RBI Holiday Calendar: In the RBI’s holiday calendar, holidays are given according to national festivals, big festivals and regional festivals. Apart from this, banks remain closed on every second and fourth Sunday.
Bank Holidays in December: If you have some important work related to the bank in the next one or two days, then this news is of your use. Yes, in the list of holidays from RBI, banks are going to be closed on 18 and 19 December for some areas. Bank holidays in the country vary according to the states. Apart from this, in the RBI calendar, banks have holidays on national holidays, special events and second and fourth Saturdays of every month. The list related to bank holidays in the country is released by RBI.
Why and where are banks closed on 18 December?
Banks will remain closed in Meghalaya on 18 December due to the death anniversary of U Soso Tham. Born in 1873 in Sohra or Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, U Soso Tham was a poet. He was the first poet to start secular literature with unique and real vocabulary. He was also the first person to use Khasi idioms in a form borrowed mainly from English poetry. U Soso Tham is mainly remembered for his beautiful poems. 18 December is a public holiday in Meghalaya State. Due to this, there will be no work in all government offices here on this day. Banks will remain open on this day in other states except Meghalaya.
What is on 19 December?
There will be a bank holiday in Goa on 19 December. According to the list of RBI, banks will be closed in the capital Panaji. This is due to Goa Liberation Day. Goa, Daman and Diu Liberation Day is celebrated every year on 19 December in Goa. According to Wikipedia, Goa Liberation Day is celebrated in memory of the capture of Portuguese-ruled Goa by the Indian Armed Forces in 1961, after which India was freed from any European rule. Usually the list of bank holidays is issued by RBI across the country.
Let us tell you that during bank holidays, services like ATM, internet banking and mobile banking are available to the customers. Bank branches remain closed for payment service or cash deposit or large transactions. Usually bank holidays in the country vary according to states and cities. However, in the year 2024, many public holidays were implemented across the country. Some of these holidays include Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August) and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from this, there were holidays on festivals like Diwali, Dussehra, Christmas, Eid, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Good Friday, Ganesh Chaturthi, Buddha Purnima etc.
Apart from the above holidays, banks are also closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. The fifth Saturday of a month with five Saturdays is a working day for the bank. Earlier, banks used to open only for half a day on Saturdays.
