16 Banking holidays in January 2022. Check out the list here

In the month of January 2022, the private and the public sectors will be having many holidays. Out of 31 days of the month, there are 16 days that the bank can remain closed. It doesn't mean that tall banks will be closed for all 16 days. The holidays as listed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will depend upon the state that the banks are situated. 

According to the RBI, there will be up to nine state-specific holidays in January 2022, which have already begun. This includes the first day of January when certain states' banks will be closed. The following seven holidays are weekend leaves, during which all banks across the country are closed. So, if you have any bank-related work, you should first check with your nearest branch about the bank holidays in January to ensure that you can complete your tasks without interruption.

Here is the full list of holidays for the month of January 2022, as per RBI mandate: 

List of Leaves as per the Holiday Under Negotiable Instruments Act

January 1: New Year’s Day - Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok and Shillong

January 3: New Year’s Celebration/Losoong - Aizawl and Gangtok

January 4: Losoong - Gangtok

January 11: Missionary Day - Aizawl

January 12: Birthday of Swami Vivekananda - Kolkata

January 14: Makar Sankranti/Pongal - Ahmedabad and Chennai

January 15: Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makar Sankranti Festival/Maghe Sankranti/Sankranti/Pongal/Thiruvalluvar Day - Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok and Hyderabad

January 18: Thai Poosam - Chennai

January 26: Republic Day - Across the country except in Imphal, Jaipur, Srinagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh and Agartala

 The banks will remain closed on some of the days of the weekends. These are mentioned below:

January 2: Sunday

January 8: Second Saturday of the month

January 9: Sunday

January 16: Sunday

January 22: Fourth Saturday of the month

January 23: Sunday

January 30: Sunday