Banks observe holidays as per the list provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This list is released every year by the central bank and is adhered to by all banks across India. Following is the list of upcoming bank holidays in May 2019 in India.
The table below outlines bank holidays in May 2019:
| Date | Day | Event | States |
| 1st May 2019 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Din/May Day/Mazdoor Diwas | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Kerala, West Bengal, Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand |
| 7th May 2019 | Tuesday | Basava Jayanthi | Karnataka |
| 9th May 2019 | Thursday | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | West Bengal |
| 16th May 2019 | Thursday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 18th May 2019 | Saturday | Buddha Pournima | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, New Delhi, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh |
| 31st May 2019 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Veda | Jammu & Kashmir |
As per the guidelines of RBI, banks across India are closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. They are operational only on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month, provided no other bank holiday falls on these days. In May 2019, the bank holidays on Saturday will be on 11th and 25th.
| Date | Event | States |
| 11th May 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 25th May 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
NEFT and RTGS transactions are time-sensitive. Every bank has time frame within which customers can initiate transactions through these two modes of fund transfer. Usually, the timeframe within which you can transfer money through NEFT and RTGS are given below:
Note: The NEFT and RTGS timings vary from one bank branch to another.
National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) holidays in May 2019:
| NEFT Holidays | ||
| Date | Day | Occasion |
| 11th May 2019 | Saturday | 2nd Saturday |
| 25th May 2019 | Saturday | 4th Saturday |
Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays in May 2019: There are no RTGS holidays in May 2019.
Customers who need to transfer money from one bank to another during bank holidays may do so through Immediate Payment Service (IMPS).
As much as we would like, banks cannot be operational 24*7. However, there are a few online banking platforms and banking services that remain operational even on bank holidays in May 2019. These banking services include:
