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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases a list of Indian bank holidays every year on it’s official website. RBI provides users with all the information related bank holidays in different regions of India. However as per the guidelines of RBI, the banks remain closed on every 2nd & 4th Saturdays and all Sundays of every month. Following given is the list of Bank Holidays in May 2024, as provided by the RBI. It is to be noted that the set of holidays differ from one region to another.
Bank Holidays in May 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday Description |
Regional Office |
| 1st May 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day) | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad –Telangana, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 8th May 2024 | Wednesday | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | Kolkata |
| 10th May 2024 | Friday | Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya | Bengaluru |
| 16th May 2024 | Sunday | State Day | Gangtok |
| 23rd May 2024 | Sunday | Buddha Pournima | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
| 25th May 2024 | Tuesday | Nazrul Jayanti | Agartala |
Bank Holidays in May 2023
| Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 1st May 2023 | Monday | Maharashtra Day/May Day | Belapur, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 5th May 2023 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Aizawl, Belapur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla |
| 16th May 2023 | Tuesday | State Day | Gangtok |
| 22nd May 2023 | Monday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Shimla |
Bank Holidays on Saturdays in May 2023
As per RBI’s declaration, all the public and private sector banks in India remain non-operational on 2nd & 4th Saturdays and all Sundays of every month. However the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays remain operational.
Also Read: Bank timings on Saturday
Bank Services Available on Bank Holidays in May 2023
For carrying out any financial or non-financial transactions and for availing other banking services on bank holidays, the users can opt for any of the below mentioned services. The following listed banking services are even available on bank holidays and can be accessed 24×7 (throughout the year).
- Fund transfer via IMPS, NEFT and UPI
- ATM services
- Net Banking / Mobile Banking services
- Cheque drop facility at ATM or other cheque drop boxes
- Hotlisting Credit or Debit Card
Most Searched Bank Holidays 2023
List of Bank Holidays in May 2020
Following is a list of bank holidays in May 2020 –
| Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 1st May, 2020 | Friday | Maharashtra Din / May Day (Labour Day) | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 7th May, 2020 | Thursday | Buddha Pournima | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
| 8th May, 2020 | Friday | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | Kolkata |
| 21st May, 2020 | Thursday | Shab-I-Qadr | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 22nd May, 2020 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Vida | Jammu, Srinagar |
Note: It is to be noted that in addition to the above mentioned holidays, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays in a month are bank holidays, as provided by RBI.