New Delhi: Banks will remain closed on December 24, 2024, to celebrate Christmas Eve in certain states across India, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s holiday calendar. Bank customers must pay attention to the list to ensure that they are not caught unawares while visiting a bank branch and to plan their bank visits accordingly.
Christmas Eve or the evening before Christmas, when Jesus was born, is celebrated as a holiday in some states. To be sure, bank customers can carry out igital transactions even if their concerned bank branch is shut on a particular day. Digital, mobile, Internet and ATM-based banking is allowed.
Christmas Eve bank holiday
Banks will remain closed in the following states on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, according to RBI’s monthly holiday calendar:
S. No.
City
1
Mizoram
2
Nagaland
3
Meghalaya
Bank holidays in December
Here’s the full list of Holidays in December, according to RBI:
S. No.
Holiday Description
Day
1
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
3
2
Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma
12
3
Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham
18
4
Goa Liberation Day
19
5
Christmas Eve
24
6
Christmas
25
7
Christmas Celebration
26
8
Christmas Celebration
27
9
U Kiang Nangbah
30
10
New Year’s Eve/Lossong/Namsoong
31
Banks will also remain closed on December 28 and 29, 2024, which are the fourth Saturday and last Sunday of the month, respectively. While banks are closed every second and fourth Saturday of the month, all Sundays are off for bank officials, according to RBI rules. Banks will remain closed from December 24, 2024, to December 31, 2024, across key states to celebrate multiple occasion, according to RBI’s monthly holiday calendar.
Bank holidays in January 2025
In January 2025, there are 4 Sundays on January 5, 12, 19, and 26. Banks are also likely to remain closed on January 11 and 25, 2024, which are the second and 4th Saturdays of the month. There is one national holiday next month on January 26, 2024, which is celebrated as Republic Day.
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