A Complete List of Bank Holidays in 2024

The Reserve Bank of India issues a yearly holiday calendar that mentions the days when banks remain closed. Thus, individuals must be aware of the same so that they can plan their days accordingly.

This piece illustrates the list of bank holidays in 2024. So, individuals willing to know about it can keep scrolling!

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What are the Bank Holidays in 2024?

Bank holidays vary with each state. The following list of bank holidays specifies the days the banks will remain closed and mentions the second and fourth Saturdays on which banks are closed across all the states.

Day & Date	Bank Holidays	States
1st January, Monday	New Year's Day	Across the country
11th January, Thursday	Missionary Day	Mizoram
12th January, Friday	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti	West Bengal
13th January, Saturday	Second Saturday	Across the country
13th January, Saturday	Lohri	Punjab and other states
14th January, Sunday	Sankranti	Several states
15th January, Monday	Pongal	Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
15th January, Monday	Thiruvalluvar Day	Tamil Nadu
16th January, Tuesday	Tusu Puja	West Bengal and Assam
17th January, Wednesday	Guru Govind Singh Jayanti	Several states
23rd January, Tuesday	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti	Many states
25th January, Thursday	State Day	Himachal Pradesh
26th January, Friday	Republic Day	All over India
27th January, Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Across the country
31st January, Wednesday	Me-Dam-Me-Phi	Assam
10th February, Saturday	Second Saturday	All states
15th February, Thursday	Lui-Ngai-Ni	Manipur
19th February, Monday	Shivaji Jayanti	Maharashtra
24th February, Saturday	Fourth Saturday	All states
8th March, Friday	Maha Shivratri/ Shivaratri	Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Bihar
12th March, Tuesday	Ramadan Start	Applicable for many states
20th March, Wednesday	March Equinox	Applicable for only a few states
25th March, Monday	Holi	Applicable for many states
25th March, Monday	Dolyatra	West Bengal, Assam, and Odisha
28th March, Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Kerala
29th March, Friday	Good Friday	Applicable for many states
9th April, Tuesday	Ugadi	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa
10th April, Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Many states
13th April, Saturday	Second Saturday	Applicable throughout the nation
14th April, Sunday	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti	Applicable nationwide
14th April, Sunday	Vishu	Kerala and parts of Karnataka
17th April, Wednesday	Ram Navami	Applicable in many states
21st April, Sunday	Mahavir Jayanti	Applicable only for few states
27th April, Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Applicable throughout the nation
1st May, Wednesday	May Day/Maharashtra Day	May Day - Across the country/ Maharashtra Day - Maharashtra
8th May, Wednesday	Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore	West Bengal
11th May, Saturday	Second Saturday	National
25th May, Saturday	Fourth Saturday	National
8th June, Saturday	Second Saturday	All states
9th June, Sunday	Maharana Pratap Jayanti	Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan
10th June, Monday	Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev ji	Punjab
15th June, Saturday	YMA Day	Mizoram
16th June, Sunday	Eid al-Adha	All states
22th June, Saturday	Second Saturday	All states
6th July, Saturday	MHIP Day	Mizoram
13th July, Saturday	2nd Saturday	All states
17th July, Wednesday	Muharram	National apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal
27th July, Saturday	4th Saturday	All states
31st July, Wednesday	Shaheed Udam Singh Martyrdom Day	Haryana and Punjab
10th August, Saturday	Second Saturday	Applicable only for few states
15th August, Thursday	Independence Day, Parsi New Year	Applicable for all states
19th August, Monday	Rakhi	Applicable only for few states
24th August, Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Applicable for all states
26th August, Monday	Krishna Janmashtami	Applicable for all states
7th September, Saturday	Vinayaka Chaturthi	All over India
8th September, Sunday	Nuakhai	Odisha
13th September, Friday	Ramdev Jayanti, Teja Dashmi	Rajasthan
14th September, Saturday	Onam	Kerala
14th September, Saturday	2nd Saturday	All over India
15th September, Sunday	Thiruvonam	Kerala
16th September, Monday	Eid e Milad	All over India
17th September, Tuesday	Indra Jatra	Sikkim
18th September, Wednesday	Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti	Kerala
21st September, Saturday	Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi	Kerala
23rd September, Monday	Heroes’ Martyrdom Day	Haryana
28th September, Saturday	4th Saturday	All over India
2nd October, Wednesday	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	Many states across India
10th October, Thursday	Maha Saptami	Across the country
11th October, Friday	Maha Ashtami	Many states across India
12th October, Saturday	Maha Navami	Most states across India
12th October, Saturday	Vijaya Dashami	Most states across India
12th October, Saturday	Second Saturday	Across the country
26th October, Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Across the country
31st October, Thursday	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday	Gujarat
1st November, Friday	Kut, Puducherry Liberation Day, Haryana Day, Karnataka Rajyotsava, Kerala Piravi	Kut: Manipur, Puducherry Liberation Day: Puducherry, Haryana Day: Haryana, Karnataka Rajyotsava: Karnataka & Kerala Piravi: Kerala
2nd November, Saturday	Vikram Samvat New Year	Gujarat
2nd November, Saturday	Ningol Chakouba	Manipur
7th November, Thursday	Chhat Puja	Bihar
9th November, Saturday	Second Saturday	Across the country
15th November, Friday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Guru Nanak’s Birthday - Punjab, Chandigarh
18th November, Monday	Kanaka Dasa Jayanti	Karnataka
23rd November, Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Across the country
1st December, Sunday	Swadeshi Day	Arunachal Pradesh
3rd December, Tuesday	St. Francis Xavier Communion	Goa
5th December, Thursday	Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Birthday	Jammu Kashmir
6th December, Friday	Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day	Punjab
12th December, Thursday	Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma	Meghalaya
18th December, Wednesday	Guru Ghasidas Jayanti	Chattisgarh
19th December, Thursday	Liberation Day	Daman and Diu and Goa
24th December, Tuesday	Christmas Holidays	Meghalaya and Mizoram
25th December, Wednesday	Christmas	National Holiday
26th December, Thursday	Christmas Holidays	Meghalaya and Telangana
26th December, Thursday	Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti	Haryana
30th December, Monday	Tamu Losar	Sikkim
30th December, Monday	U Kiang Nongba	Meghalaya
31st December, Tuesday	New Year Eve	Manipur and Mizoram

Thus, this is all about bank holidays in 2024. Knowing about the same will help individuals schedule the holidays and perform the necessary tasks that are impossible to do on regular days or relax their minds from their regular work routine.

FAQs about Bank Holidays in 2024

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How many bank holidays are available in April 2024?

There are nearly 8 bank holidays in April 2024, spread across the country. Some are national holidays applicable throughout the country, while others are specific to certain states.