Category: India

Generally, both private and public sector banks remain closed on all public or national holidays as well as on several festivals. They are also closed on the second, fourth Saturday, and all Sundays of each month. However, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a calendar in which it has mention that the banking […]

Banks across India will remain closed for 14 days in the month of April, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holidays calendar. Out of these 14 days, eight holidays are on account of various festivals and the bank closing day (April 1) while the rest are regular holidays including four Sundays and two […]

March 2021 brings about an average disruption to banking. In total, banks may be closed in at least one state on 13 out of the 31 days in March 2021. As usual, Banks are also shut on Second Saturday, Fourth Saturday and Sundays. The major festival that will affect banks is right at the end […]

February 2021 is a relatively quiet month in terms of bank holidays. The only widely observed holiday is Guru Ravidas Jayanti, which falls on Saturday February 27th, the fourth Saturday in February. As usual, Banks are also shut on Second Saturday, Fourth Saturday and Sundays. Apart from that, it is worth noting that some banks […]

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 […]