Bank Holidays List in May 2025: The month of May 2025 has already begun and if you have any urgent work related to the bank this month, then leave the house only by looking at the bank holiday list of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), lest you reach the branch and see the lock hanging there. According to the central bank’s list, a total of 12 days in the month of May will be holidays in banks; that is, there will be no work. These include the second and fourth Saturdays as well as Sunday holidays. Let us know when and why banks will remain closed.
Please review the list of holidays announced for the country’s banks this month; May has just begun with a holiday. Today is a bank holiday for Labor Day and Maharashtra Day on May 1, 2025. Additionally, banks will have holidays for Buddha Purnima and Maharana Pratap Jayanti. There are a total of 12 bank holidays, including six weekly Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays.
Bank Holidays List In May 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | States Observing |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Thursday | Labor Day/Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Manipur, Kerala, West Bengal, Goa, Bihar |
| May 9 | Friday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | West Bengal |
| May 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday (Bank Holiday) | Nationwide |
| May 12 | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Tripura, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar |
| May 16 | Friday | Sikkim State Day | Sikkim |
| May 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday (Bank Holiday) | Nationwide |
| May 26 | Monday | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Tripura |
| May 29 | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh |
National Bank Holidays (Applicable Across India)
- May 10 (Saturday): Second Saturday (Bank Holiday)
- May 24 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday (Bank Holiday)
State-Specific Holidays
- May 1 (Thursday): Labour Day/Maharashtra Day (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Manipur, Kerala, West Bengal, Goa, Bihar)
- May 9 (Friday): Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti (West Bengal)
- May 12 (Monday): Buddha Purnima (Tripura, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar)
- May 16 (Friday): Sikkim State Day (Sikkim)
- May 26 (Monday): Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam (Tripura)
- May 29 (Thursday): Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Himachal Pradesh)
Banks will remain closed on these dates in the respective states. However, online banking, mobile apps, and ATMs will remain operational during these holidays.
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