Bank Holidays 2023: We are entering the year 2023 and as the year begins many people must be wondering about the bank holidays in the year 2023. Moreover, having a list of bank holidays beforehand can be seen as a matter of convenience for the citizens of our country. Many times people visit their banks without having prior knowledge of the bank holiday and eventually find out that the bank is closed due to any government holiday. As a result, many times the plans of many people get disrupted.
Not known to many people, the Reserve Bank of India which is the supreme authority of Banks has made three categories of bank holidays i.e Real-Time Gross Settlement Holidays, Banks Closing of Accounts and the Negotiable Instruments Act.
Bank Holidays 2023
The three categories of Bank Holidays have been discussed in the above paragraph. In the upcoming paragraphs, we have mentioned the list of bank holidays according to the region to which they belong. In addition to these fixed holidays, the banks are also closed on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. The customers of the banks should note that net banking, as well as mobile banking, are operational even on the day of bank holidays. This article will provide all the bank holidays in the year 2023. The holidays will also be presented according to the city or region.
Complete Bank Holidays City Wise
The month-wise and city-wise bank holidays in 2023 have been provided in the table below:
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January 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 2nd of January | New Year | Aizawl |
| 3rd of January | Imoinu Iratpa | Imphal |
| 4th of January | Gaan-Ngai | Imphal |
| 12th of January | Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday | All Across the Nation |
| 14th of January | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 16th of January | Thiruvalluvar Day | Chennai |
| 17th of January | Uzhavar Thirunal | Chennai |
| 28th of January | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 26th of February | Republic Day | All Across India |
February 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 11th of February | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 15th of February | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Imphal |
| 18th of February | Mahashivratri | Particular Regions* |
| 20th of February | Day of State | Mizoram |
| 21st of February | Losar | Sikkim |
| 25th of February | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
Particular Regions*: Uttarakhand, Shimla, Lucknow, Nagpur, Kanpur, Bhopal, Raipur, Shimla, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Belapur, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Ahmedabad
March 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 3rd of March | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
| 7th of March | Holika Dahan / Dhulandi /Dol Jatra | Particular Regions* |
| 8th of March | Holi- Dhuleti / Yaosang | Particular Regions* |
| 9th of March | Holi | Patna |
| 11th of March | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 22nd of March | Ugadi Festival Gudi Padwa Telugu New Year’s Day Bihar Divas Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) Ugadi Festival | Particular Regions* |
| 25th of March | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 30th of March | Ram Navami | Particular Regions* |
- Holiday on 7th of March of Particular Regions: Mumbai, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Kanpur, Panaji, Lucknow, Ranchi, Jaipur
- Holiday on 8th of March of Particular Regions: Ranchi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Raipur, New Delhi, Shimla, Shillong, Patna, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Aizawl, Imphal, Kanpur
- Holiday on the 22nd of March in Particular Regions: Panaji, Chennai, Hyderabad, Patna, Imphal, Nagpur and Mumbai, Bengaluru
- Holiday on 30th of March of Particular Regions: Nagpur, Gangtok, Ahmedabad, Shimla, Mumbai, Kanpur, Ranchi, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Patna
April 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 1st of April | Yearly Accounts Closure | All Across the Nation |
| 3rd of April | Mahaveera Jayanthi | Bengaluru |
| 4th of April | Mahavir Jayanti | Particular Regions* |
| 5th of April | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | Telangana and Hyderabad |
| 7th of April | Good Friday | All Across the Nation |
| 8th of April | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 14th of April | Cheiraoba Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti Tamil New Year’s Day Cheiraoba Bohag Bihu | All Across the Nation |
| 15th of April | Day of Himachal Vishu Bohag Bihu | Shimla Guwahati Thiruvananthapuram |
| 21st of April | Id- Ul- Fitr (Ramzan) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 22nd of April | Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr) Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
Particular Regions*: Chandigarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Mumbai, Belapur, Ranchi, Bhopal, Aizawl, New Delhi, Bhopal, Belapur, Lucknow
May 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 1st of May | May Day Maharashtra Day | Particular Regions* |
| 5th of May | Buddha Purnima | Particular Regions* |
| 13th of May | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 16th of May | Day of State | Gangtok |
| 22nd of May | Jayanti of Maharana Pratap | Shimla |
| 27th of May | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
- Holiday on the 1st of May in Particular Regions: Panaji, Guwahati, Belapur, Chennai, Nagpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Telangana, Patna
- Holiday on the 5th of May in Particular Regions: Kanpur, Raipur, Aizawl, Nagpur, Shimla, Bhopal, Ranchi, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Mumbai
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June 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 10th of June | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 15th of June | YMA Day | Aizawl |
