November 2024 would have at least 12 holidays, including Sundays, weekends, religious festivals, and regional events, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). States in India have different bank holidays, thus you should ask a local bank office for their certified calendar or list of holidays.
Customers in some states should prepare for a long weekend and four days in a row when banks are closed next week. This is because of the second Saturday (November 9), Sunday (November 10), and Chhath Puja (November 7 and 8).
Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, and West Bengal have announced vacations on November 7 for Chhath Puja. While on November 8, banks will remain closed in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya for Chhath related celebration of Morning Arghya and the Wangala Festival.
Every second and fourth Saturday of each month, all public and commercial banks in India, including the State Bank of India (SBI), observe a holiday.
For cash emergencies, all banks keep their online websites and mobile banking applications operational regardless of weekends or other holidays, unless consumers are advised otherwise. You may also use any bank’s ATM to withdraw cash.
Bank holidays in November 2024
- November 3 ( Sunday): Banks across all Indian states and union territories (UTs) will be closed for Sunday.
- November 7 ( Thursday): Banks will remain closed in a few states, including Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, on the occasion of Chhath (Evening Arghya).
- November 8 ( Friday): Banks will remain closed in some states, such as Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya, on the occasion of the Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival.
- November 9 ( Saturday): Second Saturday.
- November 10 ( Sunday): Sunday.
- November 15 ( Friday): On the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima, banks will remain closed in some places, such as Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad—Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Srinagar.
- November 17 ( Sunday): Sunday.
- November 18 ( Monday): All the banks will remain closed in Karnataka on Kanakadasa Jayanti.
- November 23 ( Saturday): In Meghalaya, banks will remain closed on the occasion of Seng Kutsnem. Also, November 23 is the fourth Saturday.
- November 24 ( Sunday): Sunday
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Source: Mint
