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Bank holidays in January 2026

10 holiday dates in January 2026 across India, from the Reserve Bank of India list. 1 of them close banks in every state.

Reserve Bank list last checked: 14 September 2026, 6:15 am IST

Closed every state: Sundays 4, 11, 18, 25. Second and fourth Saturdays 10 and 24.

DateDayHoliday and where banks close
1 JanThuNew Year's Day: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
New Year’s Day/Gaan-Ngai: Manipur, Sikkim
2 JanFriNew Year's Day: Mizoram
Mannam Jayanthi: Kerala
3 JanSatBirthday of Hazrat Ali: Uttar Pradesh
12 JanMonBirth Day of Swami Vivekananda: West Bengal
14 JanWedMakar Sankranti: Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha
Magh Bihu: Assam
15 JanThuMakar Sankranti: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti/Election to Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra: Maharashtra, Sikkim
Makar Sankranti / Pongal: Telangana
16 JanFriThiruvalluvar Day/Kanuma: Tamil Nadu
KANUMA: Andhra Pradesh
17 JanSatUzhavar Thirunal: Tamil Nadu
23 JanFriNetaji Birthday and Saraswati Puja: West Bengal
Birthday Of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / Vir Surandrasai Jayanthi: Odisha
Birthday Of Netaji: Tripura
26 JanMonEvery state

Other months

By state

Source: Reserve Bank of India, Bank Holidays page ↗. BankPulse is not a bank. Check with your branch for a local closure not on the Reserve Bank list.