New Delhi: Banks in several parts of India would remain closed for a total of 17 days in the month of November, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday calendar list.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) uploads a list of bank holidays every year on its official website: rbi.org.in.
According to the Reserve Bank of India, banks will remain closed in some states across the country as per the Negotiable Instruments Act. The holidays being observed include Diwali, Bhai Duj, Chhath Puja, among others.
The central bank has classified the bank holidays under three categories, which include, Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
There is also going to be one long weekend in states where banks are closed for Guru Nanak’s birthday on 19 November 2021. Except for Bengaluru, all the banks will observe a holiday on Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan).
List of bank holidays
November 1, 2021: Kannada Rajyostsava/Kut observed in Karnataka, Manipur respectively
November 3, 2021: Banks in Karnataka will remain closed on Naraka Chaturdashi
November 4, 2021: Banks in all states will be closed except Karnataka due to Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepavali/Kali Puja
November 5, 2021: Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Govardhan Pooja observed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra
November 6, 2021: Bhai Duj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba observed in Sikkim, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh
November 10, 2021: Chhath Puja//Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Sayan ardhya) observed in Bihar and Jharkhand
November 11, 2021: Chhath Puja observed in Bihar
November 12, 2021: Wangala Festival observed in Meghalaya
November 19, 2021: Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima observed in Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, among few others
November 22, 2021: Kanakadasa Jayanthi observed in Karnataka
November 23, 2021: Seng Kutsnem observed in Meghalaya
Banks will be closed on weekends
November 7, 2021 – Weekly off (Sunday)
November 13, 2021 – Second Saturday
November 14, 2021 – Sunday
November 21, 2021 – Sunday
November 27, 2021 – Fourth Saturday
November 28, 2021 – Sunday
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