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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.
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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