Bank Holidays: Are Banks Open Or Closed On December 25? Find Out

Banks across the country will be observing a holiday on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, to celebrate the festival of Christmas. The official list of bank holidays is released by the RBI every year

However, some states will have a longer Christmas holiday and see banks shut down for two or three consecutive days.

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As the year comes to a close, it is time to wrap up the final errands before the year-end partying begins. To make sure that consumers don’t face any inconvenience, it is important to keep a track of the official holidays lined up in the week.

Banks across the country will be observing a holiday on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, to celebrate the festival of Christmas. The official list of bank holidays is released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) every year.

However, some states will have a longer Christmas holiday and see banks shut down for two or three consecutive days.

Specifically, Nagaland will enjoy a four-day long Christmas break as banks remain closed from December 24 to 27, 2024 to celebrate the festivals. Further, Meghalaya and Mizoram will see banks closed down for three days from December 24 to 26 this month. 

To check the complete list of bank holidays in the month, let's see the list below.

Bank Holidays In December

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
December 24, 2024	Tuesday	Christmas Eve	Aizawl, Kohima, and Shillong
December 25, 2024	Wednesday	Christmas	Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram
December 26, 2024	Thursday	Christmas Celebration	Aizawl, Kohima, and Shillong
December 27, 2024	Friday	Christmas Celebration	Kohima
December 28, 2024	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	All Over India
December 29, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
December 30, 2024	Monday	U Kiang Nangbah	Shillong
December 31, 2024	Tuesday	New Year’s Eve/Lossong/Namsoong	Aizawl and Gangtok

While these holidays will see the physical branches of banks close down, customers will be able to access ATMs and online banking services throughout these days. However, individuals might want to reschedule their errands at bank branches around these holidays.