Overview
- Banks are closed today, January 1, in Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, West Bengal and Meghalaya, while branches elsewhere operate normally.
- Indian stock exchanges confirm a regular trading session on January 1, with the next market holiday on January 26 for Republic Day.
- The RBI’s January calendar counts 16 closure days in total, combining 10 scheduled regional or national holidays with six weekend shutdowns.
- Upcoming state-specific closures include Mannam Jayanthi on January 2 (notably in Kerala and Mizoram) and mid‑January harvest festivals such as Makar Sankranti and Pongal spanning January 14–17 in select states.
- On bank-holiday dates, net and mobile banking, UPI and ATMs function, but cheque clearing, demand drafts and other over-the-counter services pause until branches reopen.