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11 days have passed in the month of January. Many festivals are coming in the coming days. The most important festivals of which are Lohri and Makar Sankranti. Now the biggest question is whether there will be a bank holiday on these two days or not. This means whether banks will remain closed on 13 and 14 January or not. However, there are regional and state festivals in January in many states of the country. Due to which banks will remain closed. Banks are going to remain closed on second and fourth Saturday also. Let us also tell you what the RBI holiday calendar says about the bank holiday of 13 and 14 January?

Banks will remain closed on Lohri and Makar Sankranti

So are there bank holidays on Lohri and Makar Sankranti this month? The answer is no and yes. Yes, banks in the country will not remain closed on the occasion of Lohri on January 13, but will remain open. Whereas on January 14, there is a bank holiday in some states on Makar Sankranti. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan Punyakal / Pongal / Maghe Sankranti / Magh Bihu and on the occasion of Hazrat Ali's birthday Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - Telangana, Itanagar, Kanpur and Lucknow. Banks will remain closed.

List of bank holidays in January 2025

• January 1 - New Year's Day/Lusong/Namsung: Banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata and Shillong.
• January 2- Lusong/Namsung/New Year Celebration: Banks will remain closed in Aizawl, Gangtok.
• January 5 - Sunday: There will be a holiday for banks across the country.
• 6 January- Birthday of Shri Guru Gobind Singh: Banks will remain closed in Chandigarh.
• January 11 - Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa/Second Saturday: There will be a bank holiday in the entire country except Imphal and Aizawl.
• 12 January- Sunday: There will be a holiday for banks across the country.
• 14 January- Makar Sankranti/Uttarayan Punyakal/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Hazrat Ali's Birthday: Banks in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad-Telangana, Itanagar, Kanpur, Lucknow. Will remain closed.
• 15 January- Thiruvalluvar Day: Banks will remain closed in Chennai.
• January 16- Uzhavar Thirunal: Banks will remain closed in Chennai.
• 19 January- Sunday: There will be a holiday for banks across the country.
• 23 January- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birthday/Veer Surendrasai Jayanti: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata.
• 25 January- Fourth Saturday: There will be a holiday for banks across the country.
• 26 January - Sunday, Republic Day: There will be a holiday for banks across the country.