According to the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India, all banks across the country usually remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. In such a situation, today i.e. 30th November being the fifth Saturday of the month, banks will remain open. Unless there is a specific holiday, all banks operate on 1st, 3rd and 5th (if applicable) Saturdays.
Digital banking will be useful
Even though common people cannot go to banks on Sundays except holidays, or second and fourth Saturdays, digital banking services are available on all days. Customers can complete most of their financial tasks from home without visiting the bank branch. They can access services through ATM, digital banking and UPI platform. Apart from this, online transactions will be available for urgent banking needs. Additionally, customers can invest in options like FD, RD or other investment schemes through net banking or by logging into their bank’s official mobile app.
december bank holidays
- 3 December: Bank closed in Goa (Feast of St. Francis Xavier)
- 12 December: Bank closure in Meghalaya (Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma)
- 18 December: Bank closure in Meghalaya (date of death of U Soso Tham)
- 19 December: Bank closed in Goa (Goa Liberation Day)
- 24 December: Bank closed in Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya (Christmas Eve)
- 25 December: Bank closed across the country (Christmas)
- 26 December: Bank closed in Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya (Christmas celebrations)
- 27 December: Bank closed in Nagaland (Christmas celebration)
- 30 December: Bank closed in Meghalaya (U Kiang Nangbah)
- 31 December: Banks closed in Mizoram, Sikkim (New Year’s Eve/Losong/Namsong)
(Note: Holidays of second and fourth Saturday and Sunday are not included in this.)
These are also 7 holidays
If we talk about Sunday and Saturday, then this time there are 7 holidays including these two. As you know banks are closed on second and fourth Saturdays. In such a situation, banks are going to remain closed on 14th December and 28th December. And in the month of December there are 5 Sundays instead of 4. In such a situation, banks are going to remain closed in the entire country on 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 December.