List of bank holidays in 2021: The bank holidays are listed by State Government, Central Government, and Union Territories under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. On the below-mentioned dates, the bank will remain closed. Banks in India remain closed on the account of National holidays, government holidays, and on second and fourth Saturdays. India observes three national holidays i.e. on January 26th (Republic Day), August 15th (Independence Day), and October 2nd (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti).
See the month-wise list of bank holidays in the year 2021:
January 2021
January 1, Friday- New Year’s Day
January 2, Saturday- New Year Holiday
January 9, Second Saturday
January 11, Monday- Missionary Day
January 14, Thursday- Makar Sankranti and Pongal
January 23, Fourth Saturday
January 26, Tuesday- Republic Day
February 2021
February 13, Second Saturday
February 16, Tuesday- Vasant Panchmi
February 27, Saturday (fourth )- Gur Ravidas Jayanti
March 2021
March 11, Thursday- Maha Shivratri
March 13, Second Saturday
March 27, Fourth Saturday
March 29, Monday- Holi
April 2021
April 2, Friday- Good Friday
April 8, Thursday- Buddha Purnima
April 10, Second Saturday
April 14, Thursday- Baisakhi and Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
April 21, Wednesday- Ram Navami
April 24, – Fourth Saturday
April 25, Sunday- Mahavir Jayanti
May 2021
May 1, Saturday- May Day
May 8, Second Saturday
May 12, Wednesday- Eid-Ul-Fitr
May 22, Fourth Saturday
June 2021
June 12, Second Saturday
June 26, Fourth Saturday
July 2021
July 10, Second Saturday
July 20, Tuesday- Bakrid/ Eid-Al-Adha
July 24, Fourth Saturday
August 2021
August 10, Tuesday- Muharram
August 14, Second Saturday
August 15, Sunday- Independence Day
August 22, Sunday- Raksha Bandhan
August 28, Fourth Saturday
August 30, Monday- Janmashtami
September 2021
September 10, Friday- Ganesh Chaturthi
September 11, Saturday- Second Saturday
September 25, Saturday- Fourth Saturday
October 2021
October 2, Saturday- Gandhi Jayanti
October 9, Second Saturday
October 13, Wednesday- Maha Ashtami
October 14, Thursday- Maha Navami
October 15, Friday- Dussehra
October 18, Monday- Eid-E-Milan
October 23, Fourth Saturday
November 2021
November 4, Thursday- Diwali
November 6, Saturday- Bhai Dooj
November 13, Second Saturday
November 15, Monday- Deepavali Holiday
November 19, Friday- Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 27, Fourth Saturday
December 2021
December 11, Second Saturday
December 25, Saturday(fourth)- Christmas Day
