How can I find the SBI Bank holiday list for my state?

You can check the official RBI website for the list of holidays per state.

Does the RBI celebrate the same holidays in each state?

In addition to national holidays like Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day, and Republic Day, RBI stated that state-by-state holidays vary depending on local festivities and cultural observances. .

Do banks continue to close on Sundays?

Bank branches are closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, with the exception of the state-specific holidays mentioned. .

Can I take advantage of bank services on holidays?

Even when branches are on holidays, you can still use your bank's online services, mobile banking, and automated teller machines for the majority of your banking needs.

Are there state-specific holidays for every bank branch in India?

No, only some bank locations in the appropriate states are covered by state-specific holidays. However, national holidays are important in all fields. .

How can I find out in advance if there is a bank holiday?

You may confirm holidays using the official bank holiday calendar, or you can ask directly at the branch. Holiday updates are frequently included in announcements concerning internet banking.

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RBI Holidays in 2026

Banks in India are generally closed on all public or national holidays as well as on several festivals. They are also closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month.

Here is a month-wise list of bank holidays on which Reserve Bank of India (RBI) branches would remain closed. Also listed are the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list for Union Territories.

Upcoming RBI Bank Holidays – Month-wise List

Check the upcoming RBI bank holidays with this complete month-wise list to plan your finances and banking needs efficiently.

RBI Bank Holidays in January 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
1 January 2026	Thursday	New Year’s Day	Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana,
2 January 2026	Friday	New Year Holiday	Mizoram
3 January 2026	Saturday	Hazrat Ali Jayanti	Uttar Pradesh
10 January 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
11 January 2026	Sunday	Missionary Day	Mizoram
14 January 2026	Wednesday	Makara Sankranti	Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Sikkim
14 January 2026	Wednesday	Pongal	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu
15 January 2026	Thursday	Thiruvalluvar Day	Tamil Nadu
23 January 2026	Friday	Vasanth Panchami	Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura, West Bengal
24 January 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
26 January 2026	Monday	Republic Day	Across India

RBI Bank Holidays in February 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
1 February 2026	Sunday	Guru Ravidas Jayanti	Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab
14 February 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
15 February 2026	Sunday	Maha Shivaratri	Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Kerala
28 February 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India

RBI Bank Holidays in March 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
3 March 2026	Tuesday	Holi	Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura
14 March 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
20 March 2026	Friday	Ugadhi	Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa
21 March 2026	Saturday	Id-ul-Fitr	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura
21 March 2026	Saturday	Sarhul	Jharkhand
22 March 2026	Sunday	Idul Fitr Holiday	Telangana
22 March 2026	Sunday	Bihar Day	Bihar
27 March 2026	Friday	Ram Navami	Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
28 March 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
31 March 2026	Tuesday	Mahavir Jayanti	Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu

RBI Bank Holidays in April 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
3 April 2026	Friday	Good Friday	Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
4 April 2026	Saturday	Easter Saturday	Nagaland
5 April 2026	Sunday	Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
11 April 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
14 April 2026	Tuesday	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti	Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
15 April 2026	Wednesday	Bohag Bihu	Assam
15 April 2026	Wednesday	Bohag Bihu Holiday	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
15 April 2026	Wednesday	Bengali New Year	Tripura, West Bengal
15 April 2026	Wednesday	Himachal Day	Himachal Pradesh
19 April 2026	Sunday	Maharshi Parashuram Jayanti	Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Rajasthan, Sikkim
20 April 2026	Monday	Basava Jayanti	Karnataka
25 April 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India

RBI Bank Holidays in May 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
1 May 2026	Friday	Buddha Purnima	Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh
1 May 2026	Friday	May Day	Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal
9 May 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
23 May 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
26 May 2026	Tuesday	Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti	Tripura
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Bakrid/ Eid al Adha	Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Kerala

RBI Bank Holidays in June 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
13 June 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
17 June 2026	Wednesday	Maharana Pratap Jayanti	Haryana
26 June 2026	Friday	Muharram	Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Kerala
27 June 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
29 June 2026	Monday	Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti	Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

RBI Bank Holidays in July 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
11 July 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
16 July 2026	Thursday	Rath Yatra	Manipur, Odisha
25 July 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India

RBI Bank Holidays in August 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
8 August 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
15 August 2026	Saturday	Independence Day	Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Kerala
16 August 2026	Sunday	Parsi New Year	Maharashtra
22 August 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
25 August 2026	Tuesday	Eid e Milad	Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Kerala
27 August 2026	Thursday	Thiruvonam	Kerala
28 August 2026	Friday	Raksha Bandhan	Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana

RBI Bank Holidays in September 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
4 September 2026	Friday	Janmashtami	Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura
12 September 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
15 September 2026	Tuesday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka
16 September 2026	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday	Goa
21 September 2026	Monday	Ramdev Jayanti	Rajasthan
26 September 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India

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RBI Bank Holidays in October 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
2 October 2026	Friday	Gandhi Jayanti	Across India
10 October 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
11 October 2026	Sunday	Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti	Haryana
18 October 2026	Sunday	Maha Saptami	Odisha, West Bengal
19 October 2026	Monday	Maha Ashtami	Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura
20 October 2026	Tuesday	Maha Navami	Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal
21 October 2026	Wednesday	Vijaya Dashami	Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya
24 October 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
25 October 2026	Sunday	Lakshmi Puja	Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura
26 October 2026	Monday	Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti	Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab,

RBI Bank Holidays in November 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
1 November 2026	Sunday	Haryana Day	Haryana
8 November 2026	Sunday	Diwali	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura
9 November 2026	Monday	Deepavali Holiday	Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
11 November 2026	Wednesday	Bhai Dooj	Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim,
14 November 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
15 November 2026	Sunday	Chhath Puja	Bihar
24 November 2026	Tuesday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
27 November 2026	Friday	Kanakadasa Jayanti	Karnataka
28 November 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India

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RBI Bank Holidays in December 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	State
12 December 2026	Saturday	Second Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
24 December 2026	Thursday	Christmas Holiday	Meghalaya, Mizoram,
25 December 2026	Friday	Christmas Day	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi
26 December 2026	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday	Across India
31 December 2026	Thursday	New Year’s Eve	Mizoram

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FAQs on RBI Bank Holidays in 2026

How can I find the SBI Bank holiday list for my state?
You can check the official RBI website for the list of holidays per state.
Does the RBI celebrate the same holidays in each state?
In addition to national holidays like Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day, and Republic Day, RBI stated that state-by-state holidays vary depending on local festivities and cultural observances.
Do banks continue to close on Sundays?
Bank branches are closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, with the exception of the state-specific holidays mentioned.
Can I take advantage of bank services on holidays?
Even when branches are on holidays, you can still use your bank's online services, mobile banking, and automated teller machines for the majority of your banking needs.
Are there state-specific holidays for every bank branch in India?
No, only some bank locations in the appropriate states are covered by state-specific holidays. However, national holidays are important in all fields.
How can I find out in advance if there is a bank holiday?
You may confirm holidays using the official bank holiday calendar, or you can ask directly at the branch. Holiday updates are frequently included in announcements concerning internet banking.

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