Category: India

According to the official list released by the Reserve Bank of India, July 2021 includes nine holidays due to various festivals in different states and six weekend days off. In July, the main holiday that will be applicable to all banks across the country is Eid-al-Adha (Bakrid) on July 21st. According to RBI guidelines, all […]

Banks in India will remain closed for nine days in the month of June, including the weekend holidays, according to the holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI’s calendar also showed that the schedule, except those for the weekends, would be different across various cities in the country. The three main […]

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 […]