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Bank Holiday Today: Are banks open or closed on Wednesday, January 14 for Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu? Full city-wise list

Makar Sankranti Bank Holiday 2026: Kindly note that banks in only Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, and Itanagar will be closed today, while the rest will remain operational as usual.

2 min readNew DelhiJan 14, 2026 07:15 AM IST

Makar Sankranti Bank Holiday Today, January 14, 2026: Find out whether banks are open or closed and check the city-wise operational status here.

Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu Bank Holiday 2026: Banks across several Indian cities will be closed today, Wednesday, January 14, on account of the Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu, designated under the Negotiable Instruments Act, which includes both RTGS holidays and other regional and national holidays.

There are 16 bank holidays scheduled for January 2026, according to the RBI’s calendar for the fiscal year 2026, including mandatory weekly days off on the second and fourth Saturdays, as well as Sundays.

A city-wise list of where banks will be open/closed today, Wednesday, January 14:

Indian City	Bank Operational Status on Wednesday, January 14
Agartala	Open
Ahmedabad	CLOSED
Aizawl	Open
Belapur	Open
Bengaluru	Open
Bhopal	Open
Bhubaneswar	CLOSED
Chandigarh	Open
Chennai	Open
Dehradun	Open
Gangtok	Open
Guwahati	CLOSED
Hyderabad	Open
Imphal	Open
Itanagar	CLOSED
Jaipur	Open
Jammu	Open
Kanpur	Open
Kochi	Open
Kohima	Open
Kolkata	Open
Lucknow	Open
Mumbai	Open
Nagpur	Open
New Delhi	Open
Panaji	Open
Patna	Open
Raipur	Open
Ranchi	Open
Shillong	Open
Shimla	Open
Srinagar	Open
Thiruvananthapuram	Open
Vijayawada	Open

Source: RBI Holiday Calendar 2025

Kindly note that banks in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, and Itanagar will be closed today, while the rest will remain operational as usual.

Banking services that will remain available:

It’s important to bring to your attention that, regardless of the physical closure of bank branches in Goa, essential financial services would remain available through digital and self-service platforms:

Online and mobile banking for fund transfers, balance queries, and bill payments.
NEFT and RTGS services (according to operational windows)
ATM Withdrawal and Card Transactions
Online requests for chequebooks, demand drafts, and account-related services.

Customers are advised to plan in-branch visits around the holiday and to use online banking for uninterrupted service.

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