /Telangana |
| Ganesh Chaturthi 2nd Day
26 August 2017-Wednesday |
Goa |
SEPTEMBER 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Bakrid (Idul Ad’ha)
1 Sep 2017-Friday |
Kerala/Pudhucherry |
| Bakri Id (Id-ul-Zuha)/Karma Puja
2 September 2017 –Saturday |
Andhra Pradesh/Assaam /Bihar /Chhatisgarh/Daman-Diu (#)/DelhiGujarat/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh/J&K / Jharkhand /Karnataka/Madhya Pradesh /Maharastra/Manipur/Meghalaya/Odisha/Punjab (#)/Rajastan/Tamilnadu/Telangana/Tripura/Uttara Khand /Uttar Pradesh /West Bengal |
| First Onam/) Idul Zuha Holiday
3 Sep 2017-Sunday |
Kerala/J&K / |
| Thiruvonam
4 Sept 2017-Monday |
Kerala |
| Shree Narayana Guru Jayanthi
6 Sept 2017-Wednesday |
Kerala |
| Mahalaya Amavasye
19 Sept 2017-Tuesday |
Karnataka/Odisha/Tripura/West Bengal |
| Bathukamma starting day
20 Sept 2017-Wednesday |
Telangana |
| Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day
21 Sept 2017-Thursday |
Kerala |
| Maha Saptami
27 Sept 2017 *Wednesday
|
Tripura/West Bengal |
| Durga Ashtami,Mohaashtami /Birthday of Shahid Bhagat Singh Ji
28 Sept 2017 – Thursday |
Andhra Pradesh/Jharkhand/
Manipur/Odisha/Tripura/Telangana/West Bengal /
|
| Maha Navami,Ayudha Pooja, Maha Nabami
29 Sept 2017 –Friday |
Assam/Bihar/J&K /Jharkhand/Karnataka /Kerala/ Meghalaya/Mizoram/Puducherry /Punjab(#)/Tamilnadu /Tripura/Uttar Pradesh/West Bengal
|
| Vijayadashami,Vijaya Doshami, Dusshera,Dasara,
30 Sept 2017- Saturday |
Andhra Pradesh/Andaman(#)/ Arunchal Pradesh (#)Bihar/Chhatisgarh/ Daman-Diu (#)/Delhi/Goa/Gujarat/Himachal Pradesh /Haryana/J&K/Jharkhand//Karnataka /Kerala/Lakshdweep (#)/Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra/Meghalaya/Mizoram/Nagaland (#)/Odisha/Punjab/ Rajastan/ /Tamilnadu /Telangana/Tripura/Uttara Khand/ Uttar Pradesh/West Bengal
|
OCTOBER 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Moharram, Muharam
1 October 2017-Sunday |
Andaman (#)/Bihar/Chhatisgarh/Daman-Diu (#)/Delhi/J&K /Karnataka /Maharashtra/Odisha/ Tamilnadu /Uttar Pradesh/West Bengal/ |
| Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
2 October 2017-Monday |
All India Holiday /National Holiday/ |
| Lakshmi Puja/Mahrsi Valmiki Jayanti/ Meerabai Jayanti,
5 October 2017-Thursday |
Chandigarh/Karnataka /Odisha/Punjab/ Tripura/West Bengal |
| Karva Chauth/Karaka Chaturthi
8 October 2017-Sunday |
Himachal Pradesh (*Holiday for women employees working in all Government offices, boards, Corporations, educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh) |
| Narak Chaturdashi,Kali Puja/ Chhat Puja /Deepavali/Kati Bihu 18 October 2017-Wednesday |
Assam /Goa/Karnatakaa /Kerala/ Puducherry/Tamilnadu/Telangana |
| Diwali Lakshmi Puja/Kali Puja
19 October 2017-Thursday |
Andhra Pradesh/Andaman (#)/Arunchal Pradesh/ Assam/Bihar/Chandigarh/Chhatisgarh/ Dadra & Nagar-Haveli (#)/Daman-Diu(#)/Delhi/Gujarat/Himachal Pradesh /J&K /Jharkhand/Lakshdweep (#)/Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra/Manipur/Meghalaya/Mizoram/Nagaland (#)/Odisha/Punjab/Rajastan#/Tripura/ Uttar Khand/Uttar Pradesh/West Bengal |
| Bali Padyami/Diwali (Balipratipada)/Govardhan Puja/ Vikram Samvant New Year Day
20 October 2017-Friday |
Gujarat/Karnataka/Maharashtra/Meghalaya/Rajastan/Uttar Khand/Uttar Pradesh
|
| Bhai Dhuj/ Chitragupt Jayanti/Ningol Chakkouba
