Bank Holidays : Before the month of May is about to start, the Reserve Bank of India has released the holiday list of banks across the country. Which includes the holidays of Maharishi Parshuram Jayanti and Eid-ul-Fitr along with the holidays of Sunday and second and fourth Saturdays. According to the list of Reserve Bank of India, banks will be closed for 13 days in May 2022.
Let us tell you that in May 2022, the first day is Labor Day and May 16 will be a holiday of Budh Purnima. Along with this, banks will also remain closed on their local festivals in many states. In such a situation, if you are going to the bank without knowing, then you can get the bank closed. Therefore, whenever you visit the bank, do check the list of holidays once.
There will be a holiday in the banks for 13 days – In our country, every state has a different culture and the festivals there are also different. This time many local festivals are being held in the month of May. Therefore, whenever you plan to go to the bank, then definitely go through the list of banking holidays. Because if that day is a bank holiday, then you will have to worry later.
List of Bank Holidays in May
May 1, 2022: Labor Day / Maharashtra Day Banks closed across the country, this day will also be a Sunday holiday.
May 2, 2022: Maharishi Parshuram Jayanti – Holiday in many states
May 3, 2022: Eid-ul-Fitr, Basava Jayanti (Karnataka)
4th May 2022: Eid-ul-Fitr, (Telangana)
9 May 2022: Guru Rabindranath Jayanti – West Bengal and Tripura
14 May 2022: Banks holiday on second Saturday
16 May 2022: Mercury Full Moon
24 May 2022: Kazi Nazrul Ismal Birthday – Sikkim
28 May 2022: Banks holiday on 4th Saturday
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List of Weekend Bank Holidays in May 2022
1 May 2022 : Sunday
8 May 2022 : Sunday
15 May 2022 : Sunday
22 May 2022 : Sunday
29 May 2022 : Sunday