Bank holidays in November 2020

Holidays bring respite from the daily chores and routine. They are welcomed by all, from students to working professionals. However, bank holidays can affect some of your essential banking and financial activities. Hence it is very useful to keep track of the bank holidays to plan for your needs well ahead of time.

The festive season is upon us, and November 2020 has some additional holidays that the banks will account for. Apart from this, according to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India, banks in India remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Also, note that November 2020 will see five Sundays.

It is important to note that some of the bank holidays will be applicable only in some states, depending on regional festivities. Here is a list of bank holidays for November 2020.


List of bank holidays in November 2020

Date	Day	Holiday Description	Applicable in states
1 November 2020	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All states
2 November 2020	Monday	Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji	Punjab
6 November 2020	Friday	Eid e-Milad Lhabab Duchen	Jammu & Kashmir Sikkim
8 November 2020	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All states
13 November 2020	Friday	Wangala Festival	Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Assam
14 November 2020	Saturday	Narak Chaturdashi Diwali Balipadyami	Narak Chaturdashi holiday in Karnataka Diwali Most states of India Balipadyami holiday in Karnataka
15 November 2020	Sunday	Govardhan Puja	In many states
16 November 2020	Monday	Bhai Beej/Bhai Dooj	In many states
17 November 2020	Tuesday	Ningol Chakouba	Manipur
20 November 2020	Friday	Chhath Puja	Bihar and Jharkhand
22 November 2020	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All states
24 November 2020	Tuesday	Lachit Divas Martyrdom day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji	Assam
26 November 2020	Thursday	Seng Kut Snem	Meghalaya
28 November 2020	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	All states
29 November 2020	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All states
30 November 2020	Monday	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	Celebrated in many states