Indian bank holidays in January 2020

January’s bank holidays are dominated by the various regional holidays as announced by state governments.

It is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in advance and withdraw cash early to avoid empty ATMs.

January 2020 is a strange month for bank holidays. There is the usual weekend holidays of all Sundays and every other Saturday, and the only national holiday, Republic Day, falls on a Sunday.

However, the month is peppered by a number of regional and state holidays as announced by the state governments. In total, banks will be closed somewhere in India on 16 out of the 31 days in January.

Here is a list of bank holidays in January 2020. It is advised that you check with your bank before visiting.

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Wednesday	New Year’s Day	nine states
Jan 2	Thursday	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	five states
Jan 2	Thursday	New Year’s Celebration	Mizoram
Jan 2	Thursday	Mannam Jayanthi	Kerala
Jan 11	Saturday	Second Saturday	Public
Jan 14	Tuesday	Makar Sankranti, Bhogi	three states
Jan 15	Wednesday	Pongal, Sankranti	eight states
Jan 16	Thursday	Kanuma, Thiruvalluvar Day, Tusu Puja	four states
Jan 17	Friday	Uzhavar Tirunal	Tamil Nadu
Jan 23	Thursday	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti	four states
Jan 25	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Public
Jan 26	Sunday	Republic Day	Public
Jan 28	Tuesday	Gothar Bathou Sun	Assam
Jan 30	Thursday	Vasant Panchami	five states
Jan 30	Thursday	Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti	Haryana
Jan 31	Friday	Me-dam-me-phi	Assam