Bank Holiday

Indian Bank Holidays in February 2020

India

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:

DateDayHolidayRegions
February 2ndSunday Nationwide
February 8thSaturdaySecond Saturday Nationwide
February 9thSunday Nationwide
February 15th SaturdayLui-Ngai-Ni Manipur
February 16thSundayNationwide
February 19thWednesdayChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra
February 20th ThursdayStatehood Day Arunachal Pradesh
February 20thThursdayState DayMizoram
February 21stFridayMaha ShivratriWidespread
February 22ndSaturdayFourth SaturdayNationwide
February 23rdSundayNationwide
February 24thMondayLosarSikkim