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 |