Bank Holidays in India
India being as multicultural & multi-religious country celebrates various festivals. Bank holidays in India are considered as public holidays but all public holidays are not bank holidays in India. Bank holidays are for all banks & financial institutions in all states, union territories under Negotiable Instruments Act 1881. Banks holidays in India are governed by the Reserve Bank of India. Bank holidays in India differ from one state to another due to cultural differences. Bank holidays also include three national holidays - the Republic Day, the Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti- besides religious as well as financial holidays.
2013 bank holidays in India
Indian banks work six days a week. The working hours differ from one place to another and Saturday is half day for all banks in India. Bank Holiday Schedule India reminds us that if a holiday or bank holiday in India falls on Sunday, there will be no holiday for bank employees. Bank holidays India 2013 starts with the celebration of New Year Day on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 and end with the celebration of Christmas on Wednesday, December 25, 2013.
It is very hard to mention all bank holidays 2013 in India because every state & union territory has its own particular festival due to religious & cultural difference. The list of bank holidays in India 2013 includes religious festivals, national festivals (Independence Day, Republic Day, and Gandhi Jayanti), ethnic, and special events concerned with finance & locality. Here, we have tried to include all major bank holidays. See, the list of bank holidays in India 2013 (mentioned below) just for reference. The list for bank holidays in India differs if you compare the following list to the list of bank holidays for a particular state.
| Bank Holidays in India 2013 | Date |
| New Year | Tuesday, January 1, 2013 |
| Republic Day | Saturday, January 26,2013 |
| Milad-un-Nabi | Friday, January 25, 2013 |
| Holi | Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 29, 2013 |
| Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | Monday, April 1, 2013 |
| Ram Navmi | Saturday, April 20, 2013 |
| Buddha Purnima | Saturday, May 25, 2013 |
| Annual Closing of RBI | Monday, July 1, 2013 |
| Janmashtmi | Wednesday, August 28, 2013 |
| ID (Id-ul-fitar) | Friday , August 9, 2013 |
| Independence Day | Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
| Half Yearly Bank Account’s Closing | Saturday, September 30, 2013 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Wednesday , October 2, 2013 |
| Dashara (Durga Puja) | Monday, October 14, 2013 |
| Bakrid | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
| Diwali | Sunday, November 03, 2013 |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | Wednesday, November 28, 2013 |
| Moharram | Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
| Christmas | Wednesday, December 25, 2013 |
