This year is about to take an end and 2021 is all set to knock the doors. When a new year approaches, it brings many fresh plans and happy beginnings which directly and indirectly impact our personal and professional lives. So, it is immensely important to plan our financial aspects in the coming year. Therefore, keeping an eye on banking sectors and staying aware of bank holidays will help us plan the upcoming year well. Also, it will help to avoid last-minute harassments and delays too.
According to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in 2021, banks will be shut for more than 40 days. Every month, the first and fourth Saturdays all banks will remain closed. Also, you must know that the bank holidays depend on which state the bank is residing. In India, there are various types of holidays. Be it restricted holidays or gazetted ones, these will be applicable in all the banks throughout the country. These holidays will include Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti certainly. Other than that, there will be festive holidays and religious ones too which include Dussehra, Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Good Friday etc.
Take a look at the complete list of Bank Holidays in 2021:
January
26th, Tuesday: Republic Day
March
11th, Thursday: Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri
29th, Monday: Holi
April
1st, Thursday: Closing accounts
2nd Friday: Good Friday
14th, Wednesday: Ambedkar Jayanti
25th, Sunday: Mahavir Jayanti
May
13th, Thursday: Ramzan-Id/Id-ul-Fitr
July
20th, Tuesday: Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha
August
15th Sunday: Independence Day
19th Thursday: Muharram/Ashura
30th Monday: Janmashtami
September
10th Friday: Ganesh Chaturthi
October
2nd Saturday: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
15th, Friday: Dussehra
November
4th, Thursday: Diwali
19th Friday: Guru Nanak Jayanti
December
25/Saturday: Christmas
Hope this will help you plan your financial aspects better in 2021.
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