New Delhi:
The Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) has launched the record of financial institution holidays for November 2024. This month, banks will stay closed for 13 days, overlaying each public and regional holidays. Other than second and fourth Saturdays, all Sundays and banks will stay shut on eight further holidays underneath the Negotiable Devices Act.
Diwali, Laxmi Puja, Chhath Puja and Guru Nanak Jayanti are among the many main occasions this month. The vacation schedule for banks in India varies from state to state, relying on festivals the areas observe or have a good time.
Since not all holidays apply to each state and Union Territory in India, clients ought to repeatedly verify the official RBI web site for an in depth record of holidays. To keep away from inconvenience, people are suggested to confirm the vacation dates particular to their state earlier than visiting any financial institution department.
Clients can, nevertheless, proceed to make use of on-line banking and UPI on holidays for a smoother and sooner expertise. Though banks could also be closed on sure holidays, clients can nonetheless entry varied banking providers by way of official financial institution web sites, ATMs, cell functions, and internet banking.
Full record of financial institution holidays in November 2024
- November 1: Banks will stay closed in Tripura, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya on the event of Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyotsava.
- November 2: Banks will stay shut in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh due to Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/ Govardhan Puja/Vikram Samvat New 12 months.
- November 3: Weekly vacation (Sunday)
- November 7: On Chhath Puja (Night Arghya), banks will stay closed in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand.
- November 8: Banks will stay closed in Bihar, Jharkhand and Meghalaya because of Chhath Puja (Morning Arghya) and Wangala Pageant.
- November 9: Second Saturday.
- November 10: Weekly vacation (Sunday)
- November 12: On Egaas-Bagwal, banks will stay closed in Uttarakhand.
- November 15: Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartika Purnima/Rahas Purnima. Banks will stay closed in Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
- November 17: Weekly vacation (Sunday)
- November 18: On Kanakadasa Jayanti, banks will stay closed in Karnataka.
- November 23: Saturday: Banks to stay closed in Meghalaya for Seng Kut Snem. It would even be the fourth Saturday.
- November 24: Weekly vacation (Sunday)
The vacation record, ready by the central financial institution each month, is notified underneath three classes — Vacation underneath the Negotiable Devices Act. Vacation underneath Negotiable Devices Act and Actual Time Gross Settlement Vacation and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.