Bank holidays in May 2021: Bank to remain closed for 12 days in May; see the lists.

Bank holidays in May 2021: Banks across India will remain closed for up to 12 days in May 2021. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already issued a calendar mentioning the dates the banks will be shut. After private and public banks remained shut for almost 15 days in April, the RBI calendar for the May has listed up to 12 day closure for banks including the second and fourth Saturdays apart from all Sundays.

As per the new guidelines issued by the Indian Banks’ Association, bank branches can operate from 10am to 2pm. Usually, both private and public banks remain shut on all national or public holidays, several festivals as well as the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.

In total, the banks will be shut for up to 12 days in May, however, bank holidays in several states may vary from each other, depending on festivals being observed in respective states or notification of certain occasions in those states. Meanwhile, as per the RBI, banks in most states will remain shut on May 14 on account of Eid-Ul-Fitr.