Bank holidays in January 2023: Banks shut for 11 days next month

Banks will remain closed for 11 days in January. All government and private sector banks remained closed for 14 days in December.

Some bank holidays are state-specific, while banks across the country will be closed on national holidays. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases a list of holidays every month when banks are closed. Here is the full list of bank holidays for January:

Bank Holidays List January 2023:

January 2, 2023 – Monday, New Year Celebrations (Aizawl)

January 3, 2023 – Tuesday, Imoinu Iratpa (Imphal)

January 4, 2023 – Wednesday, Gaan-Ngai (Imphal)

January 26, 2023 – Thursday, Republic Day

Banks will remain closed on these weekends as well:

1 January 2023 – Sunday

8 January 2023 – Sunday

January 14, 2023 – Second Saturday, Makar Sankranti

15 January 2023 – Sunday, Pongal

22 January 2023 – Sunday

28 January 2023 – Fourth Saturday

29 January 2023 – Sunday

The Reserve Bank of India has put the holidays into three brackets, which include holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and real-time gross settlement holidays and account closure by banks.


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