Bank Holiday 2022
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Last Updated 22nd May 2022
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 01 May 2022 | Sunday | May Day |
| 03 May 2022 | Tuesday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 14 May 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 16 May 2022 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 28 May 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
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Bank Holidays in India
All public and private sector banks remain closed on various public and national holidays. Apart from these holidays, every state has a separate list of state bank holidays. Here is the complete list of bank holidays in the year 2022.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 01 January 2022 | Saturday | New Year Day |
| 08 January 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 15 January 2022 | Saturday | Pongal |
| 22 January 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 26 January 2022 | Wednesday | Republic Day |
| 05 February 2022 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami |
| 12 February 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 22 February 2022 | Tuesday | Fourth Saturday |
| 01 March 2022 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 12 March 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 18 March 2022 | Friday | Holi |
| 26 March 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 09 April 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 10 April 2022 | Sunday | Ram Navami |
| 13 April 2022 | Wednesday | Ugadi |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 15 April 2022 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 23 April 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 01 May 2022 | Sunday | May Day |
| 03 May 2022 | Tuesday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 14 May 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 16 May 2022 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 28 May 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 11 June 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 25 June 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 09 July 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 10 July 2022 | Sunday | Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha |
| 23 July 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 08 August 2022 | Monday | Ashura |
| 09 August 2022 | Tuesday | Muharram |
| 12 August 2022 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 13 August 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 15 August 2022 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 19 August 2022 | Friday | Janmashthami |
| 27 August 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 01 September 2022 | Thursday | Nuakhai |
| 10 September 2022 | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti |
| 10 September 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 24 September 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 25 September 2022 | Sunday | Bathukamma |
| 26 September 2022 | Monday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
| 02 October 2022 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 05 October 2022 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami |
| 08 October 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 09 October 2022 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 19 October 2022 | Wednesday | Eid e Milad |
| 22 October 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 08 November 2022 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 12 November 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 26 November 2022 | Saturday | Diwali |
| 26 November 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 27 November 2022 | Sunday | Bhai Dooj |
| 10 December 2022 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 18 December 2022 | Sunday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti |
| 24 December 2022 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 25 December 2022 | Sunday | Christmas Day |
| 30 December 2022 | Friday | U Kiang Nangbah |
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Types of Bank Holidays
Typically there are two types of bank holidays which are mentioned below:
State Government Bank Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 January 2022 | Sunday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Haryana, Rajasthan |
| 12 January 2022 | Wednesday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 13 January 2022 | Thursday | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh,Telangana |
| 14 January 2022 | Friday | Maha Bishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| 15 January 2022 | Saturday | Tusu Puja | Assam |
| 15 January 2022 | Saturday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry |
| 16 January 2022 | Sunday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
| 23 January 2022 | Sunday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha |
| 25 January 2022 | Tuesday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 25 January 2022 | Tuesday | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 05 February 2022 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab |
| 12 February 2022 | Saturday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| 15 February 2022 | Tuesday | Hazrat Ali birthday | Uttar Pradesh |
| 16 February 2022 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh |
| 19 February 2022 | Saturday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 20 February 2022 | Sunday | State Day | Mizoram |
| 20 February 2022 | Sunday | Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 04 March 2022 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| 05 March 2022 | Saturday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
| 22 March 2022 | Tuesday | Bihar Diwas | Bihar |
| 23 March 2022 | Wednesday | S. Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day | Punjab and Haryana |
| 01 April 2022 | Friday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
| 01 April 2022 | Friday | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| 02 April 2022 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra |
| 13 April 2022 | Wednesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Kerala |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Ashoka birth anniversary | Bihar |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Vishu | Kerala |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Puthandu | Tamil New Year |
| 14 April 2022 | Thursday | Vaisakh | Haryana, Jharkhand, and Punjab |
| 15 April 2022 | Friday | Bengali New Year | West Bengal, Tripura |
| 16 April 2022 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
| 29 April 2022 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 29 April 2022 | Friday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 01 May 2022 | Sunday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 02 May 2022 | Monday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Several states |
| 03 May 2022 | Tuesday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 09 May 2022 | Monday | Liberation Day | Goa |
| 09 May 2022 | Monday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | West Bengal, Tripura |
| 16 May 2022 | Monday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 15 June 2022 | Wednesday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
| 01 July 2022 | Friday | Ratha Yatra | Odisha |
| 17 July 2022 | Sunday | Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom Day | Haryana and Punjab |
| 24 July 2022 | Sunday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 31 July 2022 | Sunday | Hariyali Teej | Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh |
| 12 August 2022 | Friday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 16 August 2022 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year | Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| 28 August 2022 | Sunday | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Rajasthan |
| 05 September 2022 | Monday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 09 September 2022 | Friday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 10 September 2022 | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 30 October 2022 | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Jharkhand, Bihar |
| 01 November 2022 | Tuesday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
| 01 November 2022 | Tuesday | Kannada Rajyotsava | Karnataka |
| 01 November 2022 | Tuesday | Kerala Piravi | Kerala |
| 01 November 2022 | Tuesday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry |
| 26 November 2022 | Saturday | Lakshmi Puja | West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha |
Bank Holidays on the Second and Fourth Saturdays
In addition to the holidays mentioned above, banks also observe holidays on every second and fourth Saturday of the month and even on every Sunday. In case there are five Saturdays in a month, banks are working for the same. The list of second and fourth Saturday in the year 2022 are mentioned below:
RTGS / NEFT Bank Holidays 2022
The Reserve Bank of India maintains an RTGS and NEFT system of electronically transferring funds from one bank to another. Individuals can transfer funds using these modes except on the RTGS and NEFT bank holidays mentioned as below:
RTGS Bank Holidays 2022
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 01 April 2022 | Annual closing of banks |
| 14 April 2022 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 15 April 2022 | Good Friday |
| 02 May 2022 | Ramzan Id (Id- ul- Fitr) |
| 10 July 2022 | Bakri Id (ld- uI-Zuha) |
| 15 August 2022 | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2022 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 09 October 2022 | Lakshmi Puja / Milad-un-Nabi |
| 25 December 2022 | Christmas |
NEFT Bank Holidays 2022
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2022 | Republic Day |
| 02 May 2022 | Ramzan Id (Id- ul- Fitr) |
| 10 July 2022 | Bakri Id (ld- uI-Zuha) |
| 15 August 2022 | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2022 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 09 October 2022 | Lakshmi Puja / Milad-un-Nabi |
| 25 December 2022 | Christmas |
FAQs
✅What are 2022 Bank Holidays?
All public sector banks and private sector banks remain closed on national holidays, which are Independence Day, Republic Day and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. Along with that bank also observes government holidays, some of which are state-specific and other holidays remain common throughout the states. Further, banks also remain closed on Second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays.
✅How many bank holidays are there in a year?
Bank holidays do not remain constant every year. Also, the number of bank holidays vary from state to state. However, there are three bank holidays which are observed by every bank, which are Independence Day, Republic Day and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.
✅Is New Year a bank holiday?
No, all banks do not remain closed on the new year. It is a Central Government bank restricted holiday.
✅Can we do banking transactions through NEFT or RTGS?
While most of the banks allow you to do NEFT or RTGS fund transfer through internet banking on bank holidays. However, NEFT/RTGS transactions by visiting the bank branch cannot be completed on RTGS or NEFT bank holidays.
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