Even though banks are going to be closed for only 12 days across the country in the month of November, banks will remain closed for 4 consecutive days in the country next week. This means that it is going to be a long weekend next. The main reason for which is bank holidays due to Chhath Puja. Which will start from 7th November and will continue till Sunday 10th November. Banks are going to remain closed in different states on 7th and 8th November on the occasion of Chhath Puja. On the other hand, there is a holiday for banks across the country on Saturday and Sunday.
According to the RBI holiday calendar, there will be a holiday on November 7 for Chhath Puja in Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand and West Bengal. On November 8, banks will remain closed in Bihar, Jharkhand and Meghalaya on the occasion of morning Arghya and Wangala Mahotsav. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month is a holiday in all government and private banks across the country, including State Bank of India (SBI). If you have to do important transactions in these four days, then you can do your work through the bank’s website and mobile banking app. You can also go to ATM to withdraw cash.
Bank holidays in the month of November
- November 3 (Sunday): Banks will remain closed on Sunday in all Indian states and union territories (UTs).
- November 7 (Thursday): Banks will remain closed in some states including Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand on the occasion of Chhath (Evening Arghya).
- November 8 (Friday): Banks will remain closed in some states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Meghalaya on the occasion of Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Vangla Mahotsav.
- 9 November (Saturday): Banks in all Indian states and union territories (UTs) will remain closed on the second Saturday.
- November 10 (Sunday): Banks in all Indian states and union territories (UTs) will remain closed on Sunday.
- 15 November (Friday): On the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartika Purnima/Rhasa Purnima, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad-Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, Banks will remain closed in some places like New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Srinagar.
- November 17 (Sunday): Banks will remain closed on Sunday in all Indian states and union territories (UTs).
- 18 November (Monday): All banks will remain closed in Karnataka on Kanakadas Jayanti.
- 23 November (Saturday): Banks will remain closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of Seng Kutsnem. Also, 23rd November is the fourth Saturday.
- November 24 (Sunday): Banks will remain closed on Sunday in all Indian states and union territories (UTs).
