Bank Holiday 2021
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Last Updated 10th May 2021
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 01 May 2021 | Saturday | May Day |
| 08 May 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 12 May 2021 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 22 May 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 26 May 2021 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima |
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 2021.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 01 January 2021 | Friday | New Year Day |
| 09 January 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 14 January 2021 | Thursday | Pongal |
| 23 January 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 26 January 2021 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 13 February 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 16 February 2021 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami |
| 27 February 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 11 March 2021 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 13 March 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 27 March 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 29 March 2021 | Monday | Holi |
| 02 April 2021 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 10 April 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 13 April 2021 | Tuesday | Ugadi |
| 14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 21 April 2021 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
| 24 April 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 25 April 2021 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 01 May 2021 | Saturday | May Day |
| 08 May 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 12 May 2021 | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 22 May 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 26 May 2021 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima |
| 12 June 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 26 June 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 10 July 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 21 July 2021 | Wednesday | Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha |
| 24 July 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 14 August 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 15 August 2021 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 19 August 2021 | Thursday | Ashura |
| 19 August 2021 | Thursday | Muharram |
| 22 August 2021 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 23 August 2021 | Monday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti |
| 28 August 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 30 August 2021 | Monday | Janmashthami |
| 11 September 2021 | Saturday | Nuakhai |
| 11 September 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 25 September 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 02 October 2021 | Saturday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 06 October 2021 | Wednesday | Bathukamma |
| 07 October 2021 | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
| 09 October 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 15 October 2021 | Friday | Vijaya Dashami |
| 19 October 2021 | Tuesday | Eid e Milad |
| 20 October 2021 | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 23 October 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 04 November 2021 | Thursday | Diwali |
| 06 November 2021 | Saturday | Bhai Dooj |
| 13 November 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 19 November 2021 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 27 November 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 11 December 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 18 December 2021 | Saturday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti |
| 25 December 2021 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| 25 December 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 30 December 2021 | Thursday | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 January 2021 | Saturday | Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala |
| 05 January 2021 | Tuesday | State Day | Mizoram |
| 12 January 2021 | Tuesday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 14 January 2021 | Thursday | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh,Telangana |
| 14 January 2021 | Thursday | Maha Bishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| 15 January 2021 | Friday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
| 15 January 2021 | Friday | Tusu Puja | Assam |
| 15 January 2021 | Friday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry |
| 20 January 2021 | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Haryana, Rajasthan |
| 23 January 2021 | Saturday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha |
| 25 January 2021 | Monday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 12 February 2021 | Friday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| 16 February 2021 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami | West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab |
| 19 February 2021 | Friday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 25 February 2021 | Thursday | Hazrat Ali birthday | Uttar Pradesh |
| 27 February 2021 | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh |
| 05 March 2021 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| 05 March 2021 | Friday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
| 22 March 2021 | Monday | Bihar Diwas | Bihar |
| 23 March 2021 | Tuesday | S. Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day | Punjab and Haryana |
| 01 April 2021 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Kerala |
| 01 April 2021 | Thursday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
| 12 April 2021 | Monday | Bengali New Year | West Bengal, Tripura |
| 13 April 2021 | Tuesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra |
| 13 April 2021 | Tuesday | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| 13 April 2021 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra |
| 13 April 2021 | Tuesday | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Ashoka birth anniversary | Bihar |
| 14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Vishu | Kerala |
| 14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Puthandu | Tamil New Year |
| 16 April 2021 | Friday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 21 April 2021 | Wednesday | Vaisakh | Haryana, Jharkhand, and Punjab |
| 01 May 2021 | Saturday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 01 May 2021 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
| 07 May 2021 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 09 May 2021 | Sunday | Liberation Day | Goa |
| 09 May 2021 | Sunday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 09 May 2021 | Sunday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | West Bengal, Tripura |
| 14 May 2021 | Friday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 14 May 2021 | Friday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Several states |
| 16 May 2021 | Sunday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 15 June 2021 | Tuesday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
| 12 July 2021 | Monday | Ratha Yatra | Odisha |
| 31 July 2021 | Saturday | Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom Day | Haryana and Punjab |
| 02 August 2021 | Monday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 11 August 2021 | Wednesday | Hariyali Teej | Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh |
| 12 August 2021 | Thursday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 16 August 2021 | Monday | Parsi New Year | Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| 20 August 2021 | Friday | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 20 August 2021 | Friday | Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 22 August 2021 | Sunday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 23 August 2021 | Monday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 28 August 2021 | Saturday | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Rajasthan |
| 01 November 2021 | Monday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
| 01 November 2021 | Monday | Kannada Rajyotsava | Karnataka |
| 01 November 2021 | Monday | Kerala Piravi | Kerala |
| 01 November 2021 | Monday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry |
| 04 November 2021 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja | West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha |
| 10 November 2021 | Wednesday | Chhath Puja | Jharkhand, Bihar |
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 2021 are mentioned below:
RTGS / NEFT Bank Holidays 2021
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 2021
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 01 April 2021 | Annual closing of banks |
| 02 April 2021 | Good Friday |
| 14 April 2021 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 14 May 2021 | Ramzan Id (Id- ul- Fitr) |
| 21 July 2021 | Bakri Id (ld- uI-Zuha) |
| 15 August 2021 | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2021 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 30 October 2021 | Lakshmi Puja / Milad-un-Nabi |
| 25 December 2021 | Christmas |
NEFT Bank Holidays 2021
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2021 | Republic Day |
| 14 May 2021 | Ramzan Id (Id- ul- Fitr) |
| 21 July 2021 | Bakri Id (ld- uI-Zuha) |
| 15 August 2021 | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2021 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 30 October 2021 | Lakshmi Puja / Milad-un-Nabi |
| 25 December 2021 | Christmas |
FAQs
✅What are 2021 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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