Banks closed on November 15 and 17; check all bank holidays this week

For some bank customers around India, a long weekend of bank holidays is approaching this week. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has listed a minimum of 12 holidays for the month of November including festivals, regional events, weekends and other occasions.

Bank holidays are different in various parts of India based on several factors. For a confirmed schedule of holidays, one should get in touch with their local banks.

Banks will be closed on November 15 to commemorate Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Karthika Purnima. States that will honour the holiday on November 15 include Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, New Delhi, Orissa, Rajasthan, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, according to reports.

Banks will be closed on November 17 as it is a Sunday. Banks will also be closed on November 18 in Karnataka for the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanti.

Are banks closed on November 16?

No, banks will not be closed on November 16. All banks in India are closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. As November 16 is the 3rd Saturday of the month, banks will remain open on that day.

Bank holidays in November 2024

• Friday, November 15: Banks will be closed on this day as Guru Nanak Jayanti will be celebrated in many parts of the country. It will be a bank holiday in states like Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, New Delhi and Rajasthan, among others.

• Sunday, November 17: All banks are closed on Sundays in the country.

• Monday, November 18: In Karnataka, banks will be closed on this day as it falls on Kanakadasa Jayanti.

• Saturday, November 23: All banks in the country will be closed as it is a fourth Saturday. Additionally, banks will remain closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of Seng Kutsnem.

• Sunday, November 24

Will net banking work on bank holidays?

Yes, banks work on their digital platforms like websites and applications regardless of the bank holidays. UPI and mobile banking will be functional on these bank closure days.

Online banking services are turned off for several reasons which are notified to users in advance such as maintenance downtime. On bank holidays, these online services are functional unless customers are informed otherwise. Moreover, ATMs will also be functional on bank holidays and will be available for withdrawals.