Indian Banking Holidays* for 2008
     
Date/ day of the week
Holiday
January
January 19 (Saturday) Moharum
January 26 (Saturday) Republic Day
March
March 06 (Thursday) Mahashivratri
March 20 (Thursday) Id-E-Milad
March 21 (Friday) Good Friday
March 22 (Saturday) Holi
March 31 (Monday) Annual Closing
April
April 14 (Monday) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 18 (Friday) Mahavir Jayanti
 
May
May 01 (Tuesday) Maharashtra Day
May 19 (Monday) Buddha Pournima
August
August 15 (Friday) Independence Day
August 19 (Tuesday) Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
September
September 03 (Wednesday) Ganesh Chaturthi
September 30 (Tuesday) Half Yearly Closing
October
October 02 (Thursday) Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Ramzan-Id
(Id-Ul-Fitar) Shaval -1
October 09 (Thursday) Dasara
October 28 (Tuesday) Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)
October 30 (Thursday) Diwali (Bhaubeej)
November
November 13 (Thursday) Guru Nanak Jayanti
December
December 09 (Tuesday) Bakri Id (Id-ul-zua)
December 25 (Thursday) Christmas Day

*Forex markets remain closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Please note that no transaction processing takes place on Saturday, Sunday and banking holidays in the remittance country and India.