Bank holiday today: Are banks closed in your state today on January 16, 2025 for Uzhavar Thirunal?

In India, different states have different bank holidays. Bank customers should check the holiday schedule of their state before visiting the bank branch for any bank related transactions. Banks in Tamil Nadu are closed on January 16th for Uzhavar Thirunal, which is a public holiday. However, banks in other states will work as usual.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes a yearly holiday calendar based on the requirements of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Uzhavar Thirunal

Uzhavar thirunal is a harvest-end thanksgiving celebration. It is also known as 'Uzhavar Thirunaal' or 'Day of the Farmers'. For farmers, it is a day to honor the cattle that supply them with food and fertilizer. The occasion is celebrated with great enthusiasm and delight in Tamil Nadu, with ladies dancing and singing and decorating their house.

Upcoming bank holidays in January 2025
January 23 - Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata.

Bank holidays
Banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month and are open on the first and third Saturdays of every month (also fifth in some cases), as per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rules.

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Bank customers should make sure to use digital banking facilities from their respective banks as it reduces the need to visit the bank for most transactions. Digital banking offers numerous benefits for individuals, thereby enhancing convenience, efficiency, and access to financial services.

Transactions such as fund transfer, bill transfer, online payments, investments can be done using facilities such as net banking and mobile banking.

Bank holidays in January 2025

Jan-25	1	2	6	11	14	15	16	23
Agartala								•
Ahmedabad					•
Aizawl	•	•		•
Belapur
Bengaluru					•
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar					•			•
Chandigarh			•
Chennai	•				•	•	•
Dehradun
Gangtok	•	•			•
Guwahati					•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh					•
Hyderabad - Telangana					•
Imphal	•			•
Itanagar	•				•
Jaipur
Jammu
Kanpur					•
Kochi
Kohima	•
Kolkata	•							•
Lucknow					•
Mumbai
Nagpur
New Delhi
Panaji
Patna
Raipur
Ranchi
Shillong	•
Shimla
Srinagar
Thiruvananthapuram

Holiday Description	January dates
New Year’s Day/Loosong/Namsoong	1
Loosong/Namsoong/New Year Celebration	2
Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	6
Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa	11
Makar Sankranti/Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Birthday of Hazarat Ali	14
Thiruvalluvar Day	15
Uzhavar Thirunal	16
Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti	23