In the last month of 2025, December, banks will be closed for several days in different states and cities across the country. Including four Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays, there will be a total of 18 holidays. Bank holidays in India vary by state, and holidays are divided according to national, regional, and religious events. The most important festival this month is Christmas, for which banks will be closed. Tribal Day is also among the occasions when banks will be closed in December 2025. Let us tell you which city in the country will have a bank holiday on which occasion.
Bank Holidays in December 2025
Date State Holidays
December 1: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland State Foundation Day, and Indigenous Faith Day
December 3: Goa St. Francis Xavier's Day
December 12: Meghalaya Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma's death anniversary
December 18: Meghalaya U Soso Tham
December 19: Goa Liberation Day
December 20: Sikkim Losoong or Namsoong
December 22: Sikkim Losoong or Namsoong
December 24: Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya Christmas Eve
December 25: Banks across the country are closed on Christmas
December 26: Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya Christmas
December 27: Nagaland Christmas
December 30: Meghalaya U Kiang Nangbah's death anniversary
December 31: Aizawl and Imphal New Year's Eve/Imoinu Iratpa
See the full list of banks here.
December 1 (Monday), Banks will be closed in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland regions on the occasion of the State Foundation Day and Indigenous Faith Day.
Banks in Goa will be closed on December 3 (Wednesday) to commemorate the death anniversary of Saint Francis Xavier.
On December 7 (Sunday), as it is a Sunday, all banks across the country will be closed.
On December 12 (Friday), the death anniversary of Garo tribal freedom fighter Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma will be observed in Meghalaya.
On December 13 (fourth Saturday), as it is the fourth Saturday, all banks across the country will be closed.
On December 14 (Sunday), as it is a Sunday, all banks across the country will be closed.
On December 18 (Thursday), banks in Meghalaya will be closed to commemorate the death anniversary of Khasi poet U Soso Tham, known as the "pioneer of Khasi poetry."
On December 19 (Friday), banks in Goa will be closed to commemorate Goa Liberation Day, which marks the liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule by the Indian Armed Forces in 1961.
Banks in Sikkim will be closed on December 20 (Saturday) and December 22 (Monday) for Losung or Namsoong. This festival is celebrated by the Lepcha and Bhutia communities to mark the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year. December 21 is a Sunday, and banks are usually closed on Sundays. Therefore, banks in Sikkim will be closed for three consecutive days.
December 21 (Sunday) is a Sunday, so all banks across the country will be closed.
December 24 (Wednesday) Banks in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya will be closed on Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas.
December 25 (Thursday) Banks across the country will be closed on Christmas Day, a day celebrated by Christians to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.
December 26 (Friday) Banks in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya will be closed on Christmas Day. It is worth noting that banks will be closed for four consecutive days, including weekend holidays, in these states.
December 27 (Saturday) will be a nationwide holiday due to the fourth Saturday. Banks in Kohima will also be closed for Christmas.
December 28 (Sunday) will be a Sunday, so all banks across the country will be closed.
December 30 (Tuesday) This day marks the death anniversary of freedom fighter U Kiang Nangbah, who was publicly hanged by the British in Meghalaya. Therefore, banks will remain closed in the region.
December 31 (Wednesday) Banks in Mizoram and Manipur will be closed for New Year's Eve and Imoinu Iratpa, the festival of lights dedicated to the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
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