February 2020 is a relatively quiet month in terms of bank holidays. The only widely observed holiday falling on a weekday is Maha Shivratri on Friday February 21st. In addition to banks, Stock, currency, derivatives and commodity markets will also be closed on Friday February 21st.
As usual, Banks are also shut on Second Saturday, Fourth Saturday and Sundays.
Apart from that, it is worth noting that some banks in a few states will observe regional holidays. They include State Days in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, Lui-Ngai-Ni in Manipur, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti in Maharashtra and Losar in Sikkim.
Here is the list of the bank holidays in February:
Date | Day | Holiday | Regions |
---|---|---|---|
February 2nd | Sunday | Nationwide | |
February 8th | Saturday | Second Saturday | Nationwide |
February 9th | Sunday | Nationwide | |
February 15th | Saturday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
February 16th | Sunday | Nationwide | |
February 19th | Wednesday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
February 20th | Thursday | Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
February 20th | Thursday | State Day | Mizoram |
February 21st | Friday | Maha Shivratri | Widespread |
February 22nd | Saturday | Fourth Saturday | Nationwide |
February 23rd | Sunday | Nationwide | |
February 24th | Monday | Losar | Sikkim |