The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the list of bank holidays for May 2025. According to the RBI calendar, there will be 13 bank holidays during the month.
These holidays include national holidays as well as regional government holidays.
Bank holidays in India are based on guidelines set by the RBI.
These holidays include RTGS holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, along with major regional and national celebrations.
City-wise List of Bank Holidays in India – May 2025
Below is the complete state-wise and city-wise list of bank holidays for May 2025. This list helps individuals and businesses plan their banking activities in advance:
| S.No. | Date | Day | Occasion | Cities Where Banks Will Be Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May | Thursday | Labor Day | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad (A.P. & T.S.), Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2 | 4 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 3 | 7 May | Wednesday | Panchayat Elections 2025 | Guwahati |
| 4 | 9 May | Friday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | Kolkata |
| 5 | 10 May | Saturday | Second Saturday | Holiday across India |
| 6 | 11 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 7 | 12 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
| 8 | 16 May | Friday | Statehood Day | Gangtok |
| 9 | 18 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 10 | 24 May | Saturday | Fourth Saturday | Holiday across India |
| 11 | 25 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 12 | 26 May | Monday | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Agartala |
| 13 | 29 May | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Shimla |
