The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the bank holiday schedule for May 2025. As per the RBI calendar, there will be a total of 13 bank holidays in May. These include both national holidays and regional government holidays.
Bank holidays in India are decided according to the guidelines set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). These holidays include RTGS holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, as well as important regional and national events.
City-wise List of Bank Holidays in India – May 2025
Here is a detailed state-wise and city-wise list of bank holidays for May 2025. This list is helpful for individuals and businesses to plan their banking transactions accordingly:
| S.No. | Date | Day | Occasion | Cities Where Banks Will Be Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May | Thursday | Labor Day | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad (A.P. & T.S.), Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2 | 4 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 3 | 7 May | Wednesday | Panchayat Elections 2025 | Guwahati |
| 4 | 9 May | Friday | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti | Kolkata |
| 5 | 10 May | Saturday | Second Saturday | Holiday across India |
| 6 | 11 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 7 | 12 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
| 8 | 16 May | Friday | Statehood Day | Gangtok |
| 9 | 18 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 10 | 24 May | Saturday | Fourth Saturday | Holiday across India |
| 11 | 25 May | Sunday | Weekly Holiday | Holiday across India |
| 12 | 26 May | Monday | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Agartala |
| 13 | 29 May | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Shimla |