January 2026
RBI bank holidays · January 2026
Bank Holidays in January 2026
Banks in India are closed on 17 days in January 2026 once you count every Sunday, the 2nd and 4th Saturday, and the dated holidays. National holidays apply to every branch; regional holidays below apply only in the states that observe them.
National
1
Regional dates
10
Weekend offs
6
National bank holidays in January 2026.
RBI-notified national holidays this month – observed by every bank branch across India.
Jan
26
Republic Day
NationalMonday · 2026
Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
26 Jan 2026 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
Regional bank holidays in January 2026.
State-specific bank holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Each applies only in the states listed – tap a state for its full 2026 list.
| Date | Holiday | Observed in |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 (Thursday) | New Year's Day | Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur,Mizoram,Nagaland,Sikkim,Tamil Nadu,West Bengal,Puducherry |
| 2 January 2026 (Friday) | New Year Celebration | Kerala |
| 3 January 2026 (Saturday) | Birthday of Hazrat Ali | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 January 2026 (Tuesday) | Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday | Chandigarh |
| 12 January 2026 (Monday) | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal |
| 14 January 2026 (Wednesday) | Makar Sankranti | Arunachal Pradesh,Gujarat,Odisha,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| 14 January 2026 (Wednesday) | Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu | Assam |
| 14 January 2026 (Wednesday) | Makar Sankranti / Pongal | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 14 January 2026 (Wednesday) | Pongal / Makar Sankranti | Puducherry |
| 15 January 2026 (Thursday) | Pongal | Tamil Nadu |
| 15 January 2026 (Thursday) | Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal | Puducherry |
| 15 January 2026 (Thursday) | Uttarayana Punyakala | Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka,Telangana |
| 16 January 2026 (Friday) | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
| 17 January 2026 (Saturday) | Uzhavar Thirunal | Tamil Nadu |
| 23 January 2026 (Friday) | Basanta Panchami | Gujarat,Maharashtra,Odisha,Rajasthan,Tripura,West Bengal |
Weekend bank holidays in January 2026.
Beyond the dated holidays, all banks in India close every Sunday and on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. In January 2026 that means:
2nd Saturday
10 January 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed
4th Saturday
24 January 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed
Sundays (4)
4 January 2026 · 11 January 2026 · 18 January 2026 · 25 January 2026
Online banking, UPI, NEFT, RTGS, ATMs, and cards keep working on these weekend bank-offs – only branch counters and cheque clearing pause.
Source: Compiled from public RBI references and state-level notifications under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Verify with your bank branch for the latest authoritative list. Last verified 2026-05-18. The official RBI Holiday Matrix is at rbi.org.in.