2016 Bank closing leave for State Bank of India, ICICI, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, HDFC, Bank of India, IDBI Bank, Axis Bank,Union Bank of India in all Indian states and territories; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal for the following months January 2016 bank holidays, bank holidays in February 2016, bank leaves march 2016, bank closed dates in April 2016, SBI bank leave schedule May 2016, banking holiday dates in June 2016, Holidays in July 2016, Indian Bank holidays in August 2016, bank holidays September 2016, bank leave in October 2016, holiday dates in November 2016 and December 2016 holiday dates
Apart from the below list of holidays, all banks will remains closed on 2nd saturday, 4th saturday (As of september 01, 2015) of a month and all Sunday. Some banks operated sunday working opening branches across all states in india.
List of public and private sector banks
Public Sector Banks | Private Sector Banks |
SBI | HDFC Bank |
Bank of Baroda | ICICI Bank |
PNB | Kotak Mahindra |
IDBI Bank | Axis Bank |
Canara Bank | IndusInd Bank |
Central Bank | Yes Bank |
Union Bank | IDFC Bank |
Bank of India | Federal Bank |
Syndicate Bank | Karur Vysya |
Indian Bank | City Union Bank |
IOB | JK Bank |
UCO Bank | South Ind Bank |
Oriental Bank | Karnataka Bank |
Corporation Bank | DCB Bank |
Andhra Bank | Lakshmi Vilas |
Allahabad Bank | Standard Chartered Bank |
Bank of Maharashtra | Dhanlaxmi Bank |
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur | |
Vijaya Bank | |
State Bank of Travancore | |
Dena Bank | |
State Bank of Mysore | |
United Bank | |
Punjab & Sind Bank |

Bank Holiday 2016 Full List
The below list contains National holidays 2016, Regional holidays 2016, Gazetted Holidays 2016 for 29 states and 7 union territories in India. During the holidays, all banks will be remain closed. During national holidays all banks across India are closed, during regional holidays, banks will be closed on certain states.
Date | Holiday | States |
January 1 | New Years Day | Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
January 2 | Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala |
January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal |
January 14 | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
January 14 | Pongal | |
January 15 | Pongal | Tamil Nadu |
January 15 | Sankranti | Karnataka, Telangana |
January 16 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
January 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
January 17 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
January 25 | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh |
January 26 | Republic Day | All states |
January 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Assam. |
February 9 | Losar | Sikkim |
February 9 | Sonam Lhochar | Sikkim |
February 12 | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal |
February 12 | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Haryana |
February 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
February 22 | Guru Ravidas Birthday | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
March 4 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Haryana |
March 7 | Maha Shivratri | |
March 23 | Doljatra | |
March 23 | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev | Haryana |
March 24 | Holi | |
March 24 | Maundy Thursday | Kerala |
March 25 | Good Friday | |
April 1 | Odisha Day / Utkal Divas | Odisha |
April 5 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
April 8 | Ugadi / Telugu New Year/ Kannada New Year | Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh |
April 8 | Cheti Chand | Gujarat |
April 13 | Vaisakhi | Haryana |
April 13 | Biju Festival | Tripura |
April 14 | Tamil New Year / Tamil Puthandu | Tamil Nadu |
April 14 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal |
April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | |
April 14 | Vishu | Kerala |
April 14 | Bohag Bihu / Assamese New Year | Assam |
April 14 | Ashoka’s Birth Anniversary | Bihar |
April 15 | Ram Navami | |
April 15 | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
April 15 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
April 16 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
April 19 | Mahavir Jayanti | |
April 20 | Garia Puja | Tripura |
April 20 | Mahavir Jayanti | Haryana |
April 21 | Hazrat Alis Birthday | Uttar Pradesh |
May 1 | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
May 1 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
May 8 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal |
May 8 | Parashurama Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh |
May 9 | Parashurama Jayanti | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh |
May 9 | Basava Jayanthi | Karnataka only |
May 16 | State Day | Sikkim |
May 21 | Buddha Purnima | |
May 25 | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Tripura |
June 7 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh |
June 14 | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
June 16 | Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Punjab |
June 20 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. |
July 1 | Jumat-ul-Wida | |
July 6 | Idul Fitr | All states except Goa, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh |
July 7 | Ramzan | Tamil Nadu, Telangana |
July 12 | Kharchi Puja | Tripura |
July 26 | Ker Puja | Tripura |
August 1 | Bonalu | |
August 2 | Karkkadaka Vavu | Kerala |
August 15 | Independence Day | All States |
August 17 | Parsi New Year | Jamshed Navroz. Gujarat, Mumbai |
August 18 | Raksha Bandhan | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh |
August 24 | Sreekrishna Jayanthi | Kerala |
August 25 | Janmashtami | Restricted Holiday |
August 28 | Nuakhai | Odisha |
September 4 | Teej | Haryana |
September 5 | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
September 12 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Except Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim. |
September 13 | First Onam | Kerala only |
September 13 | Bakrid | Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu |
September 14 | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
September 15 | Third Onam | Kerala |
September 16 | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
September 16 | Fourth Onam | Kerala |
September 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
September 23 | Haryana’s Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
September 30 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
October 1 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati | Haryana |
October 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday / Gandhi Jayanti | |
October 2 | Muharram | |
October 9 | Saptami of Durgapuja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
October 9 | Durgastami | Telangana |
October 10 | Ayudha Puja | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
October 10 | Navami of Durga Puja | Tripura |
October 10 | Mahanavami | Kerala, Odisha |
October 11 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami |
October 11 | Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra | Kerala, Odisha, Telangana, Tripura, Sikkim |
October 12 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
October 12 | Durga Puja | Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim |
October 13 | Durga Puja Holiday | Tripura |
October 14 | Durga Puja Holiday | Tripura |
October 15 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab |
October 15 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
October 16 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Himachal Pradesh |
October 18 | Kati Bihu | Assam |
October 29 | Narak Chaturdashi | Karnataka |
October 29 | Deepavali / Diwali | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Tripura |
October 30 | Deewali | Except Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal. |
October 30 | Kali Puja | West Bengal |
October 31 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat |
October 31 | Deepavali | Karnataka, Maharashtra |
November 1 | Bhai Bij | Gujarat |
November 1 | Kannada Rajyothsava / Karnataka Formation Day | Bangalore |
November 1 | Haryana Day | Haryana |
November 1 | Vishavkarma day | Haryana |
November 6 | Chhath Puja | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh |
November 14 | Guru Nanak Birthday | |
November 14 | Rasa Purnima | Odisha |
November 17 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Karnataka |
December 3 | World Disabled Day | Tripura |
December 12 | Id-e-Milad | |
December 13 | Id-e-Milad | Haryana, Tripura |
December 25 | Christmas Day | All states |
December 26 Dec 26 | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Birthday | Haryana, Punjab |
Some of the holidays mentioned above are subjected to changes.