| 20th of June | Kang (Rathajatra) | Imphal |
| 24th of June | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 28th of June | Bakri Eid (Eid-Ul-Zuha) | Thiruvananthapuram Belapur Nagpur Mumbai |
| 29th of June | Bakri Eid (Eid-Ul-Adha) | All Across the Nation |
| 30th of June | Remna Ni | Aizawl |
July 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 6th of July | MHIP | Aizawl |
| 8th of July | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 13th of July | Bhanu Jayanti | Gangtok |
| 17th of July | U Tirot Sing Day | Shillong |
| 21st of July | Drukpa Tshe-zi | Gangtok |
| 22nd of July | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 29th of July | Muharram | All Across the Nation |
August 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 8th of August | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Gangtok |
| 12th of August | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 15th of August | Independence Day | All Across the Nation |
| 16th of August | Parsi New Year | Nagpur Belapur Mumbai |
| 18th of August | Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| 26th of August | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 28th of August | First Onam | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 29th of August | Thiruvonam | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 30th of August | Raksha Bandhan | All Across the Nation |
| 31st of August | Shree Narayana Guru Jayanthi Lhabsol | Lucknow Gangtok |
September 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 6th of September | Sri Krishna Janmashtami | Patna, Chennai and Bhubaneshwar |
| 7th of September | Sri Krishna Ashtami Janmashtami | Particular Regions* |
| 9th of September | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 18th of September | Vinayaka Chathurthi Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata | Telangana Bengaluru Hyderabad |
| 19th of September | Ganesh Chaturthi | Particular Regions* |
| 20th of September | Ganesh Chaturthi 2nd day | Panaji Bhubaneswar |
| 22nd of September | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 23rd of September | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 25th of September | Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| 27th of September | Milad-i-Sherif | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 28th of September | Eid-E-Milad | Particular Regions* |
| 29th of September | Indrajatra | Gangtok |
- Holiday on the 7th of September in Particular Regions: Ranchi, Raipur, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Telangana and Hyderabad, Lucknow, Shillong, Gangtok and Shimla
- Holiday on the 19th of September in Particular Regions: Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Bhubhaneshwar, Panaji, Belapur
- Holiday on the 28th of September in Particular Regions: Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Kanpur, Chennai, Ranchi, Aizawl, Belapur
October 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 2nd of October | Gandhi Jayanti | All Across the Nation |
| 14th of October | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 18th of October | Kati Bihu | Guwahati |
| 21st of October | Durga Puja | Guwahati and Imphal |
| 23rd of October | Durga Puja Dusshera Ayudha Pooja | Particular Regions* |
| 24th of October | Durga Puja Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) | All Across the Nation |
| 25th of October | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
| 28th of October | Fourth Saturday Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | All Across the Nation |
| 31st of October | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | Ahmedabad |
Particular Regions*: Bhubaneswar, Shillong, Agartala, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Lucknow, Chennai, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur
November 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 1st of November | Karwa Chauth Kannada Rajyothsava Kut | Shimla Bengaluru Imphal |
| 10th of November | Wangala | Shillong |
| 11th of November | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 13th of November | Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) Govardhan Pooja | Particular Regions* |
| 14th of November | Vikram Samvat New Year’s Day Diwali (Bali Pratipada) | Particular Regions* |
| 15th of November | Chitragupt Jayanti Ningol Chakkouba Bhaidooj | Particular Regions* |
| 20th of November | Chhath | Ranchi Patna |
| 23rd of November | Seng Kutsnem | Shillong |
| 25th of November | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 27th of November | Karthika Purnima Guru Nanak Jayanti Rahas Purnima | Particular Regions* |
| 30th of November | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Bengaluru |
Particular Regions on :
- 13th of November: Jaipur, Gangtok, Lucknow, Jaipur and Imphal
- 14th of November: Belapur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Nagpur
- 15th of November: Lucknow, Imphal, Gangtok and Shimla
- 27th of November: Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Agartala, Belapur, Aizawl, Bhopal, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Jaipur, Telangana, Raipur
December 2023 Bank Holiday List
| Date | Holiday Due to | City or Region |
| 4th of December | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Panaji |
| 9th of December | Second Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 12th of December | Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma | Shillong |
| 13th of December | Namsoong Losoong | Gangtok |
| 18h of December | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Shillong |
| 19th of December | Goa Liberation Day | Panaji |
| 23rd of December | Fourth Saturday | All Across the Nation |
| 25th of December | Christmas | All Across the Nation |
| 26th of December | Celebration of Christmas | Shillong Aizawl |
| 30th of December | U Kiang Nangbah | Shillong |
