All nationalized banks including SBI will remain closed for at least 14 days in May, including the second and fourth Saturday and Sunday holidays. There will be a holiday in all offices including banks in the constituency where voting is taking place.
There are two days left for the month of May to start, so the discussion is going on as to how many bank holidays there will be in the coming new month. Banks will remain closed for at least 14 days in May-2024. All nationalized banks, including State Bank of India, will remain closed for at least 14 days in May, including the second and fourth Saturday and Sunday holidays. Apart from this, there will be a holiday in all the offices including banks of the constituency on the day of voting. At the same time, there may also be holidays for local festivals in some states.
The bank holiday calendar is decided by the Reserve Bank of India and the respective state governments. Regional bank holidays vary depending on the local customs of different states.
Complete list of holidays in May-2024
date | Bank holiday | |
may 1 | Gujarat, Maharashtra Day | |
may 5 | sunday | |
7th May | Banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Goa, Raipur due to Lok Sabha elections. | |
8th May | Banks closed in West Bengal on Rabindranath Tagore's birthday | |
10th May | akhatrij holiday | |
11th May | Banks remain closed on second Saturday | |
12 may | Banks are closed because it is Sunday | |
13 may | Banks are closed in Srinagar due to Lok Sabha elections | |
16th May | Banks remained closed in Gangtok on State Day | |
19 may | Banks are closed because it is Sunday | |
20th May | Holiday in Belapur, Maharashtra due to Lok Sabha elections | |
23 may | Bank holiday on Vaishakh Purnima, Buddha Purnima..Bank closed in Kanpur, Kolkata, Dehradun, Agartala, Lucknow, New Delhi. | |
25 may | There is a bank holiday due to it being the fourth Saturday. | |
26th May | There is a bank holiday in the country due to Sunday |
No impact on online banking facilities, ATMs
Even during these holidays, bank customers will continue to get online banking and ATM facilities. Online banking services will continue uninterrupted during all bank holidays and weekends. For important transactions, you can easily do bank related work by using the bank's website, mobile app or ATM.