Bank holidays in May 2025: Banks must stay closed in India these days | Check out the full list here | Mint

Bank holidays in May 2025: The Reserve Bank of India has appointed six bank holidays for May 2025, according to the state-wise official holiday calendar for the financial year 2025-26. Bank holidays in India vary from state to state and are determined by national, regional and religious festivities. Apart from the six designated holidays, banks will be closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of May 2025. Here is a detailed list of banking holidays, which helps individuals and businesses plan their financial transactions accordingly. Buddha Purnima, Labor Day and Maharana Pratap Jayanti are some of the observations when the banks will be closed in parts of the country in May 2025. Bank holidays in April 2025: State -wise Holiday Calendar May 1 (Thursday) – Maharashtra Din and Labor Day (Labor Day) will be in Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderafad (Pradesh), Hyderabad (Telangana), Imhal, Kolchi, Kolata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Path and Thiruvananthapuram. May 9 (Friday) – Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore Banks in Kolkata will remain closed on Friday 9 May 2025 to observe the birthday of Rabindranath Tagore. May 12 (Monday) – Buddha Purnima Banks in Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar. May 16 (Friday) – State Banks across Sikkim will remain closed on Friday, May 16 to observe the state day. May 26 (Monday) – Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam Banks in Tripura will be closed to observe the birthday of the Kazi Nazrul Islam. May 29 (Thursday) – Maharana Pratap Jayanti Banks will be closed in Himachal Pradesh to observe Maharana Pratap Jayanti. Services available on bank holidays can access customers throughout the country during banking holidays to gain access to banking, even on bank holidays. Customers can use these services for easy financial transactions. Fund transfer requests can be made using NEFT/RTGS transfer forms, demand forms and forms for checkbooks. Credit cards, debit cards and ATM cards can be used by card services. Services such as account maintenance forms, setting up standing instructions and application for a locker room are also available. First published: 30 Apr 2025, 12:32 pm Ist