The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officially published its May 2025 bank holiday schedule for the 2025–2026 financial year through the holiday calendar. May 2025 contains 13 bank holidays, which include national standards alongside regional and religious days of observance. The holidays get their recognition through the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, combined with Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays and regulatory guidelines adopted by the RBI.
The observance of bank holidays across India varies from region to region because different states follow their unique cultural events and traditional celebrations. The national holidays, May Day or Buddha Purnima, receive recognition throughout multiple states, but region-specific observances such as Basava Jayanti and Maharana Pratap Jayanti, and Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, result in bank closures that affect select cities throughout the country.
The provided city-specific funding holiday schedule assists customers as well as employees, and businesses in managing their financial operations without disruptions. udurational bank users can use the schedule to arrange tasks like cheque clearing, fund movement, applying for loans, and using ATMs in advance.
All specified bank holidays will affect both public and private sector banking operations, but online banking functions, together with mobile apps and ATMs, will operate unless their services are explicitly restricted. Online banking channels should be used by customers to continuously access necessary services while holidays are observed.
The following complete list groups May 2025 bank holidays according to their state and city distributions to provide nationwide accessibility for all citizens. Local bank branches should be consulted because financial institution policies can differ between regions.
- May 1: Labour Day
- May 4: Mandatory Weekly Off
- May 7: Panchayat Elections (Guwahati)
- May 9: Rabindranath Tagore Birth Anniversary (Kolkata)
- May 10: Second Saturday
- May 11: Mandatory Weekly Off
- May 12: Buddha Purnima
- May 16: State Day (Gangtok)
- May 18: Mandatory Weekly off
- May 24: Fourth Saturday
- May 25: Mandatory Weekly Off
- May 26: Kazi Nazrul Islam Birth Anniversary (Agartala)
- May 29: Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Shimla)
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