bank holidays is important so that we do not miss out on important transactions that might hamper the smooth flow of our lives.
Here is a list of bank holidays in January 2020 to help you plan out your financial activities in the first month of the New Year. Hence, plan your financial activities beforehand.
- Banks will be closed for 16 days including all public holidays in January 2020
- Customers are advised to plan their bank-related work keeping the bank holidays in mind, so as to save themselves from the last-minute cash crunch
Given below is the list of holidays in January 2020-
January 1: On this date, all the banks across India will remain closed on account of New Year’s Day.
January 2: In many states on account of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, banks will be closed.
January 5: Banks in India do not work on Sundays
January 7: Banks in Imphal will be closed due to Imoinu Iratpa celebrations
January 8: Banks in Imphal will be closed on account of Gaan-Ngai
January 11: Banks across India will be closed on account of second Saturday will be closed, as per the RBI regulations, the banks in India do not work on second and fourth Saturdays, and Sunday. Bank Mizoram will be closed due to Missionary Day.
January 12: Banks in India do not work on Sundays
January 14: Due to Makar Sankranti, banks in Ahmedabad will remain closed.
January 15: On account of Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makara Sankranti Festival/Pongal/Magh Bihu and Tusu Puja, banks in Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, will be closed.
January 16: Banks in Chennai will be closed on account of Thiruvalluvar Day
January 17: Banks in Chennai will remain closed due to Uzhavar Thirunal celebrations.
January 19: Banks in India do not work on Sundays
January 23: On account of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth anniversary, banks in Agartala and Kolkata will remain closed.
January 25: Banks across India will be closed on account of second Saturday will be closed
January 26: Banks in India do not work on Sundays
January 30: Saraswati Puja/Basanta Panchami
| Date | Holiday | Celebrated in |
| 1 January 2020 (Wednesday) | New Year’s Day | Across the country |
| 2 January 2020 (Thursday) | Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala |
| 2 January 2020 (Thursday) | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Several states |
| 11 January 2020 (Saturday) | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| 15 January 2020 (Wednesday) | Bhogi/Pongal/Makar Sankranti/Bhogali Bihu/Tusu Puja/Lohri/Hadaga | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Assam, Punjab, and Maharashtra |
| 16 January 2020 (Thursday) | Thiruvalluvar Day | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
| 17 January 2020 (Friday) | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
| 23 January 2020 (Thursday) | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, and Assam |
| 25 January 2020 (Saturday) | Sonam Lhochar/Himachal Statehood Day | Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh |
| 30 January 2020 (Thursday) | Vasant Panchami | Several States |
| 31 January 2020 (Friday) | Me-dam-me-phi | Assam |
Republic Day in January 2020 falls on Sunday. This is only a national holiday we have in the month and the other holidays differ from state to state. As per the RBI regulations, the banks in India do not work on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month in addition to Sundays.