Bank holidays in May: Big news for Bank Account holders. The month of May is about to come in just a week. The new month brings with it a new list of holidays. The country’s central bank – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has also released the list of holidays for May. According to this, there will be a total of 12 bank holidays in May. However, this also includes weekly (Saturday-Sunday) holidays and these bank holidays vary according to the states.
Complete list of bank holidays in May
May 1, 2025 – Labor Day, Maharashtra Day
May 4, 2025 – Sunday
May 9, 2025 – Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
May 10, 2025 – Second Saturday
May 11, 2025 – Sunday
May 12, 2025 – Buddha Purnima
May 16, 2025 – State Day
May 18, 2025 – Sunday
May 24, 2025 – Fourth Saturday
May 25, 2025 – Sunday
May 26, 2025 – Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam
May 29, 2025 – Maharana Pratap Jayanti
Bank holidays are according to the states
Let us tell you that the list of holidays for banks is not the same in all states. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the list of holidays for all states is different. The complete list of these holidays is given on the official website of RBI, which gives complete details of different festivals and holidays according to the states.
All bank work will continue to be done online
Despite the banks being closed, customers will not face any problem. Even on holidays, people can complete all their work with the help of online banking. Nowadays, most of the bank services are available online. Therefore, even on holidays, you can complete many banking tasks sitting at home.