Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: From banks, stock markets to schools, what will be closed on Nov 15

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024 Bank Holiday: Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also called Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav, will be observed on Friday, November 15. The day celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and is marked on Karthik Purnima. In this article, we will discuss what will remain closed on this auspicious day.

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: Bank holiday

Banks will remain closed on Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima in states such as Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, New Delhi, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar.

While the banks will be shut, customers can transact anytime using online bank services such as UPI, net banking and mobile banking. ATMs will continue to operate as usual.

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar list, the other bank holidays in November 2024 are November 17 (Sunday), November 18 (Kanakadasa Jayanti will be celebrated in Karnataka), November 23 (Fourth Saturday) and November 24 (Sunday).

Stock markets holiday: BSE, NSE closed for Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024

Stock Exchanges—the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE—will remain shut for trading on Friday.

Gurpurab 2024: MCX and NCDEX

On Friday, no trading will occur in the morning session (9 am to 5 pm) in the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). However, the exchange will remain open for evening session (5 pm to 9 pm). National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) will be closed for trading.

Schools, government offices and private organisations on Guru Purab 2024

Schools, educational institutions and government offices in many states and union territories (UTs) will mark a holiday on November 15. Many private organisations will also remain shut.