Is Today Bank Holiday for Makar Sankranti? Complete List of January Bank Holidays 2025
Today, which is Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and other related regional festivals, banking operations in such cities as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad will be off. During this shutdown, all other digital banking activities such as UPI, mobile banking, online, etc., as well as ATMs, will remain fully functional.
The bank holidays would impact big cities like Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kanpur and Lucknow. Customers in these regions should schedule their visits to the bank but online banking is available all the time.
Bank Holidays 2025 List – January
Date | Festival/Occasion | Cities Affected |
January 1 | New Year’s Day/Loosong/Namsoong | Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Shillong |
January 2 | Loosong/Namsoong/New Year Celebration | Aizawl, Gangtok |
January 6 | Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | Chandigarh |
January 11 | Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa | Aizawl, Imphal |
January 14 | Makar Sankranti/Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Birthday of Hazarat Ali | Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad (AP & Telangana), Itanagar, Kanpur, Lucknow |
January 15 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Chennai, Itanagar |
January 16 | Uzhavar Thirunal | Chennai |
January 23 | Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti | Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata |