December Bank Holidays 2025: Important Information for Bank Customers. If you have any bank-related tasks to complete, do it fast because banks will be closed for 11 days from December 7th to December 25th. This covers the weekly holiday of Sunday and the second Saturday. In addition, banks will be closed in several states owing to festivals. Bank holidays may have an impact on numerous banking-related duties, such as checkbooks and passbooks. However, internet services will continue, allowing for more work. ATM and debit card transactions will also be available. Let’s see which days banks will be closed in December.
Let’s find out when December Bank Holidays 2025
- December 7: Sunday
- December 12: Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma Day (Meghalaya)
- December 13: Second Saturday
- December 14: Sunday
- December 18: Guru Ghasidas Jayanti (Chhattisgarh), U Soso Tham’s death anniversary (Meghalaya)
- December 19: Goa Liberation Day (Goa)
- December 20 (Saturday): Losoong/Namsung Festival in Sikkim
- December 21: Sunday
- December 22 (Monday): Losoong Festival in Sikkim
- December 24: Christmas Eve (Meghalaya, Mizoram)
- December 25, Thursday – Christmas (Holiday in most states)
How are state and central bank holidays determined?
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks are closed on the second Saturday of each month, and every Sunday is a weekly holiday.
Banks are closed during festivals. In India, bank holidays include both national holidays (gazetted holidays) and government holidays (state/central).
State government holidays differ from state to state, however central government holidays are consistent across the country.
Regional holidays refer to a certain state or region. A holiday in one state does not guarantee a holiday in another.
Bank customers can access these online services.
- Customers can continue to use online services during bank holidays because digital services such as UPI, mobile banking, and internet banking remain unaffected.
- Net Banking: You can access net banking via the bank’s website or mobile app. It provides money transfers, bill payment, and balance checks.
- The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) provides a secure way to send money. You only need to use UPI apps such as Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm.
- Mobile Banking: Using your smartphone, you can access a variety of services, including fund transfers, mobile recharges, utility bill payments, and more.
- ATMs are always open for withdrawing money, checking balances, and obtaining mini statements. You can also use services like cardless cash withdrawals from ATMs.
