Bank holidays in India varies according to the states in which you are living, though there are Public Holidays which are applicable throughout the country. These include Republic Day (Jan 26), Independence Day (Aug 15) and Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2) apart from these there are some religious holiday in India like Diwali, Dussehra, Christmas, Eidh, Guru Nanak Jayanthi, Good Friday etc.
State List for Bank Holidays in India
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Jan-20 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
| 15-Jan-20 | Wednesday | Pongal |
| 26-Jan-20 | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 30-Jan-20 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami |
| 21-Feb-20 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 10-Mar-20 | Tuesday | Holi |
| 25-Mar-20 | Wednesday | Ugadi |
| 2-Apr-20 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| 6-Apr-20 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 10-Apr-20 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14-Apr-20 | Tuesday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 1-May-20 | Friday | May Day |
| 7-May-20 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima |
| 24-May-20 | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 31-Jul-20 | Friday | Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha |
| 3-Aug-20 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 11-Aug-20 | Tuesday | Janmashthami |
| 15-Aug-20 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 23-Aug-20 | Sunday | Nuakhai |
| 28-Aug-20 | Friday | Ashura |
| 30-Aug-20 | Sunday | Muharram |
| 2-Sep-20 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti |
| 2-Oct-20 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Begins on 17th October 2020 | Saturday | Bathukamma |
| 17-Oct-20 | Saturday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
| 26-Oct-20 | Monday | Vijaya Dashami |
| 29-Oct-20 | Thursday | Eid e Milad |
| 31-Oct-20 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 14-Nov-20 | Saturday | Diwali / Second Saturday |
| 16-Nov-20 | Monday | Bhai Dooj |
| 30-Nov-20 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 25-Dec-20 | Friday | Christmas Day |
RTGS and NEFT Holidays 2020
During Bank Holiday the services of RTGS and NEFT can be used on other types of bank holidays. If an individual transfers money on a bank holiday, money gets credited to the receiver’s account but the sender may get the receipt on the following bank working day.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | 26 January 2020 | Sunday |
| Good Friday | 19 April 20 | Friday |
| Independence Day | 15 August 2020 | Saturday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 2 October 2020 | Friday |
| Christmas | 25 December 2020 | Friday |