Bank Holiday on Saturday: Banks are going to be closed on Saturday. All public and private sector banks will be closed on 7 September 2024. This time in September, all public and private sector banks in India will be closed for a total of 15 days. These holidays also include all Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays
Bank Holiday on Saturday: Banks are going to be closed on Saturday. All public and private sector banks will be closed on 7 September 2024. This time in September, all public and private sector banks in India will be closed for a total of 15 days. These holidays also include all Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays. Now banks will be closed tomorrow on Saturday. Know here why RBI has given Wednesday holiday.
Why has RBI given holiday on first Saturday?
Today is the first Saturday of the month of September and regular work is done in banks on the first Saturday. That is, banks open on the first Saturday. But due to Ganesh Chaturthi, banks are closed in many states. According to banking guidelines, banks in India are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month and Sundays. Apart from this, banks are also closed on local and national holidays. Work is normally done on the first, third and fifth Saturdays.
Banks will be closed on Saturday in these states
This year, banks will be closed in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Goa on Saturday, September 7 due to Ganesh Chaturthi. Banks will remain open as usual in other states.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. An important Hindu festival, which is celebrated to worship Lord Ganesha. On this day idols of Lord Ganesha are installed in homes and public pandals and devotees worship them with devotion.
Bank Holidays in September 2024
This month, banks will remain closed for a total of 15 days according to the state. There will be holidays in the states on the occasion of Srimanta Sankardev, Ganesh Chaturthi, Pahala Onam, Milad-un-Nabi, Indrajatra, Sri Narayana Guru Samadhi Day, Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s Birthday.
List of bank holidays in September
September 14 (second Saturday): Karma Puja / First Onam – Banks will remain closed across the country.
September 16 (Monday): Id-e-Milad – Banks will remain closed in Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand.
September 17 (Tuesday): Indrajatra / Id-e-Milad – Banks will remain closed in Sikkim, Chhattisgarh.
September 18 (Wednesday): Pang-Lhabsol – Banks will remain closed in Sikkim.
September 20 (Friday): Day after Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi – Banks will remain closed in Jammu and Srinagar.
September 21 (Saturday): Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day – Banks will remain closed in Kerala.
September 23 (Monday): Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s Birthday – Banks will remain closed in Jammu and Srinagar.
Due to many local holidays in September, banks will remain closed as per the states. Therefore, customers are advised to check the holidays with their local bank branch before visiting the bank.
