- By Deeksha Gour
- Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:59 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bank Holiday Tomorrow: Banks across several Indian cities will be closed on May 1, Thursday, due to a combination of Maharashtra Day and Labour Day, as per the guidelines set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This closure marks the third consecutive bank holiday, following closures on April 29 for Parshuram Jayanti in Himachal Pradesh and on April 30 for Akshaya Tritiya and Basava Jayanti in Karnataka.
Banks Closed In Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Patna
The RBI has specified that banks will not operate in several major cities, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Patna, Kolkata, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Agartala, Bhopal, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Nagpur, Belapur, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Panaji, Ranchi and Srinagar.
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Customers should be aware that bank holidays can vary regionally, reflecting local and national celebrations. In addition to festival holidays, banks are typically closed on the second and fourth Saturdays, as well as all Sundays.
Bank Holiday: Online Banking Available
Despite the closures, customers can still access online banking services during these holidays. This allows for essential financial transactions to be carried out without interruption. Bank Holiday List for May 2025.
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Bank Holiday In May 2025
Several regions across India will observe bank closures in May due to various regional and national occasions.
May 1 (Thursday): Banks will remain shut in cities like Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram in observance of Labour Day and Maharashtra Day.
May 9 (Friday): In Kolkata, banks will be closed to mark the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.
May 12 (Monday): On the occasion of Buddha Poornima, bank operations will be suspended in several locations including Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar.
May 16 (Friday): Banks in Gangtok will be closed for State Day.
May 26 (Monday): In honour of the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, banks in Agartala will remain shut.
May 29 (Thursday): Banks in Shimla will be closed to commemorate Maharana Pratap Jayanti.