Bank Holiday: The new year 2026 has begun. Banks in many states were closed on January 1st, the first day of the new year. Banks will also remain closed tomorrow, Friday, January 2nd, in many states.
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Bank Holiday: The new year 2026 has begun. Banks were closed in many states on January 1st, the first day of the new year. Banks will now remain closed in many states tomorrow, Friday, January 2nd, as well. Many people are planning to complete their banking work in January, so be sure to check the list of bank holidays for January first. Holidays in January 2026 will not only be due to Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays, but banks will also be closed for festivals and special occasions in different states.
Banks will be closed on January 2nd, 2026
January 2nd will be a holiday in Aizawl, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram due to New Year celebrations and Mannam Jayanti. While New Year celebrations are a festive occasion in many parts of the country, in some states, this day is also socially and culturally significant. New Year celebrations and Mannam Jayanti are particularly important in Kerala. Mannam Jayanti is a holiday in Kerala, commemorating the contributions of Mannathu Padmanabhan, a social reformer and a great leader of the Nair community.
List of Holidays
January 1, 2026 (Thursday): Banks closed in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, and Shillong for New Year and Gan-Ngai.
January 2, 2026 (Friday): Holiday in Aizawl, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram due to New Year celebrations and Mannam Jayanti.
January 3, 2026 (Saturday): Hazrat Ali’s birthday, banks closed in Lucknow.
January 4, 2026 (Sunday): Weekly holiday, banks closed across the country.
January 10, 2026 (Saturday): Second Saturday of the month, all banks closed.
January 11, 2026 (Sunday): Weekly holiday.
January 12, 2026 (Monday): Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, banks closed in Kolkata.
January 14, 2026 (Wednesday): Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu, a holiday in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, and Itanagar.
January 15, 2026 (Thursday): Pongal/Uttarayana Punyakaal/Makar Sankranti, banks closed in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, and Vijayawada.
January 16, 2026 (Friday): Thiruvalluvar Day, holiday in Chennai
January 17, 2026 (Saturday): Uzhavar Thirunal, bank closure in Chennai.
January 18, 2026 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
January 23, 2026 (Friday): Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Saraswati Puja/Basant Panchami, bank closure in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, and Kolkata.
January 24, 2026 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday of the month, all banks closed.
January 25, 2026 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
January 26, 2026 (Monday): Republic Day, banks closed in most cities across the country
Although bank branches are closed, UPI, mobile banking, internet banking, and ATM services will remain operational as usual. It is best to complete important branch-related work before the holidays to avoid any problems in the New Year.
