Bank Holidays in January 2025: Important Dates for Banking Customers

Find out the list of bank holidays in January 2025 to plan your banking activities in advance.

In January 2025, banks across India will be closed for several days due to national holidays, regional observances, and weekends. Customers planning to conduct any important banking transactions should be aware of these closures to avoid delays. While banks will remain closed on certain public and regional holidays, internet banking and ATM services will continue to function.

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks observe holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. In addition to these, several national and regional holidays in January will also result in closures.

Bank Holidays in January 2025: Regional holidays are related to a particular state or region. On these days only the banks of the concerned state or region remain closed.

• 1 January (Wednesday): New Year’s Day

• 2 January (Thursday): New Year and Mannam Jayanti (state-specific holiday)

• 5 January (Sunday): No bank holiday

• 6 January (Monday): Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

• 11 January (Saturday): Missionary Day and Second Saturday

• 12 January (Sunday): Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

• 13 January (Monday): Lohri

• 14 January (Tuesday): Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu, and Pongal (observed in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh)

• 15 January (Wednesday): Thiruvalluvar Day (celebrated in Tamil Nadu) and Tusu Puja (observed in West Bengal and Assam)

• 16 January (Thursday): Ujjavar Tirunal

• 19 January (Sunday): No bank holiday

• 22 January (Wednesday): Imoin

• 23 January (Thursday): Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

• 25 January (Saturday): Fourth Saturday

• 26 January (Sunday): Republic Day

• 30 January (Thursday): Sonam Losar

Key Considerations:

• Banks will be closed on 11 and 25 January due to the second and fourth Saturday holidays.

• Public holidays, including Makar Sankranti and Republic Day, will also result in bank closures.

• Regional holidays such as Mannam Jayanti, Thiruvalluvar Day, and Imoin may affect banks in specific states.

Though banks will remain closed on these dates, online banking services and ATMs will be available for day-to-day transactions. To avoid any inconvenience, it’s advisable to complete urgent banking tasks ahead of the holiday closures.