November 2023 Bank Holidays: 15 Days of Closures for Lenders; See Detailed List Here

India has planned a 15-day bank holiday in November to commemorate a number of national holidays and celebrations. To minimize last-minute hassle, it’s crucial to establish your bank’s operation schedule if you want to visit a branch during this time.

Customers of the bank should be advised that while digital services including internet, mobile, and UPI banking will be available, branches will be closed on certain holidays.

Kannada Rajyothsava, Karwa Chauth, Diwali, Govardhan Pooja, Chhath, and Guru Nanak Jayanti are a few of these festivals.

India will have bank holidays in November 2023.

On November 1st, Wednesday, banks in Karnataka, Manipur, and Himachal Pradesh are closed in observance of Kannada Rajyotsava/Karwa Chauth.
Friday, November 10: Wangala Festival. Banks in Meghalaya have closed.
On November 13, Monday, banks are closed in Tripura, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra in observance of Govardhan Pooja, Laxmi Puja (Deepawali), and Diwali.
Tuesday, November 14: Diwali (Bali Pratipada), Deepavali, and Vikram Samvant

Laxmi Puja on New Year’s Day: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Sikkim.

November 15, Wednesday: (Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya/Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)). In Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Manipur, banks have closed.
Monday, November 20: Chhath (Morning Arghya). In Rajasthan and Bihar, banks closed.
Tuesday, November 23: Seng Kutsnem/Egaas-Bagwaal. In Sikkim and Uttarakhand, banks are closed.
Monday, November 27: Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Kartika Purnima or Rasa Purnima. Banks are closed in the following states: Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, and Hyderabad.
Thursday, November 30: Kanakadasa Jayanthi. Banks in Karnataka were closed.

Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts are the three categories into which the RBI divides holidays.

States have different bank holiday schedules based on the festivals that are celebrated in certain areas. All banks will be closed countrywide on gazetted holidays.