Bank holidays in December 2024: Banks will remain closed for so many days in December..
In the last month of the year i.e. December, banks will remain closed for more than half the days. Yes, banks will remain closed due to national and local holidays in different parts of the country. According to the RBI Bank Holiday Calendar, there will be 17 bank holidays in different states of the country. In December, Goa Mukti December will be there. On the other hand, Christmas celebrations will also be celebrated in the country. By the way, banks will remain closed on 4 Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays in the month. Let us also tell you in which state of the country, on which date, and for what reason the banks are going to be closed.
December Bank Holidays 2024
In December, banks will remain closed in different states of the country on the occasion of St. Francis Xavier's Feast, Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma, Death Anniversary of U Soso Tham, Goa Liberation Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas, Christmas Celebration, U Kiang Nangbah and New Year's Eve. According to the RBI website, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks in the country will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays.
Statewise Bank Holiday List
All banks in the country will remain closed on 1 December (Sunday) due to Sunday.
Banks in Goa will remain closed on 3 December (Friday) on the occasion of the festival of St. Francis Xavier.
All banks in the country will remain closed on 8 December (Sunday) due to Sunday.
Banks in Meghalaya will remain closed on 12 December (Tuesday) on the occasion of Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma.
All banks in the country will remain closed on 14 December (Saturday) due to the second Saturday.
All banks in the country will remain closed on 15 December (Sunday) due to Sunday.
Banks in Meghalaya will remain closed on 18 December (Wednesday) on the occasion of the death anniversary of U Soso Tham.
Banks in Goa will remain closed on 19 December (Thursday) on the occasion of Goa Liberation Day.
On 22 December (Sunday), all banks in the country will remain closed due to Sunday.
On 24 December (Thursday), banks will remain closed in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya on the occasion of Christmas Eve.
On 25 December (Wednesday), banks will remain closed across India on the occasion of Christmas.
On 26 December (Thursday), banks will remain closed in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya on the occasion of Christmas celebration.
On 27 December (Friday), banks will remain closed in Nagaland on the occasion of Christmas celebration.
On 28 December (Saturday), all banks in the country will remain closed due to the fourth Saturday.
On 29 December (Sunday), all banks in the country will remain closed due to Sunday.
On 30 December (Monday), banks will remain closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of U Kiang Nangbah.
Banks in Mizoram and Sikkim will remain closed on December 31 (Tuesday) on account of New Year's Eve/Losong/Namsong.
Digital Banking
Digital payment methods like UPI, IMPS, and Net Banking along with online banking platforms and mobile apps allow all customers to easily transact even on bank holidays. These transactions include ordering cheque books, paying bills, recharging prepaid phones, transferring money, booking hotels and tickets for travel, etc. Stopping a cheque is quite simple in digital banking. For most of the transactions mentioned above, you just need to log in to your net banking account on the website of the respective bank and click once.
