The list of bank holidays includes national holidays and those marked by the central and state governments. The country observes three national holidays — Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti.
With the new year 2022 set to begin on Saturday, here is a look at the month-wise list of all major bank holidays in the upcoming calendar year.
- January 1: New Year’s day
- January 14: Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Imoinu Iratpa
- January 15: Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makar Sankranti Festival, Maghe Sankranti, Sankranti, Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, Gaan-Ngai, Magh Bihu
- January 26: Republic Day
- February 5: Vasant Panchami
- March 1: Maha Shivratri
- March 18: Holi
- April 10: Ram Navami
- April 13: Ugadi (Telugu new year)
- April 14: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Mahavir Jayanti, Baisakhi, Vaisakhi, Tamil New Year’s Day, Cheiraoba, Biju Festival, Bohag Bihu
- April 15: Good Friday, Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha), Himachal Day, Vishu, Bohag Bihu
- May 1: May Day
- May 3: Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti, Ramjan-Eid (Eid-UI-Fitra), Basava Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya
- May 16: Buddha Purnima
- June 14: Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti
- July 10: Bakrid, Eid al Adha
- August 9: Muharram
- August 12: Raksha Bandhan
- August 15: Independence Day
- August 16: Parsi new year
- August 19: Janmashtami
- August 31: Ganesh Chathurthi
- October 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- October 3: Maha Ashtami
- October 4: Maha Navami
- October 5: Vijaya Dashami
- October 9: Eid e Milad
- October 24: Diwali
- November 8: Guru Nanak Jayanti