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Bank Holidays in Assam 2016

  • January - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
      Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
    • 16
      Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
      Republic Day
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
      Me-Dum-Me-Phi
  • February - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
      Bir Chilarai Divas
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 28
    • 29
  • March - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Dol Jatra
    • 24
    • 25
      Good Friday
    • 26
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • April - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
      Annual Bank of Closing Accounts Day
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
      Bohag Bihu
    • 14
      Bohag Bihu
    • 15
      Bohag Bihu
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • May - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
      May Day
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
      Tithi of Damodardev
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
      Buddha Purnima
    • 22
      Jamitotsav of Sri Sri Madhabdev
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • June - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • July - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
      Id-ul-Fitr
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • August - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 14
    • 15
      Independence Day
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
      Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
      Janmastami
    • 26
    • 27
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31
  • September - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
      Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 11
    • 12
      Id-ul-Zuha
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • October - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
      Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 9
      Durga Puja/ Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
    • 10
      Durga Puja/ Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
    • 11
      Jamnotsava of Srimanta Sankardeva
    • 12
      Muharram (Half Day)
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
      Laxmi Puja (Half Day)
    • 16
    • 17
      Kati Bihu (Half Day)
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
      Kali Puja & Diwali
    • 30
    • 31
  • November - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
      Chhat Puja
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 13
    • 14
      Guru Nanak's Birthday
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
      Lachit Divas
    • 25
    • 26
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
  • December - 2016

    • SUN
    • MON
    • TUE
    • WED
    • THU
    • FRI
    • SAT
    • 1
    • 2
      Asom Divas (Su-Ka-Pha Divas)
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
      Second Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
      Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
    • 25
      Christmas
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    • 29
    • 30
    • 31

List of Bank Holidays in Assam 2016

Date & Month Day Holiday
January 9 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
January 15 Friday Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
January 16 Saturday Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
January 23 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
January 26 Tuesday Republic Day
January 31 Sunday Me-Dum-Me-Phi
February 13 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
February 22 Monday Bir Chilarai Divas
February 27 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
March 12 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
March 23 Wednesday Dol Jatra
March 25 Friday Good Friday
March 26 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
April 1 Friday Annual Bank of Closing Accounts Day
April 9 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
April 13 Wednesday Bohag Bihu
April 14 Thursday Bohag Bihu
April 15 Friday Bohag Bihu
April 23 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
May 1 Sunday May Day
May 7 Saturday Tithi of Damodardev
May 14 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
May 21 Saturday Buddha Purnima
May 22 Sunday Jamitotsav of Sri Sri Madhabdev
May 28 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
June 11 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
June 25 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
July 6 Wednesday Id-ul-Fitr
July 9 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
July 23 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
August 13 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
August 15 Monday Independence Day
August 22 Monday Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva
August 25 Thursday Janmastami
August 27 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
September 3 Saturday Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
September 10 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
September 12 Monday Id-ul-Zuha
September 24 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
October 2 Sunday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 8 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
October 9 Sunday Durga Puja/ Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
October 10 Monday Durga Puja/ Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
October 11 Tuesday Jamnotsava of Srimanta Sankardeva
October 12 Wednesday Muharram (Half Day)
October 15 Saturday Laxmi Puja (Half Day)
October 17 Monday Kati Bihu (Half Day)
October 22 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
October 29 Saturday Kali Puja & Diwali
November 6 Sunday Chhat Puja
November 12 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
November 14 Monday Guru Nanak's Birthday
November 24 Thursday Lachit Divas
November 26 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
December 2 Friday Asom Divas (Su-Ka-Pha Divas)
December 10 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday
December 24 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
December 25 Sunday Christmas
Note: The 2'nd Saturday and 4'th Saturday of every month as public holiday for banks in India.

 Popular bank holidays in Assam

It would not be right to say, which bank holidays are popular in the city of Assam. In fact, we believe that people of Assam celebrate most of the bank holidays with great fun and gaiety. They love their holidays is all we can say. People of Assam are a very friendly loving people and they spend time during these holidays with their family and friends. Public holidays for them are a great time to go outing with their loved ones.

