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.
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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