Bank Holidays February 2025: The RBI has announced bank closures for February 2025, with holidays varying across different states and regions in India. These closures include both national holidays and state-specific observances.
Various states will observe bank holidays for different festivals and occasions including Saraswati Puja, Thai Poosam, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday, Lui-Ngai-Ni, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, Statehood Day/State Day, Mahashivratri, and Losar.
February 2025 Bank Holidays: State-wise List
February 3: Tripura observes Saraswati Puja.
February 11: Tamil Nadu banks close for Thai Poosam, celebrating the victory of Hindu deity Murugan over Surapadman using the celestial spear, vel, bestowed by Parvati.
February 12: Himachal Pradesh commemorates Guru Ravi Das’s birthday. He was a significant 15th-16th century CE Indian mystic poet-saint, social reformer, and spiritual leader of the Bhakti movement.
February 15: Manipur observes Lui Ngai Ni, a traditional seed-sowing festival of Naga tribes. This celebration, marking their new year and sowing season, has been a state holiday since 1988.
February 19: Maharashtra celebrates Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s birth anniversary, also known as Shiv Jayanti, honouring the first Chhatrapati of the Marathas.
February 20: Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh observe Statehood Day, marking their elevation from Union Territories to states in 1987.
February 26: Mahashivratri holiday applies to most states, excluding Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, New Delhi, Goa, Bihar and Meghalaya.
