In India, holidays may differ as they may be state-specific, India-wide or planned closures such as the Second and Fourth Saturdays. Since May 30, 2026 is the fifth Saturday of the month, it is essential to know if it is a business day at banks.
Are banks open or closed on May 30, 2026?
Banks are open today (Saturday, May 30, 2026) across India as banks close only on the second and fourth Saturday of a month. The fifth Saturday is usually a working day, unless specified as a holiday in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar.
Always check the list of public holidays on the RBI website or your bank’s official notice board to confirm the operational status of your bank branch before planning any branch activities.
Main holidays for May 2026
Banks will be closed on occasions of Maharashtra Din, Buddha Pournima, May Day (Labor Day), Birth Anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu, Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore, State Day, Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Eid-UI-Adha-(Bakri-Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha, Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha), depending on the state.
Holidays in May 2026
| May-26 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Agartala | • | • | • | |||
| Ahmedabad | • | |||||
| Aizawl | • | • | ||||
| Belapur | • | • | ||||
| Bengaluru | • | • | ||||
| Bhopal | • | • | ||||
| Bhubaneshwar | ||||||
| chandigarh | • | • | ||||
| Chennai | • | • | ||||
| Dehradun | • | • | ||||
| gangtok | • | |||||
| Guwahati | • | • | ||||
| Hyderabad | • | • | ||||
| imphal | • | • | ||||
| Itanagar | • | |||||
| Jaipur | • | |||||
| jammu | • | • | • | |||
| Kanpur | • | • | ||||
| Cochin | • | • | • | |||
| Kohima | • | |||||
| Calcutta | • | • | • | |||
| Lucknow | • | • | ||||
| Bombay | • | • | ||||
| nagpur | • | • | ||||
| New Delhi | • | • | ||||
| panaji | • | • | ||||
| Patna | • | • | ||||
| raipur | • | • | ||||
| ranchi | • | • | ||||
| shillong | • | |||||
| Shimla | • | • | ||||
| srinagar | • | • | • | |||
| Thiruvananthapuram | • | • | • | |||
| Vijayawada | • | • |
Table from RBI website as on May 29, 2026
| Holiday description | Day |
| Maharashtra Din/Buddha Pournima/May Day/Birth Anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | 1 |
| Rabindranath Tagore’s Birthday | 9 |
| State Day | 16 |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam Birthday | 26 |
| Eid-UI-Adha-(Bakri-Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha | 27 |
| Identification of Bakri (Id-Uz-Zuha) | 28 |