The onset of May 2025 has been with rain in multiple states of India, and also a much-awaited public holiday in the form of May 1, aka May Day. Since summer is all set to peak in the coming days in May 2025, it is obvious that Central Government employees and even school children will query about Public Holidays in May 2025 or simply Central Government May 2025 holidays. Also, people may want to know about the list of bank holidays in May 2025 or May 2025 Bank Holidays. Below is all you need to know-
Central Government's Public Holiday in May 2025
As per the Central Government's official holiday calendar, there will be two days of public holidays in Delhi and other parts of India. It means, on those two days, central government offices and institutions will remain closed. The dates are May 1, which is celebrated as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, and May 9, which is celebrated as Guru Rabindranath's Birthday. However, May 9 may be a restricted holiday for some locations. It means, the holiday on May 9 will be dependent upon the states if they want to observe it or not.
Notably, schools in multiple states of India are observing a holiday on May 1 on the occasion of May Day 2025. It is pertinent to mention here that whether schools in India will witness a public holiday or not on the aforementioned dates depends on the state government. Therefore, True Scoop advises you to wait for the official notification.
Bank Holidays in May 2025
- May 1 (May Day, Maharashtra Din)- Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - Telangana, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram, and Punjab
- May 9 (Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore)- Kolkata
- May 12 (Buddha Purnima)- Agartala, Aizwal, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar
- May 16 (State Day)- Gangtok
- May 26 (Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam) - Agartala
- May 29 (Maharana Pratap Jayanti)- Shimla
Note- Banks will also remain closed on the Second and Fourth Saturday. Sundays are also bank holidays