Bank holidays and public holidays during January 2019

These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. (Photo: IANS)


It’s the first day of the New Year 2019 and this new year has brought along with it different dates and days for Bank Holidays for the 12 months.

To help you with your bank related work we share with you the dates and days on which banks will remain closed during the month of January 2019, so that you can carry out your undertakings by planning well in advance.

Public Holidays during January 2019

1 January       Tuesday     New Year’s Day

13 January     Sunday      Guru Govind Singh Jayanti

13 January     Sunday      Lohri

14 January     Monday     Makar Sankranti

15 January     Tuesday     Pongal

26 January     Saturday    Republic Day

Bank Holidays during January 2019

1 January, Tuesday:  New Year’s Day (Rajasthan, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu)

11 January, Friday: Missionary Day (Mizoram)

12 January, Saturday: Swami Vivekananda Jayanti (West Bengal)

13 January, Sunday: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (Rajasthan, Haryana)

14 January, Monday: Pongal (Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)

14 January, Monday: Makar Sankranti (Sikkim, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana)

15 January, Tuesday: Magh Bihu (Assam)

15 January, Tuesday: Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu)

15 January, Tuesday: Kanuma Panduga (Andhra Pradesh)

16 January, Wednesday: Uzhavar Thirunal (Puducherry)

23 January, Wednesday: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti (Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha)

25 January, Friday: Statehood Day (Himachal Pradesh)

26 January, Saturday: Republic Day (National holiday)

31 January, Thursday: Me-Dum-Me-Phi (Assam)

In addition to all these bank holidays, banks will like every year also remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. In case of a month with five Saturdays, the fifth Saturday will be a working day.

Disclaimer: All precautions have been taken to gather the most accurate information about the Bank Holiday dates and Public Holiday dates for the month of January 2019. However, readers are advised to verify with their local branches to corroborate the same. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.