India is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Public and private sector banks in India remain closed on state or country-specific holidays.
Here’s a complete list of Indian bank holidays in 2020.
Date | Day | Holiday |
1 January 2020 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
11 January 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
15 January 2020 | Wednesday | Pongal |
25 January 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
26 January 2020 | Sunday | Republic Day |
30 January 2020 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami |
8 February 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
21 February 2020 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri |
22 February 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
10 March 2020 | Tuesday | Holi |
14 March 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
25 March 2020 | Wednesday | Ugadi |
28 March 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
2 April 2020 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
6 April 2020 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti |
10 April 2020 | Friday | Good Friday |
11 April 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
25 April 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
1 May 2020 | Friday | May Day |
7 May 2020 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima |
9 May 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
23 May 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
24 May 2020 | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
13 June 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
27 June 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
11 July 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
25 July 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
31 July 2020 | Friday | Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha |
3 August 2020 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan |
8 August 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
11 August 2020 | Tuesday | Janmashthami |
15 August 2020 | Saturday | Independence Day |
22 August 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
30 August 2020 | Sunday | Muharram |
12 September 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
26 September 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
2 October 2020 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
10 October 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
24 October 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
26 October 2020 | Monday | Vijaya Dashami |
30 October 2020 | Friday | Eid e Milad |
31 October 2020 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
14 November 2020 | Saturday | Diwali / Second Saturday |
16 November 2020 | Monday | Bhai Dooj |
28 November 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
30 November 2020 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
12 December 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
25 December 2020 | Friday | Christmas Day |
26 December 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |