Top entities: State Bank of India, India — Aizawl, India — Imphal, India — Itanagar, India — Agartala.

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Domestic — classified as bank holidays.

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Domestic bank holidays

India January 2025 Bank Holidays

Q: When did this event occur?

First reported Jan 01, 2025; last updated Jan 05, 2025.

Q: What is the market impact?

General. The scheduled bank holidays in India for January 2025, as issued by the State Bank of India, will lead to physical branch closures across various states.

Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported Jan 01, 2025 · Last updated Jan 05, 2025

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Market Impact

The scheduled bank holidays in India for January 2025, as issued by the State Bank of India, will lead to physical branch closures across various states. While digital banking services will remain operational, customers and businesses in India will need to plan their financial transactions around these closures to avoid inconvenience.

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The State Bank of India has released the bank holiday calendar for January 2025, detailing 13 days of closures across India due to national and regional festivals, as well as the second and fourth Saturdays. While banks will be open on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays, specific regional holidays will affect operations in various cities. For instance, banks in India — Chandigarh will close for Sri Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday, India — Aizawl and India — Imphal for Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa, and multiple cities including India — Ahmedabad, India — Bengaluru, India — Bhubaneswar, India — Chennai, India — Gangtok, India — Guwahati, India — Hyderabad, India — Itanagar, India — Kanpur, and India — Lucknow for Makar Sankranti/Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Birthday of Hazarat Ali. India — Chennai will also observe Thiruvalluvar Day and Uzhavar Thirunal, while India — Agartala, India — Bhubaneswar, and India — Kolkata will close for the Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti. Despite physical branch closures, customers can continue to use digital banking services, ATMs, and mobile banking.

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State Bank of India

The State Bank of India annually issues the comprehensive state and region-specific holiday calendar for banks, categorizing holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act Holiday and Banks' Closure of Accounts.

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India — Aizawl

Banks in India — Aizawl will remain closed on January 1, 2, and 11, 2025, for New Year's Day/Loosong/Namsoong, Loosong/Namsoong/New Year Celebration, and Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa.