16 bank holidays in January 2021; plan your bank work accordingly

The Reserve Bank of India has come out with the list of holidays in January 2021 for banks. Customers have been advised to plan their bank-related work accordingly to avoid last-minute issues.

Here is a list of national and state-specific bank holidays in January 2021

1 January 2021- New Year's Day

2 January 2021 -New Year’s Celebration (Aizawl)

3 January 2021- Sunday

9 January 2021- Second Saturday

10 January 2021- Weekly off (Sunday)

12 January 2021 - Swami Vivekananda's Birthday (Kolkata)

14 January 2021 - Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti (Ahmedabad, Gangtok and Hyderabad)

15 January 2021 - Thiruvalluvar Day/Magh Bihu and Tusu Puja (Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad)

16 January 2021 - Uzhavar Thirunal (Tamil Nadu)

17 January 2021- Sunday

20 January 2021 - Guru Govind Singh's Birthday (Chandigarh)

23 January 2021- Fourth Saturday, Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

24 January 2021- Sunday

25 January 2021-Imoinu Iratpa (Imphal)

26 January 2021- Republic Day

31 January 2021- Sunday

As per RBI guidelines, banks remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays of all months.

According to RBI, banks would remain closed for more than 40 days in 2021.