Bank Holidays in May 2025: Labour Day To Budh Purnima, Banks To Remain Shut On THESE Days in May | Full List

Bank Holidays in May 2025: Despite the dawn of the digital era, some financial tasks aren't completed without visiting banks. Above that, many people find it convenient to visit banks for money transfer, opening a fixed deposit account, demand draft or any other tasks. Staying updated with bank holidays in May 2025 can be useful for such people to avoid delays in financial tasks.

Banks will remain shut for more than ten days next month, ie May, on occasions like Labour Day, Buddha Purnima, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, Maharana Pratap Jayanti, and regular holidays on Sundays and every second and fourth Saturday.

Here is a full list of bank holidays in May 2025 in different regions like Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, etc.

Bank Holidays in May 2025 | Full List

Banks will remain closed on an additional six days in May on multiple occasions. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s bank holiday calendar, banks will remain shut on Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labor Day), Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, State Day, Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Maharana Pratap Jayanti. However, bank holidays on these days will vary from region to region in India.

Bank Holiday on May Day, Maharashtra Diwas, Labour Day

Banks will remain shut on 1 May, on the occasion of May Day, Maharashtra Diwas, or Labour Day in Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad (Andhra PRadesh & Telangana), Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram regions.

Bank Holiday on Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

To mark the birth anniversary of renowned litterateur Rabindranath Tagore, all state, private, cooperative, agriculture and other banks falling under the Kolkata region will remain shut on May 9, Wednesday.

Bank Holiday on Buddha Pournima

There will be a bank holiday in multiple regions across India on the occasion of Buddha Pournima, also known as Buddha Purnima, on May 16. Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar on Buddha Purnima.

Bank Holiday on State Day

To commemorate the formation of Sikkim as the 22nd state of India in 1975, all government, private, state-owned, cooperative, agriculture and other banks will remain shut on May 16. Sikkim was formed on the day of he thirty-sixth amendment of the Indian constitution in 1975.

Bank Holiday on Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam

All banks will remain shut in the Agartala region to mark the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam on May 26. Kazi Nazrul Islam was a renowned Bengali poet who gained immense popularity in India and Bangladesh with his artistic creations.

Bank Holiday on Maharana Pratap Jayanti

All banks will remain closed in Shimla region on Maharana Pratap Jayanti, falling on May 29. Maharana Pratap was the king of the Kingdom of Mewar, who successfully resisted the conquest by Mughal emperors.

Bank Holidays on Saturdays

As per RBI guidelines, all banks remain shut on the first and fourth Saturdays of every month. Hence, there will be a bank holiday on second and fourth Saturdays next month, ie 10 and 24th May, 2025. Additionally, all banks will be closed on Sundays.

People can perform most of their financial tasks like money transactions, opening fixed deposits, creating demand draft, etc with the help of online banking on bank holidays as well.