Bank Holidays in November 2021: Closed today, check list; online banking open 24/7

Bank Holidays in November 2021: As only a few days are left for the Month of November to end it is important for all the bank customers to know that banks will remain closed for 5 days during the coming week (including Saturdays and Sundays). However, it can be noted that though the banks will remain closed, online banking services will continue to operate on holidays as well. Bank customers will not be able to withdraw and deposit money at the bank branches due to the holidays but they can use online banking services, ATMs, mobile banking, etc. Bank account holders should also know that the banks will close in certain cities and not nation-wide - check list.

The bank holidays list is issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and it grants holidays to the banks under three categories. The three categories include Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. If you have any bank-related work to do or have to withdraw cash during the forthcoming week or have to visit your nearest branch, then you can check the list of holidays mentioned below.

November 21, 2021: Banks closed today due to Sunday.

November 22, 2021: As per the bank holiday list by RBI, the banks will remain closed in Bengaluru on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanthi.

November 23, 2021: The banks will remain closed in Shillong on the occasion of Seng Kutsnem.

Apart from the above-mentioned dates, the banks will also remain closed on November 21 and 28 because of Sundays and on November 27, 2021 due to the fourth Saturday.

Also, it can be noted that on November 22 and 23, banking operations will remain shut only in Bengaluru and Shillong hence people living in other parts of the country will be able to visit their bank branches as they will remain open.

So far the month of November has seen several holidays due to the festive season. Baking services were shut on the occasion of Diwali, Bhai Duj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba, Chhath Puja//Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Sayan ardhya), Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima, Kannada Rajyostsava and Kut, Naraka Chaturdashi and on weekends.

While in the coming month of December, banks will remain closed for 7 days that is on the occasion of Feast of St. Francis Xavier on December 3 in Panaji, Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham on December 18 in Aizawl and Shillong, For Christmas on 24 in Aizawl and Shillong and on 25 in all the places except for Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar.

Similarly on December 27 banks will remain closed in Aizawl due to Christmas celebration and on December 30 and 31 banks will remain shut due to U Kiang Nangbah and New Year’s Eve respectively.