December is around the corner, and several media outlets have reported that banks in India will remain closed for 13 days or 18 days in the month of December 2025. Is this true? Will Banks really be closed for 13 days or 18 days in December 2025? Let’s know the truth in this article.
NDTV reported that Banks will remain closed for 13 days in December 2025
Live Mint also reported that Banks will remain closed for 13 days in December 2025
Bhaskar reported that Banks will remain closed for 18 days in December 2025
NDTV Profit reported that Banks will remain closed for 18 days in December 2025
Money Control reported that Banks will remain closed for 19 days in December 2025
What’s the Truth?
The Truth is that banks in India are not closed for 13, 18, or 19 days in December 2025. In most of the states, Banks are closed only on 25th December 2025 on the occasion of Christmas Day. 25th December is a public holiday for all departments, schools, colleges and not only for banks. As per the official holiday calendar released by PSU Banks, the Banks are closed only on the following days:
| State / Union Territory | Bank Holidays in December |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar | 25 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1, 25 |
| Assam | 25 |
| Bihar | 25 |
| Chandigarh | 25 |
| Chhattisgarh | 25 |
| Delhi | 25 |
| Goa | 3, 19, 25 |
| Gujarat | 25 |
| Haryana | 25 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 25 |
| Jharkhand | 25 |
| Karnataka | 25 |
| Kerala | 25 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 25 |
| Maharashtra | 25 |
| Manipur | 25, 31 |
| Meghalaya | 12, 18, 24, 25, 26, 30 |
| Mizoram | 24, 25, 26, 31 |
| Nagaland | 1, 24, 25, 26 |
| Odisha | 25 |
| Puducherry | 25 |
| Punjab | 25 |
| Rajasthan | 25 |
| Sikkim | 20, 21, 22, 25 |
| Tamilnadu | 25 |
| Telangana | 25 |
| Tripura | 25 |
| Uttarakhand | 25 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 25 |
| West Bengal | 25 |
As you can see in table above, banks are closed only on 25th December in the majority of the states.