List of Public and bank holidays in Maharashtra 2017

India is a diverse country with a number of religions, languages and cultures. Except the three national holidays festival, religious and cultural holidays differ from state to state. No two states have the same list of holidays. The following is the list of public and bank holidays in 2017 declared by the Maharashtra government under the negotiable instruments act. This will help you to  plan your holidays and government engagements  in the year 2017 in Mumbai and Maharashtra.

Celebrations of Holi, Janama Ashtmi and Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai city are the most famous.

S. NoMonth in 2017Date in 2017Name of Festival in 2017Day
1January26Republic DayThursday
2February24MahashivratriFriday
3March13Holi (Second Day)Monday
4March28Gudi PadwaTuesday
5April4Shree Ram NavmiTuesday
6April14Good Friday / Ambedkar JayantiFriday
7May1Maharashtra DinMonday
8May10Buddha PurnimaWednesday
9June26Ramzan Id (Id-Ul-Fitr)Monday
10August15Independence Day / JanamashtamiTuesday
11August17Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)Thursday
12August25Ganesh ChaturthiFriday
13September2Bakri Id (Id-Ul-Zua)Saturday
14September30DussheraSaturday
15October2Mahatma Gandhi JayantiMonday
16October19Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)Thursday
17October20Diwali (Balipratipada)Friday
18November4Guru Nanak JayantiSaturday
19December1Id-E-MiladFriday
20December25ChristmasMonday
Holidays on Sunday
1Feb19Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj JayantiSunday
2April9Mahavir JayantiSunday
3October1MoharumSunday

* these yearly account closing day of commercial and cooperative banks are applicable for banks and banking customers only