All the private and public sector banks in India are closed on Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month. Apart from the weekly holiday, the Banks in India are also closed on various public occasions like New Year, Republic Day, Holi, Durga Pooja, Ram Navmi, Diwali, Christmas, Eid, etc. Some of the public holidays are regional such as Pongal, Onam, Bihu etc. All public and private banks across the country are closed on Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15), Gandhi Jayanti (October 2).

State governments have rights to decide specific holidays based on their regional and cultural significance. Hence, customers are advised to visit the official website or branches of their respective bank to check about bank holidays in their region.

Here we have prepared a list of the public holidays in 2020 below for the reference of the customers. Please note that these dates may vary if any official change is announced by the state or central government.

BANK HOLIDAYS 2020 IN INDIA

Date Day Holiday
01 January 2020 Wednesday New Year’s Day
11 January 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
15 January 2020 Wednesday Pongal
25 January 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
26 January 2020 Sunday Republic Day
30 January 2020 Thursday Vasant Panchami
08 February 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
21 February 2020 Friday Maha Shivaratri
22 February 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
10 March 2020 Tuesday Holi
14 March 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
25 March 2020 Wednesday Ugadi
28 March 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
02 April 2020 Thursday Ram Navami
06 April 2020 Monday Mahavir Jayanti
10 April 2020 Friday Good Friday
11 April 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
14 April 2020 Tuesday Dr B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti
25 April 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
01 May 2020 Friday May Day
07 May 2020 Thursday Buddha Purnima
09 May 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
23 May 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
24 May 2020 Sunday Eid-ul-Fitr
13 June 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
27 June 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
11 July 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
25 July 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
31 July 2020 Friday Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha
03 August 2020 Monday Raksha Bandhan
08 August 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
11 August 2020 Tuesday Janmashthami
15 August 2020 Saturday Independence Day
22 August 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
30 August 2020 Sunday Muharram
12 September 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
26 September 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
02 October 2020 Friday Gandhi Jayanti
10 October 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
24 October 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
26 October 2020 Monday Vijaya Dashami
30 October 2020 Friday Eid e Milad
31 October 2020 Saturday Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
14 November 2020 Saturday Diwali / Second Saturday
16 November 2020 Monday Bhai Dooj
28 November 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday
30 November 2020 Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti
12 December 2020 Saturday Second Saturday
25 December 2020 Friday Christmas Day
26 December 2020 Saturday Fourth Saturday