Bank Holidays 2018 in India: Check dates, days when banks will remain closed in UP, Maharastra, Bihar, Delhi and Karnataka

Bank holidays have the power to give people their worst nightmares as there is nothing worse to know that their salary is getting delayed or they are unable to do an important work because of a bank holiday. March is about to end and with it will end the fiscal year 2017-18 and FY18-19 will kick off from April 1. Before bidding the third month of the year a sweet adieu, let us have a look at bank holidays in various states which include Maharastra, Delhi, Bihar and Karnataka.

Bank holidays 2018 Mumbai:

Holiday	Date	Day	Remarks
Republic Day	26 January 2018	Friday	Throughout India
Maha Shivaratri	13 February	Tuesday
Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti	19 February 2018	Monday	Maharashtra-specific holiday
Holi	02 March 2018	Friday
Mahavir Jayanti	29 April 2018	Thursday	The important festivals foe Jainism community
Good Friday	30 March 2018	Friday
Bank Holiday	01 April2018	Sunday	Year account closing day
Ambedkar Jayanti	14 April 2018	Saturday	Birthday of Ambedkar
Buddha Purnima	30 April 2018	Monday
Maharashtra Day	01 May 2018	Tuesday	Maharashtra-specific holiday
Idul Fitr	16 June 2018	Saturday	Many states
Independence Day	15 August 2018	Wednesday	Throughout India
Parsi New Year	17 August 2018	Friday
Idul Juha	22 August 2018	Wednesday	Bakrid several states
Ganesh Festival	13 September 2018	Thursday
Muharram	20 September 2018	Thursday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	02 October 2018	Tuesday	Throughout India
Dusshera	18 October 2018	Thursday	Vijay Dashami,
Diwali	07 November 2018	Wednesday
Deepavali	08 November 2018	Thursday	Maharashtra
Id-e-Milad	21 November 2018	Wednesday
Guru Nanak Birthday	23 November 2018	Friday	Birthday of the founder of Sikhism
Christmas Day	25 December 2018	Thursday	All states

According to the online marketplace, Bank Bazaar the banks will remain closed while ATMs will be open.

Bank holidays 2018 Bihar:

Date	Day	Name of the festival	Comments
22 January 2018	Monday	Vasant Panchami	Many states
26 January 2018	Friday	Republic Day	National holiday
01 March 2018	Thursday	Doljatra
02 March 2018	Friday	Holi
22 March 2018	Thursday	Bihar Divas
24 March 2018	Saturday	Ashoka’s Birth Anniversary
25 March 2018	Sunday	Ram Navami
29 March 2018	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanti
30 March 2018	Friday	Good Friday
01 April 2018	Sunday	Bank holiday	Account closing day
14 April 2018	Saturday	Ambedkar Jayanti
30 April 2018	Monday	Buddha Purnima
01 May 2018	Tuesday	May Day	Many states
15 June 2018	Friday	Idul Fitr	Many states
15 August 2018	Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
22 August 2018	Wednesday	Idul Juha
03 September 2018	Thursday	Janmastami
20 September 2018	Friday	Muharram	Many states
02 October 2018	Tuesday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	National holiday
18 October 2018	Thursday	Dusshera	Many states
19 October 2018	Friday	Dusshera
07 November 2018	Wednesday	Diwali	Many states
13 November 2018	Tuesday	Chaath Puja	Bihar
14 November 2018	Friday	Chaath Puja	Assam, Bihar, Haryana
25 December 2018	Tuesday	Christmas Day	Many states

* The holidays list is according to the list mentioned at Bank Bazaar.


