Category: India

The new year gets off to busy start with several bank holidays peppered through January. January also includes one of India’s small number of national public holidays, Republic Day on January 26th. As usual, all Sunday and the second and fourth Saturdays are also bank holidays. In India, banks remain closed on public holidays. The […]

Apart from the important task of delivering the mail, India Post provides many other services such as Small Savings Schemes, providing life insurance coverage and other such schemes. As such, it is good to know when the Post Office will be closed during 2021.  Post Office Holidays 2021 Republic Day: Tuesday January 26th Good Friday: Friday […]

After the disruption of Durga Puja, Dussehra and Deepavali in the last few months, it’s a quiet end to the year for bank holidays in India. The only nationwide day that banks will close is Friday December 25th for Christmas Day. It is still useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can […]

In November, banks will remain closed on four Sundays and two Saturdays. The two major occasions that fall in this month are Diwali and Guru Nanak Jayanti.  Customers should note that the central government holidays are applicable to all banks, public as well as the private sector. However, it must be noted that the bank […]

After a quiet couple of months for bank holidays, October is disrupted right at the start with Gandhi’s Birthday on Friday October 2nd. The second half of the month brings the major festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra. The end of the month also sees Eid-eMilad, which is a gazetted holiday in most states. It […]

The official list of Bank Holidays of September 2020 has been released by the Reserve Bank of India. September 2020 is a quiet month for bank holidays in India, with Mahalaya on September 17th, the only day when there will be disruption in more than one state. Other than that, there are couple of religious […]

After a quiet July, August arrives with a plethora of bank holidays to look out for. The month is topped and tailed by the major Islamic Festivals of Bakrid (August 1st) and Ashura (August 29th/30th). In the middle is the popular Hindu festival of Janmashtami, though nationwide disruption of Independence Day is restricted to a […]

July is a quiet month with no major holidays affecting multiple states. However it is still useful to know when the banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in advance and withdraw cash early to avoid empty ATMs. This month there is the usual weekend holidays of all Sundays and every other […]

This will be a quiet month for bank closings. The only weekday to note is Friday June 5th, when several states will be observing Kabir Jayanti. Otherwise the remainder of the month is peppered with just a few holidays, with four out of the five affecting the states of Mizoram and Odisha. Even with the […]

Despite the lockdown (scheduled to end on May 3rd) for COVID-19, banks are not closed, but opening hours may be limited. Most banks are currently being operated for only four hours between 10 am and 2 pm. It is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in […]