Bank Holidays in Assam

However, many individuals also have their own leisure time to do things and plan things that they like. For example, if they love mother nature, they would love to go trekking. This is despite the terrain being very tough in Assam. Another problem is that it would take an entire day to travel if you are traveling from another place or city to spend your holidays in Assam. It is, therefore paramount that if you are in Assam you plan your holidays and try and club the same with another public holiday, like a Saturday or a Sunday. This would enable you to make the best of your holidays in the state of Assam. In any case, we have provided a list of bank holidays in Assam for our discerning readers. You may kindly take a note of them.

Things do in Assam on Bank holidays

During public holidays people of Assam tend to spend time with their family and also go for outings.

There are various places to visit in Assam during the government holidays. These include the Assam State zoo and the Kaziranga state park. Some of these are full day events and would take the entire day. People from the nearby states also visit Assam. The state is also known for its famous tea gardens. So in short, there are a number of things to see and do in Assam on government holidays. Do not miss out to make the most of the public and important festivals that the city sees. Among the other activities that are possible during bank holidays in Assam are trekking with the mountainous terrains of Assam.

Guwahati is the capital of the state and the most populous. The state is rich in traditions and culture, with a unique and very delectable cuisine. Assam is also known for its silk and the one horned Rhinoceros. Silchar, Bongaigaon, Dimapur are famous cities of Assam.

One thing that instantly comes to mind when one talks of Assam is the tea gardens in the state. The state is best known for its expansive tea estates. Assam capital is Dispur from Shillong. In fact, it should not surprise many individuals to know that the first oil well in Asia was drilled in Assam.

What is Bihu festival in Assam?

In Assam there are a set of festivals called Bihu festivals. These festival is celebrated on three diffrent days in a year. These three days are bank holidays in Assam. This three days don't come in row or on the same date every year. As these festivals are celebrated as per the Hindu calendar. For the people of Assam Bihu is the most important festival so these days are public holidays in Assam.

These festivals are celebrated in unity irrespective of the caste, creed, religion, faith or belief. Those three festivals are

  • Magh Bihu 
  • Bohag Bihu 
  • Kati Bihu

Magh Bihu - Magh Bihu is celebrated by feasts and bonfires. On this day youngsters make shift huts which are called as Meji or Bhelaghar. They use bamboo, leaves, and thatch, and eat the food prepared for the feast in those and then burn the huts the next morning. On that day Assamese games are conducted such as pot-breaking and buffalo fighting. This festival is a Bank holiday in Assam.

Bohag Bihu - This festival is also called as rangali bihu. This day is Assamese new year. This festival unites the people of Assam regardless of their religions or backgrounds and promotes the celebration of diversity in India. This festival is state holiday in Assam.

Kati Bihu - This festival is also called as kongali Bihu. This festival is celebrated in a great manner in rural areas, On this day individuals plant a basil tree courtyard of their household and for the whole Assamese month of Kati, they worship that Tulsi plant with an earthen lamp. This day is also a bank holiday in Assam.

Visit These fantastic places in the north-east on a Bank Holiday in Assam?

Majuli

Majuli is one of the must visit places. It is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, and this place is also recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as World's Largest River Island. Majuali is surrounded by two rivers on the north by the Brahmaputra and on the south Burhidihing. Auniati Satra, Dakhinpat Satra, Garmur, Kamalabari Satra, etc. there are places to visit around Majuli.

It will be a great option to visit Majuli during a bank holiday in Assam.

Cherrapunjee

Cherrapunjee is also called as the wettest place on the earth. It is so called because it has a record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and a year. The best attractions here are Nohkalikai Falls, Dainthlen Falls, David Scott Memorial Stone, Arwah Cave, etc. There are a large number of places to visit around Cherrapunjee during a bank holiday in Assam.

Dawki

Dawki is a must visit place if you are living in Assam. Umngot River Dawki is not only one of the best tourist attraction in Assam. But also one of the best tourist attraction in India. This river is possibly India’s cleanest river. It will be so clear that it is very hard to find its depth. This is also which you must plan to go during a bank holiday in Assam. 

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