Republic Day bank holiday: Are banks open in your state today?

Banks across India will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, to observe Republic Day, a national holiday. While some state-specific holidays may also affect bank operations in January, Republic Day is a nationwide closure. This date commemorates...

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Are banks open in your state today?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) every year announces a month-wise bank holiday calendar that has the list of holidays for all states in the country. Banks are closed across India only on national holidays such as Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day and Republic day.

RBI-approved bank holidays across India may vary from state to state, depending on local festivals, birthdays, anniversaries or other celebrations.

Banks also remain closed on all Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month, as per RBI rules.


Are banks open today on Monday, January 26, 2026?

Banks will be closed across India to celebrate Republic Day.

Republic Day 2026
Republic Day is a national holiday in India, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of India and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on January 26, 1950.


Major holiday occasions in January 2026

Banks will be closed depending on the state for occasions such as New Year’s Day/Gaan-Ngai, Mannam Jayanthi, birthday of Hazrat Ali, birthday of Swami Vivekananda, Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu, UttarayanaPunyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti, Thiruvalluvar Day, Uzhavar Thirunal, birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Saraswati Puja, Vir Surendrasai Jayanti/Basanta Panchami and Republic Day.

state-wise bank holiday in January2026

Jan-26 1 2 3 12 14 15 16 17 23 26
Agartala
Ahmedabad
Aizawl
Belapur
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Dehradun
Gangtok
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Imphal
Itanagar
Jaipur
Jammu
Kanpur
Kochi
Kohima
Kolkata
Lucknow
Mumbai
Nagpur
New Delhi
Panaji
Patna
Raipur
Ranchi
Shillong
Shimla
Srinagar
Thiruvananthapuram
Vijayawada

Holiday Description Day
New Year’s Day/Gaan-Ngai 1
New Year Celebration/Mannam Jayanthi 2
Birthday of Hazrat Ali 3
Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda 12
Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu 14
Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti/Election to Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra 15
Thiruvalluvar Day/Kanuma 16
Uzhavar Thirunal 17
Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami)/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti/Basanta Panchami 23
Republic Day 26
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