Bank holidays in India are declared as public holidays under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. The holiday declared under NI Act is applicable exclusively to the banks located within the administration area of specific State and Union Territory. In other States and Union territories where it is not a holiday, banks remain opened and allow normal banking transaction similar to any other working days.
Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
1 | 26.01.2021 | Tuesday | REPUBLIC DAY |
2 | 11.03.2021 | Friday | MAHASHIVARATRI |
* | 28.03.2021 | SUNDAY | HOLIKA DAHAN |
4 | 29.03.2021 | Monday | HOLI |
5 | 15.04.2021 | Thursday | SARHUL |
* | 01.04.2021 | Thursday | Banks’ Annual Closing of Accounts (This holiday is not applicable to Government and other offices) |
6 | 02.04.2021 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
7 | 14.04.2021 | Wednesday | DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR BIRTHDAY |
8 | 21.04.2021 | Friday | SHRI RAMNAVAMI |
* | 25.04.2021 | SUNDAY | MAHAVIR JAYANTI |
9 | 13.05.2021 | Thursday | ID-UL-FITER /RAMZAN |
10 | 26.05.2021 | Wednesday | BUDDHA PURNIMA |
11 | 20.07.2021 | Tuesday | BAKRID (ID-UL-ZUHA) |
* | 15.08.2021 | SUNDAY | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
12 | 19.08.2021 | Thursday | MOHARAM |
13 | 30.08.2021 | Monday | KRISHNA JANMA ASTHAMI |
14 | 17.09.2021 | Friday | KARMA PUJA |
15 | 02.10.2021 | Saturday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
16 | 14.10.2021 | Thursday | MAHA ASHTAMI/MAHA NAVAMI |
17 | 15.10.2021 | Friday | VIJAYA DASHAMI/DUSSEHRA |
18 | 19.10.2021 | Tuesday | EID-E-MILAD/MILAD-UN-NABI |
19 | 04.11.2021 | Thursday | DEEPAWALI |
20 | 10.11.2021 | Wednesday | SURYA SHASHTI DAL CHAT |
21 | 19.11.2021 | Friday | GURUNANAK JAYANTI |
22 | 25.12.2021 | Saturday | CHRISTMAS |
*All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. (This holiday rule is applicable to all commercial and co-operative banks operating in entire India).
If any of the holidays for the festivals of Muslim fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, the holiday date may be altered by the concerned government or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.
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