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Bank Holidays 2021: Full List Of Days Banks Will Remain Closed This Year

Here is the complete list of the major bank holidays in 2021 as prescribed by the RBI. Apart from the holidays issued, there are also some additional holidays which are prescribed by different states.

New Delhi: According to the holiday list released by the Reserve Bank of India, in 2021, the banks will remain shut for more than 40 days. The RBI which is the apex banking body in the country that controls all the bank's operations and manages finances for the smooth functioning of the government, every year releases a list of prescribed holidays for the banks. ALSO READ | Income Tax Dept Launches 'Jhatpat Processing' Feature For Quicker ITR Filing - All You Need To Know Apart from the list released by the apex bank in the country for holidays, most of the banks do not operate on the second and fourth Saturdays of all months and are closed every Sunday. It is also worth mentioning central government holidays are applicable to banks while there are some other state and religious occasions when banks of that particular state remain closed. ALSO READ | Feeling The Chill? Checkout Top 10 Coldest Places In India You May Want To Visit Here is the complete list of the major bank holidays in 2021 as prescribed by the RBI. Apart from the holidays issued, there are also some additional holidays which are prescribed by different states.
  • January
January 26 Tuesday- Republic Day
  • February
There a no holiday in the month as per the RBI schedule.
  • March
March 11 Thursday- Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri March 29 Monday- Holi
  • April
April 1 Thursday- Closing accounts April 2 Friday- Good Friday April 14 Wednesday- Ambedkar Jayanti April 25 Sunday- Mahavir Jayanti
  • May
May 13 Thursday- Ramzan-Id/Id-ul-Fitar
  • June
No holidays
  • July
July 20 Tuesday- Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha
  • August
August 15 Sunday- Independence Day August 19 Thursday- Muharram/Ashura August 30 Monday-Janmashtami
  • September
September 10 Friday- Ganesh Chaturthi
  • October
October 2 Saturday- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti October 15 Friday- Dussehra
  • November
November 4 Thursday- Diwali November 19 Friday- Guru Nanak Jayanti
  • December
December 25 Saturday- Christmas

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