News India Live, Digital Desk: Today on Thursday, May 1, 2025, banks are closed in most states of India. The reason for this is the May Day and Maharashtra Day. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) determines the bank holidays monthly and annually every year. In Maharashtra today, banks are closed due to ‘Maharashtra Day’, while banks in other states will remain closed due to ‘May Day’ (Labor Day).
Which states are closed today?
- Maharashtra
- Karnataka
- Bihar
- West Bengal (Kolkata)
- Goa
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Manipur (Infal)
- Kerala (Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram)
- Assam (Guwahati)
Bank holiday list of May 2025:
- 1 May (Thursday): Labor Day/Maharashtra Day – Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram
- May 4 (Sunday): Weekly holiday (all over the country)
- May 9 (Friday): Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti – only West Bengal
- May 10 (Saturday): Second Saturday of the month – across the country
- May 11 (Sunday): Weekly holiday (all over the country)
- May 12 (Monday): Buddha Purnima – Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar
- 16 May (Friday): State Day – only Sikkim
- May 18 (Sunday): Weekly holiday (all over the country)
- May 24 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday of the month – across the country
- May 25 (Sunday): Weekly holiday (all over the country)
- 26 May (Monday): Qazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti – Only Tripura
- May 29 (Thursday): Maharana Pratap Jayanti – only Himachal Pradesh
Why is Labor Day celebrated? Labor Day is celebrated in memory of the historical struggles of workers. 1 May is known as International Labor Day, in which the struggle and achievements of workers to reduce the working hours of work to 8 hours are remembered.
What is Maharashtra Day? The state of Maharashtra was formed after the partition of Bombay state on 1 May 1960. Maharashtra Day is celebrated in memory of this. Parade, ceremonies and political programs are organized across the state on this day.
Digital banking services will be available: During bank holidays, customers can continue fund transfer, bill payment and other transactions through digital banking services such as UPI, IMPS, net banking and mobile apps. If any necessary work related to the bank like cash withdrawal or check is to be submitted, then it would be better to plan in advance.
Today’s horoscope: People of this zodiac likely to benefit in business on the first day of May
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