Bank Holidays: After Diwali, the great festival of Chhath Puja is also near. Devotees will start the fast with Nahai-Khai on November 5. In such a situation, there will be bank holidays for 4 consecutive days in some states of the country.
Bank Holidays: After Diwali, people have started preparing for Chhath Puja in full swing. Chhath Puja is mainly a major festival of Bihar and Jharkhand, but now it is being celebrated with great pomp not only in this country but also abroad. In such a situation, the Reserve Bank of India has declared a holiday in some states. According to the list of holidays of RBI, banks will remain closed for 4 consecutive days from 7 to 10 November on the occasion of Chhath Puja. Please note that this also includes the second Saturday of November and the weekly holiday on Sunday.
Banks will remain closed for 4 consecutive days in these states
This year the festival of Chhath Puja is starting from 5th November with Nahai-Khai. During these 4 days, women fasting will fast for 36 hours. After this, the fast will be ended by offering Ardha to the Sun God on the morning of 7th November. In such a situation, there will be a bank holiday in Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand and Bengal on 7th November.
After this, there will be a holiday in these states on Friday, 8th November as well. There will be a holiday in Bihar, Jharkhand and Meghalaya on this day. After this, the second Saturday of the month of November is falling on 9th November, so there will be a holiday in all the states of the country, while on 10th November, due to Sunday being a weekly holiday, all banks will remain closed.
These festivals are falling in November
In the month of November, there will be a total of more than 10 bank holidays. This includes Diwali holiday, Kut festival, Kannada Rajyotsava, Balipadami, Vikram Samvat New Year Day, Chhath (evening prayer), Chhath (morning prayer) / Wangala festival, Igas-Baghwal, Guru Nanak Jayanti Purnima / Rahas Purnima, Kanakadas Jayanti, Seng Kutsnem festival.
Digital services will remain operational
Please note that on the occasion of Chhath Puja, banks will remain closed for 4 consecutive days and you can use net banking and mobile banking for any bank related work. These facilities will remain operational uninterruptedly. However, any branch related work will be possible only after the holidays. In such a situation, you must check the list of holidays once before going to the bank, so that your time is not wasted.
