New Delhi: There are only three days left for the last month of this year to begin. If you have any bank-related work in the month of December, you must check the list of holidays to know how long the bank will remain closed. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases a list of bank holidays every month which will help you plan your bank-related work accordingly.
Banks to remain closed for 16 days
It may be noted that banks will remain closed for 16 days in the month of December. This includes state-wise holidays and weekends.
Bank Holidays in December 2021
- December 3 – Fest of St. Francis Xavier (Kanakadasa Jayanthi/Feast of St. Francis Xavier) (Bank to remain closed in Panaji)
- December 5 – Sunday (weekly holiday)
- December 11 – Saturday (second Saturday of the month)
- December 12 – Sunday (weekly holiday)
- December 18 – Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham (Bank to remain closed in Shillong)
- December 19 – Sunday (weekly holiday)
- December 24 – Christmas Festival (Bank closed in Aizawl)
- December 25 – Christmas (bank closed everywhere except Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar) Saturday, (4th Saturday of the month)
- December 26 – Sunday (weekly holiday)
- December 27 – Christmas Celebration (Bank closed in Aizawl)
- December 30 – U Kiang Nangbah (Bank Closed in Shillong)
- December 31 – New Year Eve (Bank closure in Aizawl)
Visit official link
According to the Reserve Bank's guideline, banks remain closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. You can also visit the Reserve Bank of India's official link https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/HolidayMatrixDisplay.aspx for more information about bank holidays.