According to the Reserve Bank of India, there will be a total of 12 bank holidays in May. Branches will be non-functional on account of festivals, important days, Sundays, and second and fourth Saturdays. It is to be noted, however, that some festivals/important days are specific only to certain states. In such a case, therefore, banks will not open in that state or region.
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RBI, the country's central bank, categories bank holidays as ‘national’ and ‘regional.’ Under the former category, branches across the country are closed. Also, even on non-working days, online financial services remain functional as usual.
Bank holidays in May:
| S No. | Date | Day | Reason | Regional Office |
| 1. | May 1 | Monday | Maharashtra Day/May Day | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2. | May 2 | Tuesday | Municipal Corporation Elections | Shimla |
| 3. | May 5 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
| 4. | May 7 | Sunday | Sunday | Everywhere |
| 5. | May 9 | Tuesday | Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary | Kolkata |
| 6. | May 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday | Everywhere |
| 7. | May 14 | Sunday | Sunday | Everywhere |
| 8. | May 16 | Tuesday | State Day (Sikkim) | Gangtok |
| 9. | May 21 | Sunday | Sunday | Everywhere |
| 10. | May 22 | Monday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Shimla |
| 11. | May 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday | Everywhere |
| 12. | May 28 | Sunday | Sunday | Everywhere |
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Bank holidays in April
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In April, meanwhile, there were as many as 15 bank holidays.
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In April, meanwhile, there were as many as 15 bank holidays.
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