Banks across several parts of India will see a lesser number of holidays next month. There are eight bank holidays in June 2022, which apply to both private and public sectors. This includes weekends and various festivals which are declared as holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The schedule except those for the weekends would be different across various cities in the country, RBI’s holiday calendar shows. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s bank holiday notification, there are six bank holidays in terms of weekends.
On June 2, branches of all public sector, private sector, foreign banks, cooperative banks and regional banks will remain shut in Shillong on the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti.
On June 15, the banks in Aizawl, Bhubaneshwar, Jammu and Srinagar will be closed to mark YMA Day/Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday/Raja Sankranti.
Apart from June 2 and 15, banks will remain shut on June 5, 11, 12, 19, 25 and 26 on account of second and fourth Saturdays, and Sundays.
Bank Holidays in June 2022: Full list
June 2 Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Friday)
June 5 Sunday
June 11 Second Saturday
June 12 Sunday
June 15 YMA Day/Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday/Raja Sankranti (Wednesday)
June 19 Sunday
June 25 Fourth Saturday
June 26 Sunday
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the holidays under three brackets- Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
