Bank Holidays 2022: Banks to remain close on THESE days from January to December – Check full list

With the new year 2022 set to begin on Saturday (January 1, 2022), the Centre has issued the list of public holidays or bank holidays in the year 2022. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions have made a list of holidays for the coming year with nearly 17 gazetted holidays and 30 restricted holidays.

The country observes three national holidays—Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.  Apart from these holidays, banks will remain closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.

The bank holidays are listed by the state government, central government, and the union territories under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 

Bank Holidays in January 2022: Check full month-wise public holidays list

January 2022

January 01, 2022 – New Year’s Day

January 14, 2022 – Makara Sankranti

January 26, 2022 – Republic Day

February 2022

February 05, 2022 – Vasant Panchami

March 2022

March 01, 2022 – Maha Shivaratri

March 19, 2022 – Holi

April 2022

April 10, 2022 – Ram Navami

April 13, 2022 – Ugadi

April 14, 2022 – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

April 15, 2022 – Good Friday

May 2022

May 01, 2022 – May Day

May 02, 2022 – Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti

May 03, 2022 – Idul Fitr

May 16, 2022 – Buddha Purnima

June 2022

June 14, 2022 – Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

July 2022

July 10, 2022 – Bakrid / Eid al Adha

August 2022

August 09, 2022 – Muharram

August 12, 2022 – Raksha Bandhan

August 15, 2022 – Independence Day

August 16, 2022 – Parsi New Year

August 19, 2022 – Janmashtami

August 31, 2022 – Ganesh Chaturthi

September 2022

September 25, 2022 – Mahalaya Amavasye

October 2022

October 02, 2022 – Gandhi Jayanti

October 03, 2022 – Maha Ashtami

October 04, 2022 – Maha Navami

October 05, 2022 – Vijaya Dashami

October 09, 2022 – Eid e Milad

October 26, 2022 – Deepavali Holiday

October 27, 2022 – Bhai Dooj

November 2022

November 08, 2022 – Guru Nanak Jayanti

December 2022

December 25, 2022 – Christmas Day

Full list of gazetted holidays in 2022

Date	Saka Date	Day	Holiday
January 26, 2022	Magha 06	Wednesday	Republic Day
March 01, 2022	Phalguna 10	Tuesday	Mahashivaratri
March 18, 2022	Phalguna 27	Friday	Holi
April 14, 2022	Chaitra 24	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanti
April 15, 2022	Chaitra 25	Friday	Good Friday
May 03, 2022	Vaishakha 13	Tuesday	Id-ul-Fitr
May 16, 2022	Vaishakha 26	Monday	Buddha Purnima
July 10, 2022	Ashadha 19	Sunday	Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid)
August 09, 2022	Sarvana 18	Tuesday	Muharram
August 15, 2022	Sarvana 24	Monday	Independence Day
August 19, 2022	Sarvana 28	Friday	Janmashtami
October 02, 2022	Asvina 10	Sunday	Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
October 05, 2022	Asvina 13	Wednesday	Dusshera
October 09, 2022	Asvina 17	Sunday	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad(Birthday of Prophet Muhammad)
October 24, 2022	Kartika 02	Monday	Diwali
November 08, 2022	Kartika 17	Tuesday	Guru Nanak’s Birthday
December 25, 2022	Pausha 04	Sunday	Christmas Day

Full list of restricted holidays in 2022

Date	Saka Date	Day	Holiday
January 01, 2022	Pausha 11	Saturday	New Year’s Day
January 09, 2022	Pausha 19	Sunday	Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
January 13, 2022	Pausha 23	Thursday	Lohri
January 14, 2022	Pausha 24	Friday	Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal
February 05, 2022	Magha 16	Saturday	Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami
February 15, 2022	Magha 26	Tuesday	Hazrat Ali’s Birthday
February 16, 2022	Magha 27	Wednesday	Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
February 19, 2022	Magha 30	Saturday	Shiva ji Jayanti
February 26, 2022	Phalguna 07	Saturday	Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
March 17, 2022	Phalguna 26	Thursday	Holika Dahan
March 18, 2022	Phalguna 27	Friday	Dolyatra
April 02, 2022	Chaitra 12	Saturday	Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand
April 10, 2022	Chaitra 20	Sunday	Ram Navami
April 14, 2022	Chaitra 24	Thursday	Vaisakhi/Vishu/Meshadi
April 15, 2022	Chaitra 25	Friday	Vaishakhadi(Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu Assam
April 17, 2022	Chaitra 27	Sunday	Easter Sunday
April 29, 2022	Vaishakha 09	Friday	Jamat-Ul-Vida
May 09, 2022	Vaishakha 19	Monday	Guru Rabindranath’s birthday
July 01, 2022	Ashadha 10	Friday	Rath Yatra
August 11, 2022	Sarvana 20	Thursday	Raksha Bandhan
August 16, 2022	Sarvana 25	Tuesday	Parsi New Year’s Day/Nauraj
August 18, 2022	Sarvana 27	Thursday	Janmasthami(Smarta)
August 31, 2022	Bhadra 09	Wednesday	Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi
September 08, 2022	Bhadra 17	Thursday	Onam or Thiru Onam Day
October 02, 2022	Asvina 10	Sunday	Dusshera (Saptami)
October 03, 2022	Asvina 11	Monday	Dusshera (Mahashtami)
October 04, 2022	Asvina 12	Tuesday	Dusshera (Mahanavmi)
October 09, 2022	Asvina 17	Sunday	Maharishi Valmiki Birthday
October 13, 2022	Asvina 21	Thursday	Karaka Chaturthi (KarwaChouth)
October 24, 2021	Kartika 02	Monday	Naraka Chaturdasi
October 25, 2021	Kartika 03	Tuesday	Govardhan Puja
October 26, 2021	Kartika 04	Wednesday	Bhai Duj
October 30, 2021	Kartika 08	Sunday	PratiharShashthi or SuryaShashthi(Chhat Puja)
November 24, 2022	Agrahayana 03	Thursday	Guru Tej Bahadurs Martyrdom Day
November 24, 2022	Pausha 03	Saturday	Christmas Eve
December 29, 2022	Pausha 08	Thursday	Guru Govind Singh’s birthday

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