Bank Holiday: Which states will observe closure for Shri Guru Ravidas Jayanti on February 12? Check details

Banks will remain closed in multiple states on the occasion of the 648th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Ravidas Ji on 12^th February 2025. Additionally, many states have also declared a public holiday on this day.

Holidays in banks are determined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Banks will remain closed in some states on the occasion of Shri Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Himachal Pradesh and Haryana are the states where banks will be closed.

Apart from this, banks will also remain closed due to local elections in Aizawl (Mizoram). Banking services such as UPI, internet banking and mobile banking will continue as normal in these states.

Many states have declared public holidays on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Shri Guru Ravidas ji, who was a prominent poet-saint of the Bhakti movement between the 15th and 16th centuries.

Every year on the day of Magh Purnima, the birth anniversary of Shri Guru Ravidas Ji is celebrated with reverence and devotion. On this day, his followers participate in special worship and spiritual rituals by bathing in holy rivers. A large number of people in Delhi worship Shri Guru Ravidas Ji and attend grand events on this day.

A public holiday has been declared in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to honour the contribution of Sant Ravidas.

The governments of Punjab and Haryana have declared this day a public holiday and government offices and schools will remain closed in cities like Mohali, Chandigarh, Gurugram and Faridabad.

In Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand too, government offices, schools and other public institutions will remain closed on 12^th February 2025.

However, this day has been declared a limited holiday in Delhi, which means that all government offices, independent bodies and public undertakings will remain closed but other areas will remain operational as usual.

While banks will remain closed in some states on 12^th February, public holiday has been declared in some states. However, digital banking services like UPI, internet banking and mobile banking will remain available despite these holidays.