In case you are planning to visit the bank in 2023, it is important to know the bank holiday list 2023 beforehand. With the detailed list of bank holidays, you will be able to check tomorrow bank holiday, bank holiday today, bank holiday Saturday and so on. At present, the Reserve Bank of India has classified bank holidays into three types namely- Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday and Bank’s Closing of Accounts.
Apart from the above mentioned holidays, RBI has made it mandatory for all the banking institutions to remain shut on 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month and all Sundays. However, customer can perform their banking related activities through Net Banking and Mobile Banking during bank holidays.
Check below the exhaustive list of Bank Holiday Today 2023:
| Day | Holiday | States |
| January 2 | New Year’s Celebration | Aizawl |
| January 3 | Imoinu Iratpa | Imphal |
| January 4 | Gaan-Ngai | Imphal |
| January 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Chennai |
| January 17 | Uzhavar Thirunal | Chennai |
| January 26 | Republic Day | All |
| February 15 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Imphal |
| February 18 | Mahashivratri (Maha Vad-14)/Sivarathri | Some regions* |
| February 20 | State Day | Aizawl |
| February 21 | Losar | Gangtok |
| March 3 | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
| March 7 | Holi/Holi (Second Day)/Holika Dahan/Dhulandi/Dol Jatra | Some regions* |
| March 8 | Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day | Some regions* |
| March 9 | Holi | Patna |
| March 22 | Gudi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Bihar Divas/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/Telugu New Year’s Day | Some regions* |
| March 30 | Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dashain) | Some regions* |
| April 1 | Banks to close their yearly accounts | All |
| April 3 | Mahaveera Jayanthi | Bengaluru |
| April 4 | Mahavir Jayanti | Some regions* |
| April 5 | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | Hyderabad – Telangana |
| April 7 | Good Friday | All |
| April 14 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Vaisakhi/Tamil New Year’s Day | All |
| April 15 | Vishu/Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day | Guwahati, Shimla and Thiruvananthapuram |
| April 21 | Id- Ul- Fitr (Ramzan) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| April 22 | Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr) | All |
| May 1 | Maharashtra Day/May Day | Some regions* |
| May 5 | Buddha Purnima | Some regions* |
| May 16 | State Day | Gangtok |
| May 22 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Shimla |
| June 15 | Y.M.A. Day | Aizawl |
| June 20 | Kang (Rathajatra) | Imphal |
| June 28 | Bakri Eid (Eid-Ul-Zuha) | Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur and Thiruvananthapuram |
| June 29 | Bakri Eid (Eid-Ul-Adha) | All |
| June 30 | Remna Ni | Aizawl |
| July 6 | MHIP Day | Aizawl |
| July 13 | Bhanu Jayanti | Gangtok |
| July 17 | U Tirot Sing Day | Shillong |
| July 21 | Drukpa Tshe-zi | Gangtok |
| July 29 | Muharram (Tajiya) | All |
| August 8 | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Gangtok |
| August 15 | Independence Day | All |
| August 16 | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur |
| August 18 | Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| August 28 | First Onam | Thiruvananthapuram |
| August 29 | Thiruvonam | Thiruvananthapuram |
| August 30 | Raksha Bandhan | Jaipur and Shimla |
| August 31 | Raksha Bandhan/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Pang-Lhabsol | Gangtok, Kanpur, Lucknow and Thiruvananthapuram |
| September 6 | Sri Krishna Janmashtami | Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Patna |
| September 7 | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Sri Krishna Ashtami | Some regions* |
| September 18 | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayaka Chathurthi | Bengaluru and Hyderabad – Telangana |
| September 19 | Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) | Some regions* |
| September 20 | Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day)/Nuakhai | Bhubaneswar and Panaji |
| September 22 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day | Thiruvananthapuram |
| September 25 | Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| September 27 | Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| September 28 | Eid-E-Milad/Eid-e-Meeladunnabi – (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) (Bara Vafat) | Some regions* |
| September 29 | Indrajatra | Gangtok |
| October 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | All |
| October 18 | Kati Bihu | Guwahati |
| October 21 | Durga Puja | Guwahati and Imphal |
| October 23 | Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja | Some regions* |
| October 24 | Dussehra/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)/Durga Puja | All |
| October 25 | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
| October 26 | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
| October 27 | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
| October 31 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | Ahmedabad |
| November 1 | Kannada Rajyothsava/Kut/Karva Chauth | Bengaluru, Imphal and Shimla |
| November 10 | Wangala Festival | Shillong |
| November 13 | Govardhan Pooja/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) | Some regions* |
| November 14 | Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja | Some regions* |
| November 15 | Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba | Some regions* |
| November 20 | Chhath (Morning Arghya) | Patna and Ranchi |
| November 23 | Seng Kutsnem | Shillong |
| November 27 | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima | Some regions* |
| November 30 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Bengaluru |
| December 4 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Panaji |
| December 12 | Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma | Shillong |
| December 13 | Losoong/Namsoong | Gangtok |
| December 14 | Losoong/Namsoong | Gangtok |
| December 18 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Shillong |
| December 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Panaji |
| December 25 | Christmas | All |
| December 26 | Christmas Celebration | Aizawl and Shillong |
| December 30 | U Kiang Nangbah | Shillong |
Some Regions*: It contains some specific states where holiday will be celebrated.
The above given table is the detailed list of bank holidays 2023 across the nation. Please check and read carefully in advance to avoid wastage of time and effort of visiting the bank.
Bank Saturday Holiday
As per RBI, it is mandatory for all the banking institutions to remain closed on 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month as well as on Sundays. Individuals can check the Saturday bank holidays beforehand in order to avoid visiting the bank on holidays.
For this, we are sharing the detailed list of Bank Holidays on Saturday:
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 14 January 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 28 January 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 11 February 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 25 February 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 11 March 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 25 March 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 8 April 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 22 April 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 13 May 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 27 May 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 10 June 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 24 June 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 8 July 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 22 July 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 12 August 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 26 August 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 9 September 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 23 September 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 14 October 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 28 October 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 11 November 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 25 November 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 9 December 2023 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 23 December 2023 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
Find the list of Bank Holidays month wise from the table below:
Also, check details about other Bank’s Holiday:
Bank Holiday Today- FAQs
Banks are not operational on 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month, Sundays, public holidays, national holidays as well as on specific festivals celebrated in specific states. It is important to check the bank holiday list before planning to visit the bank.
All banks are closed on all Sundays and 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month.
Check the detailed list of HDFC Bank holidays here to confirm the working of bank today.
Apart from national and public holidays, banks are closed on 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month.
As per RBI, all the banking institutions will remain closed on all Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturday, public holidays and national holidays across the nation.
