Indian Bank Holidays in May 2020

Despite the lockdown (scheduled to end on May 3rd) for COVID-19, banks are not closed, but opening hours may be limited. Most banks are currently being operated for only four hours between 10 am and 2 pm.

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.

This month there is the usual weekend holidays of all Sundays and every other Saturday, and a collection of holidays celebrated at a state level. In total, banking services are affected in some manner on 14 out of the 31 days in May 2020.

Here is the list of the bank holidays in May:

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
May 1st	Friday	International Labour Day Maharashtra Day	Nationwide Maharashtra
May 3rd	Sunday		Nationwide
May 7th	Thursday	Buddha Purnima	Most states
May 8th	Friday	Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore	Tripura, West Bengal
May 9th	Saturday	Second Saturday	Nationwide
May 10th	Sunday		Nationwide
May 16th	Saturday	Sikkim State Day	Sikkim
May 17th	Sunday		Nationwide
May 23rd	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Nationwide
May 24th	Sunday		Nationwide
May 25th	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Maharana Pratap Jayanti	Most states
May 31st	Sunday		Nationwide

Apart from the above, Jammu and Kashmir will observe two more holidays on May 21nd and 22nd on the occasion of Shab-E-Qadr and Jamat-ul-Vida. Odisha will observe Savitri Amavasya on May 22nd.

• Public Holidays in India for 2020