{"id":6991,"date":"2025-06-24T10:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/?post_type=banking&#038;p=6991"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:12:24","slug":"sbi-bank-holidays-2025-key-dates-detail","status":"publish","type":"banking","link":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/banking\/sbi-bank-holidays-2025-key-dates-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"SBI Bank Holidays 2025 \u2013 Key Dates &amp; Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2025, State Bank of India (SBI) branches will be closed on all <strong>Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays<\/strong>, plus the following national, regional, and festival-specific holidays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Republic Day<\/strong> \u2013 26 Jan (Sun)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Holi<\/strong> \u2013 14 Mar (Fri)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eid ul\u2011Fitr<\/strong> \u2013 31 Mar (Mon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ram Navami<\/strong> \u2013 6 Apr (Sun)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Good Friday<\/strong> \u2013 18 Apr (Fri)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Buddha Purnima<\/strong> \u2013 12 May (Mon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bakrid\/Eid al\u2011Adha<\/strong> \u2013 7 Jun (Sat)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Muharram<\/strong> \u2013 6 Jul (Sun)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Independence Day<\/strong> \u2013 15 Aug (Fri)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Janmashtami<\/strong> \u2013 varies by state (e.g., 16 Aug Sat in most regions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gandhi Jayanti<\/strong> \u2013 2 Oct (Thu)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)<\/strong> \u2013 state-dependent around early Oct<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diwali<\/strong> \u2013 typically spans ~20\u201323 Oct <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guru Nanak Jayanti<\/strong> \u2013 5 Nov (Wed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christmas<\/strong> \u2013 25 Dec (Thu)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plus several <strong>state-specific holidays<\/strong> like Pongal, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, etc. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can expect about <strong>50\u201355 non-working days<\/strong> including Sundays, 2nd\/4th Saturdays, and regional holidays <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id='monthly-holiday-overview-examples'  id=\"boomdevs_1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monthly Holiday Overview (Examples)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>March<\/strong>: Holi (14 Mar), Eid ul\u2011Fitr (31 Mar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April<\/strong>: Ram Navami (6 Apr), Good Friday (18 Apr), regional dates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May<\/strong>: Buddha Purnima (12 May) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October<\/strong>: Gandhi Jayanti (2 Oct), Vijaya Dashami + Diwali cluster (approx. 20\u201323 Oct)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>State holidays vary\u2014e.g., Maharashtra observes Gudi Padwa (28 Mar), Tamil Nadu marks Pongal (14\u201316 Jan), West Bengal observes Durga Puja respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id='closed-on-extra-saturdays'  id=\"boomdevs_2\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closed on \u201cExtra\u201d Saturdays?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes\u2014<strong>2nd and 4th Saturdays<\/strong> are bank holidays. However, the <strong>5th Saturday<\/strong> (e.g. 31 May 2025) is treated as a regular working day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id='quick-tips'  id=\"boomdevs_3\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check state-specific dates<\/strong>: Holidays vary by region\u2014visit SBI\u2019s official calendar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plan ahead<\/strong>: Avoid scheduling transactions around festival clusters like Diwali or regional celebrations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use digital services<\/strong>: Online banking (UPI, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, YONO) works <strong>24\u00d77<\/strong> even when branches are closed. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id='summary-table'  id=\"boomdevs_4\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Holiday Type<\/th><th>Closed Days in 2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Sundays<\/td><td>Every week<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd &amp; 4th Saturdays<\/td><td>Monthly closures<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>National\/Festival Holidays<\/td><td>Republic Day, Holi, Eid ul\u2011Fitr, Good Friday, Independence Day, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>State-specific Holidays<\/td><td>Pongal, Bihu, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, etc. (depending on region)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Diwali Cluster<\/td><td>~20\u201323 Oct in most regions <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Buddha Purnima<\/td><td>May 12 \u2013 bank branches closed but online services available<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-6991","banking","type-banking","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/banking\/6991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/banking"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/banking"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}