21 October2017-Saturday |
Manipur/Mizoram/ Uttar Khand/Uttar Pradesh/ Himachal Pradesh
(* Holiday for women employees working in all Government offices, boards, Corporations, educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh)
|
| Chath (Evening Ardhya)
Pratihar Sashti/Surya Sashti/Chhatpuja 26 Oct 2017-Thursday |
Bihar/Jharkhand |
| Chhat Puja
27 October 2017-Friday
|
Bihar |
NOVEMBER 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Kannada Rajyothsava/Kut/ Puducherry Liberation Day
1 Nov 2017-Wednesday
|
Karnataka/Manipur/Puducherry |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima
4 Nov 2017-Saturday |
Andhra Pradesh/Andaman (#)/Arunachal Pradesh/Assam /Chandigarh/Chhatisgarh/Delhi/Himachal Pradesh/J& K /Jharkhand/Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra/Punjab/Rajastan/Telangana/Uttar Khand/Uttar Pradesh/West Bengal |
| Kanakadasa Jayanthi
6 Nov 2017-Monday |
Karnataka |
| Wangala Festival
10 Nov 201-Friday |
Meghalaya |
| Seng Kut Snem
23 Nov 2017 –Thursday |
Meghalaya |
| Guru Tej Bahadur Martyrdom day
24 Nov 2017-Friday |
Haryana# /Punjab# |
DECEMBER 2017
| Holiday description with date | States/UTs Observing Public Holiday |
| Eid-Milad,Milad un-Nabi, Id-e-Milad/ Indigenious Faith day
1 Dec 2017 – Friday
|
Andhra Pradesh/Andamman (#)
/ArunachalPradesh(#)/ Jammu & Kashmir/Karnataka /Maharashtra/ Tamilnadu /Telangana |
| Id-e-milad /Milad-I-shariff
(birthday of prophet Mohammed)/ 2 Dec 2017 Saturday |
Chhatisgarh/ Daman-Diu (#)/Delhi/Jharkhand//Kerala/Madhya Pradesh/ Puducherry/Uttar Pradesh/Uttar Khand
|
| Feast of St.Francis Xavier
4 Dec 2017-Monday |
Goa |
| Birthday of Shaikh Mohammed Abdulla
5 DEC 2017 –Tuesday |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| Friday following Id
8 Dec 2017- Friday |
Jammu & Kashmir
|
| Goa Liberation Day/
Liberation day of Daman & Diu 19 Dec 2017-Tuesday |
Goa/ Daman & Diu |
| Christmas/Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
25 Dec 2017-Monday |
Andhra Pradesh/Andaman (#)/Arunachal Pradesh (#)/Assam /Bihar/Chandigarh/Chhatisgarh/Delhi/ Dadra & Nagar-Haveli (#)/Daman-Diu (#)/Goa/Gujarat/J&K /Jharkhand/ Karnataka /Kerala/Lakshadweep (#)/Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra/Meghalaya/Odisha/ Pudhucherry/Punjab(#)/Sikkim (#)/Tamilnadu /Telangana/Uttar Khand /Uttar Pradesh/West Ben |
| December 2017
Holidays in North East States
|
Holidays in Meghalaya 12/12 (Tuesday )Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma, 18/12 (Monday)Death Anniversary of U Soso Tham,24/12 to 26/12/2017 Christmas festival,30/12/2017 Saturday U Kiang Holidays in Nagaland: 23/12 to 31/12/2017 Christmas eve Festival |
Disclaimer: Every effort has been taken to avoid errors or omissions in the list of holidays published above. In spite of this, it is possible that any mistake, errors, ambiguity, inconsistency, discrepancy or doubts may inadvertently creep up. Such mistakes or errors noticed by anyone may please be brought to the notice of the author for the rectification. The author or anyone connected directly or indirectly to this website accepts no responsibility whatsoever and will not be liable for any losses, claims or damages which may arise because of inaccuracy in the information.
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