Bank Holidays 2019 In India

News About Bank Holidays in India

• September 2019 bank holidays

  Four Saturdays are present in the month of September that fall on 7, 16, 21, and 28. It is important to know the dates that banks are closed in the month of September as it could help in completing any bank-related activities. 

  However, depending on the Union Territory or the state, bank holidays may vary. 2 September 2019 is a bank holiday in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Telangana, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Puducherry on account of Chaturthi. 3 September 2019 is also a bank holiday in Goa and Odisha on account of Ganesh Chaturthi and Nuakhai, respectively. 7 September 2019 is a bank holiday in Punjab because of Baba Sri Chand Ji Jayanti. 8 September 2019 is a bank holiday in Rajasthan because of Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi. 10 September 2019 is a bank holiday in Kerala because of Onam. 10 September 2019 is also a bank holiday in all states and union territories other than Tripura, Puducherry, Nagaland, Kerala, Daman and Diu, Punjab, Sikkim, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand on account of Muharram. Banks in Kerala will be closed on September 11, 13, and 21 on account of Thiruvonam, Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti, and Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi, respectively. Banks in Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal will be closed on 28 September 2019 on account of Mahalaya. Banks will also remain shut on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. 

  

  2 September 2019

• List of bank holidays till the September-end

  Individuals can save a lot of time and money if they know the list of bank holidays as they can plan their schedule accordingly. In India, banks are closed for up to 6 days for the months of August and September. However, bank holidays could vary depending on the State.

  For the month of August, banks will remain closed on August 15 and August 24 on account of Independence Day/Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami, respectively. For the month of September, banks will remain closed on September 2, September 10, and September 11, on account on Vinayak Chaturthi, Muharram, and Onam, respectively. In the case of states, banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Nagpur, and Mumbai on August 17 on account of Parsi New Year. In Assam, banks will be shut on August 20 because of Sri Sri Madhav Dev. Banks in Haryana and Punjab will remain closed on August 31 as Pahila Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is celebrated on that day.

  

  14 August 2019

• Here’s the list of Bank Holidays in August 2019

  If you have to take care of some important bank work, you need to know the days on which banks will remain open.

  Here is a list of bank holidays in August 2019:

  In the month of August, banks have three public holidays for Independence Day, Eid-ul-Adha, and Janmashtami.

  • 3 August 2019: Saturday – banks will remain closed in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Haryana due to Hariyali Teej in the month of Sawan.
  • 4 August 2019: Sunday
  • 12 August 2019: Monday - Eid ul-Adha. Banks will remain closed across all states.
  • 15 August 2019: Thursday - Independence Day. Banks will remain closed across all states.
  • 17 August 2019: Saturday – Parsi New Year – Banks will remain closed in Mumbai on the occasion of Navroz.
  • 18 August 2019: Sunday
  • 24 August 2019: Janmashthami – It will be a bank holiday across India on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami.
  • 25 August 2019: Sunday

  

  2 August 2019

• RBI Declares 1st April as Bank Holiday

  In the view of annual closing of accounts, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declared a holiday for all commercial and co-operative banks in India on Monday, 1st of April.

  To facilitate a few services such as government receipt and payment transactions, some of the bank branch offices remained open on 31st March, Sunday.

  The same has been notified by the RBI on 26th March that all Pay and Account Offices will remain open on March 31, 2019 to facilitate the above-mentioned transactions.

  The RBI has also issued another notification on 28th March according to which special clearing will be conducted at all clearing houses across India on 30th and 31st of March.

  The bank working hours have also been set by the RBI – Up to 8.00 p.m. on 30th March and up to 6.00 p.m. on 31st March.

  1st April 2019 marks the beginning of the next financial year, FY 2019-20.

  

  31 March 2019

• Banks remain closed for three days in Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai and other cities

  State Bank of India (SBI), Housing Development Financial Corporation (HDFC), ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and other scheduled commercial banks will remain shut on 21 November 2018 on account of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi that commemorates the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. They also remain closed on 23 November on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti and 24 November, which is the fourth Saturday of the month.

  As per a TOI report, the banks will remain closed for three days in the national capital, Mumbai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ranchi, Srinagar, Lucknow, Raipur and Dehradun and Jammu. TOI reported that in the capital city of Karnataka, Bangalore; the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal; the capital city of Tamil Nadu, Chennai; and the capital city of Gujarat, Ahmedabad; the banks shall remain closed on the 21st and 24th November 2018.

  The festival holiday of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi fell on the 20th November 2018 in Kerala. TOI report further said that the banks will remain off on 24 November on account of the fourth Saturday of the month in various cities, including Patna, Agartala, Gangtok, Goa, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl and Imphal.

  

  21 November 2018