There are more than 40 days in 2021 when banks will remain shut, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Some holidays will vary in different states and will also depend on certain state-specific festivals.
Holidays declared by the central government apply to both public and private sector banks. Banks do not work on Sundays in addition to second and fourth Saturdays of all months. Some national and religious holidays are applicable throughout the country while there are quite a few restricted holidays applicable in some select regions.
Here’s a list of bank holidays in India for 2021, which will prove handy for planning a number of things in your personal and professional lives. Plan your banking functions and financial activities with the help of this
bank holiday calendar 2021.
Bank holiday calendar for 2021Date
| Day
| Holiday Description
| Type of Holiday
|
1 Jan 2021
| Friday
| New Year’s Day
| Restricted Holiday
|
13 Jan 2021
| Wednesday
| Lohri
| Restricted Holiday
|
14 Jan 2021
| Thursday
| Pongal / Makar Sankranti
| Restricted Holiday
|
20 Jan 2021
| Wednesday
| Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
| Restricted Holiday
|
26 Jan 2021
| Tuesday
| Republic Day
| Gazetted Holiday
|
16 Feb 2021
| Tuesday
| Vasant Panchami
| Restricted Holiday
|
19 Feb 2021
| Friday
| Shivaji Jayanti
| Restricted Holiday
|
25 Feb 2021
| Thursday
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
| Restricted Holiday
|
27 Feb 2021
| Saturday
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti
| Restricted Holiday
|
8 Mar 2021
| Monday
| Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
| Restricted Holiday
|
11 Mar 2021
| Thursday
| Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri
| Gazetted Holiday
|
28 Mar 2021
| Sunday
| Holika Dahana
| Restricted Holiday
|
29 Mar 2021
| Monday
| Holi
| Gazetted Holiday
|
2 Apr 2021
| Friday
| Good Friday
| Gazetted Holiday
|
4 Apr 2021
| Sunday
| Easter Day
| Restricted Holiday
|
13 Apr 2021
| Tuesday
| Chaitra Sukhladi
| Restricted Holiday
|
14 Apr 2021
| Wednesday
| Vaisakhi/Mesadi/Vaisakhadi/Ambedkar Jayanti
| Vaisakhi - Restricted Holiday; Ambedkar Jayanti- Gazetted holiday
|
21 Apr 2021
| Wednesday
| Ram Navami
| Restricted holiday
|
25 Apr 2021
| Sunday
| Mahavir Jayanti
| Gazetted Holiday
|
7 May 2021
| Friday
| Birthday of Ravindranath/ Jamat Ul-Vida
| Restricted Holiday
|
13 May 2021
| Thursday
| Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar
| Gazetted Holiday
|
26 May 2021
| Wednesday
| Buddha Purnima/Vesak
| Restricted Holiday
|
12 Jul 2021
| Monday
| Rath Yatra
| Restricted Holiday
|
20 Jul 2021
| Tuesday
| Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha
| Gazetted Holiday
|
15 Aug 2021
| Sunday
| Independence Day
| Gazetted Holiday
|
19 Aug 2021
| Thursday
| Muharram/Ashura
| Gazetted Holiday
|
21 Aug 2021
| Saturday
| Onam
| Restricted Holiday
|
22 Aug 2021
| Sunday
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)
| Restricted Holiday
|
30 Aug 2021
| Monday
| Janmashtami
| Gazetted Holiday
|
10 Sep 2021
| Friday
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi
| Gazetted Holiday
|
2 Oct 2021
| Saturday
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
| Gazetted Holiday
|
12 Oct 2021
| Tuesday
| Maha Saptami
| Restricted Holiday
|
13 Oct 2021
| Wednesday
| Maha Ashtami
| Restricted Holiday
|
14 Oct 2021
| Thursday
| Maha Navami
| Restricted Holiday
|
15 Oct 2021
| Friday
| Dussehra
| Gazetted Holiday
|
20 Oct 2021
| Wednesday
| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
| Restricted Holiday
|
24 Oct 2021
| Sunday
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
| Restricted Holiday
|
4 Nov 2021
| Thursday
| Naraka Chaturdasi/Diwali
| Gazetted Holiday
|
5 Nov 2021
| Friday
| Govardhan Puja
| Restricted Holiday
|
6 Nov 2021
| Saturday
| Bhai Duj
| Restricted Holiday
|
10 Nov 2021
| Wednesday
| Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)
| Restricted Holiday
|
19 Nov 2021
| Friday
| Guru Nanak Jayanti
| Gazetted Holiday
|
24 Nov 2021
| Wednesday
| Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
| Restricted Holiday
|
24 Dec 2021
| Friday
| Christmas Eve
| Restricted Holiday
|
25 Dec 2021
| Saturday
| Christmas
| Gazetted Holiday
|
