We present below the bank holidays which have been circulated by Reserve Bank of India vide their circular for all the banks. The banks will be closed on all below days and thus one can plan their transactions accordingly. Please re-check with your nearest branch for most accurate holiday dates.
The list below is for the year 2012.
| Day | Date | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | ||
| Sunday | Jan 01st | New Year Day |
| Sunday | Jan 15th | Pongal |
| Monday | Jan 16th | Thiruvalluvar Day |
| Tuesday | Jan 17th | Uzhavar Thirunal |
| Thursday | Jan 26th | Republic Day |
| February 2012 | ||
| Sunday | Feb 05th | Meelad-un-Nabi |
| March 2012 | ||
| Friday | Mar 23rd | Telugu New Year Day |
| April 2012 | ||
| Monday | Apr 02nd | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| Thursday | Apr 05th | Mahaveer Jayanthi |
| Friday | Apr 06th | Good Friday |
| Friday | Apr 13th | Tamil New Year Day |
| Saturday | Apr 14th | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday |
| May 2012 | ||
| Tuesday | May 01st | May Day |
| August 2012 | ||
| Wednesday | Aug 15th | Independence Day |
| Monday | Aug 20th | Ramzan Id (Id-ul-Fitar) |
| September 2012 | ||
| Sunday | Sep 09th | Krishna Jayanthi |
| Wednesday | Sep 19th | Vinayakar Chathurthi |
| Saturday | Sep 29th | Half-yearly Closing of Bank Accounts |
| October 2012 | ||
| Tuesday | Oct 02nd | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| Tuesday | Oct 23rd | Ayudha Pooja |
| Wednesday | Oct 24th | Vijaya Dasami |
| Saturday | Oct 27th | Bakrid |
| November 2012 | ||
| Tuesday | Nov 13th | Deepawali (Laxmi Pooja) |
| Sunday | Nov 25th | Muharram |
| December 2012 | ||
| Tuesday | Dec 25th | Christmas |
