Bank Holiday: The month of December is about to come. Banks in the country will remain closed for 17 days in the month of December. The 17 days holiday in December also includes weekend holidays. There will be 5 Sundays in the next month, due to which bank employees will get 7 days of weekly leave instead of 6 days
Bank Holiday: The month of December is about to come. In the month of December, banks are going to be closed for 17 days in the country. The 17-day holiday in December also includes weekend holidays. There will be 5 Sundays in the next month, due to which bank employees will get 7 days of weekly leave instead of 6 days. Apart from this, banks are going to be closed in the month of December due to Christmas festival and local holidays. These 17-day holidays are not going to happen in all the states simultaneously. Check here when and why RBI is giving 17 days holiday to banks.
Banks will be closed for 17 days in December
In December 2024, there will be many holidays in banks due to national and local festivals. According to the holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will remain closed for a total of 17 days this month. These include Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays, and holidays on the occasion of festivals. There are 5 Sundays in December. Due to this, banks will be closed for 7 days due to weekly holiday. Although bank branches will remain closed on these days, customers can use digital services like internet banking, mobile apps and ATMs.
Full list of bank holidays in December 2024
December 1 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
December 3 (Tuesday): Feast of St. Francis Xavier (regional holiday)
December 8 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
December 12 (Thursday): Banks will remain closed in Shillong on account of Pa-togan Nengminja Sangma.
December 14 (Saturday): Second Saturday
December 15 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
December 18 (Wednesday): Banks will remain closed in Shillong on account of death anniversary of U Soso Tham.
December 19 (Thursday): Banks will remain closed only in Goa on account of Goa Liberation Day.
December 22 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
December 24 (Tuesday): Banks will remain closed in Kohima, Aizawl on Christmas Eve.
December 25 (Wednesday): Banks will remain closed in all states on account of National Holiday of Christmas.
December 26 (Thursday): Banks will remain closed in some states on account of Christmas celebrations.
27 December (Friday): Banks will remain closed in some states due to Christmas celebrations.
28 December (Saturday): Fourth Saturday
29 December (Sunday): Weekly holiday
30 December (Monday): Banks will remain closed in Shillong due to U Kiang Nangbah.
31 December (Tuesday): New Year’s Eve (Banks will remain closed in some states due to local holiday)
