New Delhi | Jagran Business Desk: The Reserve Bank of India has released its official bank holidays list for the year 2021. Banks will remain shut for more than 40 days next year when taken into account national and government holidays, as well as the periodic offs on second and fourth Saturday and Sunday of every month.
While the bank branches will remain closed on these days, mobile and internet banking will remain functional as usual. Customers can make transactions through online modes. Furthermore, whether or not banks would be working on the regional festivals would depend on the state you live in.
Below is the complete list of the days bank will remain shut next year:
January 2021
January 1 (Friday) - New Year
January 2 (Saturday) -New Year Holiday
January 9 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
January 11 (Monday) -Missionary Day
January 14 (Thursday) - Makar Sankranti and Pongal
January 23 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
January 26 (Tuesday) - Republic Day
February
February 13 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
February 16 (Tuesday) - Vasant Panchmi
February 27 (Saturday) - Gur Ravidas Jayanti
March
March 11 (Thursday) - Maha Shivratri
March 13 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
March 27 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
March 29 (Monday) - Holi
April
April 2 (Friday) - Good Friday
April 8 (Thursday) - Buddha Purnima
April 10 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
April 14 (Thursday) - Baisakhi and Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
April 21 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
April 25 (Sunday) - Mahavir Jayanti
May
May 1 (Saturday) - May Day
May 8 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
May 12 (Wednesday) - Eid-Ul-Fitr
May 22 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
June
June 12 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
June 26 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
July
July 10 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
July 20 (Tuesday) - Bakrid/Eid-Al-Adha
July 24 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
August
August 10 (Tuesday) - Muharram
August 14 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
August 15 (Sunday) - Independence Day
August 22 (Sunday) - Raksha Bandhan
August 28 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
August 30 (Monday) - Janmashtami
September
September 10 (Friday) - Ganesh Chaturthi
September 11 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
September 25 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
October
October 2 (Saturday) - Gandhi Jayanti
October 9 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
October 13 (Wednesday) - Maha Ashtami
October 14 (Thursday) - Maha Navami
October 15 (Friday) - Dussehra
October 18 (Monday) - Eid-E-Milan
October 23 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
November
November 4 (Thursday) - Diwali
November 6 (Saturday) - Bhai Dooj
November 13 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
November 15 (Monday) - Deepavali Holiday
November 19 (Friday) - Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 27 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday
December
December 11 (Saturday) - Second Saturday
December 25 (Saturday) - Christmas
Posted By: Lakshay Raja