Banks across all the countries remain closed on all public holidays and regional holidays. Banks also remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays and all the Sundays of every month.
All the public and private banks remain closed on all national holidays, such as on the 26th January (Republic Day), 15th August (Independence Day), and 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti) across the country, while certain banks have state-specific holidays. Moreover, the banks also observe holidays on religious festivals like Diwali, Holi, Eid, Dussehra, and Ganesh Chaturthi, but the dates of these festivals keep changing every year. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases holiday calendars for all the banks every year.
Here is the list of all the bank holidays issued by RBI from August 2024-
August 15 (Thursday): Independence Day
August 19 (Monday): Rakhi
August 26 (Monday): Janmashtami
September 2024 Bank Holidays
September 7 (Saturday): Ganesh Chaturthi
September 13 (Friday): Ramdev Jayanti, Teja Dashmi (Rajasthan)
September 16 (Monday): Eid-e-Milad
September 17 (Tuesday): Indra Jatra (Sikkim)
September 18 (Wednesday): Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti (Kerala)
September 21 (Saturday): Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi (Kerala)
September 23 (Monday): Heroes' Martyrdom Day (Haryana)
October 2024 Bank Holidays
October 2 (Wednesday): Gandhi Jayanti
October 10 (Thursday): Maha Saptami
October 11 (Friday): Maha Ashtami
October 12 (Saturday): Second Saturday/Dussehra
October 31 (Thursday): Birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Gujarat)
November 2024 Bank Holidays
November 1 (Friday): Kut, Liberation Day, Haryana Day, Karnataka Rajyotsava, Kerala Piravi
November 2 (Saturday): Ningol Chakouba (Manipur)
November 7 (Thursday): Chhat Puja (Bihar)
November 15 (Friday): Guru Nanak Jayanti (Punjab)
November 18 (Monday): Kanaka Dasa Jayanti (Karnataka)
December 2024 Bank Holidays
December 25 (Wednesday): Christmas.
Banks across all the countries remain closed on all public holidays and regional holidays. Banks also remain shut on second and fourth Saturdays and all the Sundays of every month.
All the public and private banks remain closed on all national holidays, such as on 26th January (republic day), 15th August (independence day), and 2nd August (Gandhi Jayanti) across the country, while certain banks have state-specific holidays. Moreover, the banks also observe holidays on religious festivals like Diwali, Holi, Eid, Dussehra, and Ganesh Chaturthi, but the dates of these festivals keep changing every year. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases holiday calendars for all the banks every year.