Bank Holidays January 2021: Banks to Remain Closed For 14 Days In First Month Of New Year

Bank Holidays January 2021: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mentioned certain dates when banking operations will remain closed in January next year. Check the list of holidays here.

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Bank Holidays 2021: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mentioned certain dates when banking operations will remain closed in January next year.  Most of the banks do not operate on the second and fourth Saturdays of all months and are closed every Sunday.  It is worth mentioning that central government holidays are applicable to banks while on religious occasions banks of that particular state remain closed which celebrates the festival. However, many of these holidays vary from state to state and thus customers are advised to visit the official website of their respective banks to check details about such holidays. Also Read: Bank Holidays 2021: Here’s List Of Days Banks Will Remain Closed This Year Check the comprehensive list of bank holidays falling in the month of January 2021 including weekly offs: National holidays: 1 January 2021- New Year’s Day 3 January 2021- Weekly off (Sunday) 9 January 2021- Second Saturday 10 January 2021- Weekly off (Sunday) 17 January 2021- Weekly off (Sunday) 23 January 2021- Fourth Saturday 24 January 2021- Weekly off (Sunday) 26 January 2021- Republic Day 31 January 2021- Weekly off (Sunday) Regional holidays: 2 January 2021- New Year’s celebration 14 January 2021- Makar Sankranti/ Pongal/ Maghe Sankranti 15 January 2021- Thiruvalluvar Day/ Magh Bihu and Tusu Puja 16 January 2021- Uzhavar Thirunal 23 January 2021- Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 5 January 2021- Imoinu Iratpa 26 January 2021- Gaan-Ngai January 2 and 16 will be observed as a holiday in Aizawl while Agartala will observe a bank holiday on January 23. Banks in Imphal will stay shut on January 25, while Chennai and Guwahati banks will remain shut on January 15. Banks in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Gangtok and Hyderabad will observe a holiday on January 14. Also, note that even as banks remain shut during the above mentioned holidays, customers will be able to use mobile, online and internet banking facilities on those days. Apart from that, ATMs will also stay open during these holidays.