Bank Holidays In November 2023: Banks To Remain Closed For 15 Days, Check State-Wise Holiday List

Banks will be closed in the month during holidays like Karva Chauth, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Egaas-Bagwaal, and Wangala Festival among others.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), publishes the annual bank holiday calendar for the whole year. These holidays don’t affect digital banking services such as mobile banking, UPI, and internet banking.  ( Image Source :Getty )

Bank Holidays in November 2023: During the month of November, banks are scheduled to remain closed for a total of 15 days due to both national and regional holidays. 

The month of November will see the festive season in it’s full swing. From Diwali to Chhath to Karva Chauth, and Guru Nanak Jayanti, the whole country will be immersed in festivities. Certain states will observe bank holidays for selected festivals like Egaas-Bagwaal, and Wangala Festival among others. Other holidays during the month will include all Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays.

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
November 1, 2023	Wednesday	Kannada Rajyothsava/Kut/Karva Chauth	Bengaluru, Imphal, and Shimla
November 5, 2023	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
November 10, 2023	Friday	Wangala Festival	Shillong
November 11, 2023	Saturday	Second Saturday	All Over India
November 12, 2023	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
November 13, 2023	Monday	Govardhan Pooja/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Diwali	Agartala, Dehradun, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, and Lucknow
November 14, 2023	Tuesday	Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja	Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Mumbai, and Nagpur
November 15, 2023	Wednesday	Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya	Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Shimla
November 19, 2023	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
November 20, 2023	Monday	Chhath (Morning Arghya)	Patna, and Ranchi
November 23, 2023	Thursday	Seng Kutsnem/Egaas-Bagwaal	Dehradun, and Shillong
November 25, 2023	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	All Over India
November 26, 2023	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
November 27, 2023	Monday	Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima	Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad - Telangana, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar
November 30, 2023	Thursday	Kanakadasa Jayanthi	Bengaluru

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), publishes the annual bank holiday calendar for the whole year. These holidays don’t affect digital banking services such as mobile banking, UPI, and internet banking. 

Typically, bank holidays in India include mandatory holidays given by the banking sector, in addition to other holidays recognised by states for festivals and special occasions.