Bank holidays 2018 Delhi:

Date	Day	Holiday	Comments
26 January 2018	Friday	Republic Day	Honors the creation of the Indian constitution
14 February 2018	Wednesday	Maha Shivaratri	Himachal Pradesh, Delhi
02 March 2018	Friday	Holi
29 March 2018	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanti	The major religious holiday in Jainism
30 March 2018	Friday	Good Friday	Friday before easter Sunday
01 April 2018	Sunday	Bank Holiday	Bank account closing day
30 April 2018	Monday	Buddha Purnima	Birth of Buddha
16 June 2018	Saturday	Idul Fitr	Many states
15 August 2018	Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
22 August 2018	Wednesday	Indul Juha	Bakrid, many states
03 September 2018	Monday	Janmashtami	Restricted holiday
21 September 2018	Friday	Muharram	Many states
02 October 2018	Tuesday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi	National holiday
19 October 2018	Friday	Dusshera	Vijay Dashami
24 October 2018	Wednesday	Birthday of Maharshi Valimiki	Punjab, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi
07 November 2018	Wednesday	Diwali	Many states
21 November 2018	Wednesday	Id-e-Milad
23 November 2018	Friday	Guru Nanak Birthday	Birthday of the founder of Sikhism community
25 November 2018	Tuesday	Christmas Day	Many states

* The holidays list is according to the list mentioned at Bank Bazaar.


Bank holidays 2018 Karnataka:

Date	Day	Holiday	Remarks
15 January 2018	Monday	Makar Sankrati	The first festival of the year
26 January 2018	Friday	Republic Day	Honors the formation of Indian Constitution
13 February 2018	Tuesday	Maha Shivaratri
29 March 2018	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanti	Religious holiday in Jainism
30 March 2018	Friday	Good Friday
01 April 2018	Sunday	Bank Holiday	Closing of yearly bank accounts
18 April 2018	Wednesday	Basava Jayanthi	The festival of Lingayaths
01 May 2018	Tuesday	May Day
16 June 2018	Saturday	Idul Fitr	Karnataka, Gujarat
15 August 2018	Wednesday	Independence Day	Throughout India
22 August 2018	Wednesday	Idul Juha	Many states
13 September 2018	Thursday	Ganesh Chaturthi
21 September 2018	Friday	Muharram	Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat
02 October 2018	Tuesday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi	Throughout India
08 October 2018	Monday	Mahalaya	West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura
18 October 2018	Thursday	Ayudha Puja	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
19 October 2018	Friday	Dusshera
24 October 2018	Wednesday	Maharshi Valmiki Birthday	Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
01 November 2018	Thursday	Kannada Rajyotsava	Karnataka
06 November 2018	Tuesday	Narak Chaturdashi	Karnataka
08 November 2018	Thursday	Balipadyami	Karnataka
21 November 2018	Wednesday	Id-e-Milad
26 November 2018	Monday	Kanakadasa Jayanthi	Karnataka
25 December 2018	Tuesday	Christmas Day	Throughout India

Bank holiday 2018 in UP:

Date	Day	Name of the festival	Comments
05 January 2018	Friday	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
26 January 2018	Friday	Republic Day
14 February 2018	Tuesday	Maha Shivratri	Many states
01 March 2018	Thursday	Doljatra	Holi Dahan
02 March 2018	Friday	Holi
21 March 2018	Wednesday	Hazrat Ali’s Birthday	Uttar-Pradesh only
25 March 2018	Sunday	Ram Navami
29 March 2018	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanti
30 March 2018	Friday	Good Friday
01 April 2018	Sunday	Bank holiday	Account closing day
14 April 2018	Saturday	Ambedkar Jayanti
30 April 2018	Monday	Buddha Purnima	Birth of Buddha
16 June 2018	Saturday	Idul Fitr	Many states
15 August 2018	Wednesday	Independence Day	National holiday
22 August 2018	Wednesday	Idul Juha
26 August 2018	Sunday	Raksha Bandhan	Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
03 September 2018	Thursday	Janmastami
21 September 2018	Friday	Muharram	Many states
02 October 2018	Tuesday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	National holiday
18 October 2018	Thursday	Mahanavami	Many states
19 October 2018	Friday	Dusshera	Vijay Dashami
07 November 2018	Wednesday	Diwali	Many states
08 November 2018	Thursday	Vishwakarma Day
09 November 2018	Friday	Bhai Bij	Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat
21 November 2018	Wednesday	Id-e-Milad
23 November 2018	Friday	Guru Nanak Birthday
25 December 2018	Tuesday	Christmas Day	Many states