Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed today for Mahaparinirvan Diwas and Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's martyrdom day?

The state government of Maharashtra and Punjab announced a public holiday on December 6, 2024, i.e., today. The public holiday has been announced to mark the 69th death anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, also known as Mahaparinirvan Diwas. The Punjab government has also announced a public holiday to mark the martyrdom of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.

Due to public holiday today, the government offices will remain closed today. As the public holidays are announced by the two state governments, will you be able to visit your local bank branch to do any banking transactions today.

Are banks open or closed today in Maharashtra?

As the state government and semi-government offices are closed today, banks in Maharashtra are open or closed today to conduct banking transactions. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has not announced any bank holiday in Maharashtra. It is likely that bank branches will be open today in the state of Maharashtra to do banking transactions via bank branches.

Are banks open or closed today in Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh?

The government of Punjab has also announced a public holiday in the state and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to honour Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s martyrdom day. As it is a public holiday, government offices and courts will be closed today. However, RBI has not announced any bank holidays in Punjab and Chandigarh due to public holidays. Here, bank branches are likely to remain open to conduct banking transactions physically.

What are bank holidays according to RBI in December 2024?

According to the RBI website, the banks will be closed for one day in December, December 25, 2024. As the banks are closed, customers can make banking transactions online via mobile banking apps and Net Banking facilities. Apart from this, banks will be closed on every second and fourth Saturday of the month and every Sunday.
Here is the RBI bank holiday calendar as per their website:

December 2024	3	12	18	19	24	25	26	27	30	31
Agartala						•
Ahmedabad						•
Aizawl					•	•	•			•
Belapur						•
Bengaluru						•
Bhopal						•
Bhubaneswar						•
Chandigarh						•
Chennai						•
Dehradun						•
Gangtok						•				•
Guwahati						•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh						•
Hyderabad - Telangana						•
Imphal						•
Itanagar						•
Jaipur						•
Jammu						•
Kanpur						•
Kochi						•
Kohima					•	•	•	•
Kolkata						•
Lucknow						•
Mumbai						•
Nagpur						•
New Delhi						•
Panaji	•			•		•
Patna						•
Raipur						•
Ranchi						•
Shillong		•	•		•	•	•		•
Shimla						•
Srinagar						•
Thiruvananthapuram						•

Holiday Description	Day
Feast of St. Francis Xavier	3
Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma	12
Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham	18
Goa Liberation Day	19
Christmas Eve	24
Christmas	25
Christmas Celebration	26
Christmas Celebration	27
U Kiang Nangbah	30
New Year’s Eve/Lossong/Namsoong	31