New Delhi, India | December 24, 2025
As December draws to a close and the New Year 2026 approaches, many people are planning important tasks for January, including pending banking work. While most banking services are now available online, several essential services still require a physical visit to a bank branch.
To avoid inconvenience, it is important to know when banks will remain closed in your city during January 2026. Below is the complete RBI-approved list of bank holidays for the first month of the new year, including national holidays, regional festivals, and weekend closures.
January 2026 Bank Holidays: Full List
January 1, 2026 (Thursday)
New Year’s Day / Gaan-Ngai
Banks closed in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, and Shillong
January 2, 2026 (Friday)
New Year Celebrations / Mannam Jayanti
Banks closed in Aizawl, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram
January 3, 2026 (Saturday)
Hazrat Ali’s Birthday
Banks closed in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
January 4, 2026 (Sunday)
Weekly Holiday
Banks closed nationwide
January 10, 2026 (Saturday)
Second Saturday
Banks closed across India
January 11, 2026 (Sunday)
Weekly Holiday
Banks closed nationwide
January 12, 2026 (Monday)
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
Banks closed in Kolkata
January 14, 2026 (Wednesday)
Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu
Banks closed in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, and Itanagar
January 15, 2026 (Thursday)
Uttarayan Punyakal / Pongal / Maghe Sankranti / Makar Sankranti
Banks closed in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, and Vijayawada
January 16, 2026 (Friday)
Thiruvalluvar Day
Banks closed in Chennai
January 17, 2026 (Saturday)
Uzhavar Thirunal
Banks closed in Chennai
January 18, 2026 (Sunday)
Weekly Holiday
Banks closed nationwide
January 23, 2026 (Friday)
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Saraswati Puja / Basant Panchami
Banks closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, and Kolkata
January 24, 2026 (Saturday)
Fourth Saturday
Banks closed across India
January 25, 2026 (Sunday)
Weekly Holiday
Banks closed nationwide
January 26, 2026 (Monday)
Republic Day
Banks closed in most cities across India
Important Reminder for Customers
Despite physical branch closures, online banking services, including UPI, mobile banking apps, ATMs, and net banking, will continue to function during holidays unless notified otherwise.
