Banks fulfill several important functions in our business, professional and personal lives. Since, many things in our life depend on banks and their schedule, we need to keep track of
bank holidays month after month to plan our money transactions and other banking activities. The month of May has quite a number of holidays, both regional and national. The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has once again brought in a number of restrictions that have not spared banks, too. The latest regulations applicable to banks also differ from state to state and knowing the new regulations can help avoid confusion and disappointments.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the authoritative body issuing the guidelines for banks in India. Banks in India do not work on second and fourth Saturdays. This will add up with the regular weekend closure on Sundays and other regional and national holidays for the month of May 2021, as applicable in the given state where the bank is located. Plan your banking functions in line with the bank working days to avoid any delays and disruptions.
List of bank
holidays in May 2021
Date
| Day
| Holiday
| Celebrated in
|
1 May 2021
| Saturday
| May Day
Maharashtra Day
| All over India
Maharashtra
|
2 May 2021
| Sunday
| Week end holiday
| All over India
|
7 May 2021
| Friday
| Jumat-ul-Wida
| Jammu and Kashmir
|
8 May 2021
| Saturday
| Second Saturday
| All over India
|
9 May 2021
| Sunday
| Guru Rabindranath Jayanti
Weekend holiday
| West Bengal and Tripura
All over India
|
10 May 2021
| Monday
| Shab-e-Qadr
| Jammu and Kashmir
|
13 May 2021
| Thursday
| Idul Fitr
| All over India
|
14 May 2021
| Friday
| Parasuram Jayanti
Basava Jayanti
Idul Fitr
| Many states
Karnataka
Telangana
|
16 May 2021
| Sunday
| State Day
Week end holiday
| Sikkim
All over India
|
22 May 2021
| Saturday
| Fourth Saturday
| All over India
|
23 May 2021
| Sunday
| Week end holiday
| All over India
|
25 May 2021
| Tuesday
| Kazi Nazrul Islam birthday
| Tripura
|
26 May 2021
| Wednesday
| Buddha Purnima
| Many States
|
30 May 2021
| Sunday
| Week end holiday
| All over India
|
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