Bank Holidays in January 2025: Key Dates for Your Financial Planning
As we begin the new year, it would be helpful to know when the banks will close in January 2025. The second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays are weekly holidays, and there will be around 15 bank holidays in the first month of the year. In certain regions, January 1st will be a bank holiday to kick off the new year.

Bank Holidays in January 2025: As we begin the new year, it would be helpful to know when the banks will close in January 2025. The second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays are weekly holidays, and there will be around 15 bank holidays in the first month of the year. In certain regions, January 1st will be a bank holiday to kick off the new year.
Though RBI has not released the official list of bank holidays for the year, we have compiled the list of holidays in January 2025 for you to plan your work and banking activities.
Banks will be closed on these holidays but don’t worry your finances won’t stop. You can still do daily transactions through internet banking and ATMs.
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However banking operations will be limited during these holidays so it’s better to confirm the dates with your local bank branch to avoid any inconvenience.
Here are the bank holidays in January 2025:
- 1 January 2025, Wednesday: New Year's Day - Across the country
- 6 January 2025, Monday: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti - Several states
- 11 January 2025, Saturday: Missionary Day - Mizoram
- 11 January 2025, Saturday: Second Saturday - Across the country
- 12 January 2025, Sunday: Swami Vivekananda Jayanti - West Bengal
- 13 January 2025, Monday: Lohri - Punjab and other states
- 14 January 2025, Tuesday: Sankranti - Several states
- 14 January 2025, Tuesday: Pongal - Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- 15 January 2025, Wednesday: Thiruvalluvar Day - Tamil Nadu
- 15 January 2025, Wednesday: Tusu Puja - West Bengal and Assam
- 23 January 2025, Thursday: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti - Many States
- 24 January 2025, Saturday: Fourth Saturday - All over India
- 26 January 2025, Sunday: Republic Day - Across the country
- 30 January 2025, Thursday: Sonam Losar - Sikkim
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Important Tips
- Plan to schedule your important payments and banking visits around these holidays.
- Use internet banking and ATMs for hassle free transactions.
- Check state-wise holidays to avoid last minute surprises.
Knowing the bank holidays in January 2025 will help you plan your financial activities and avoid hassles. With digital banking at your disposal you can have access to essential services without any disruption and keep track of physical banking needs.
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