Chhath Puja bank holiday: Are banks open or closed on November 8 for Chhath Puja 2024? Check state-wise bank holiday list

In certain states, financial institutions like banks will remain shut for four continuous days from November 7 to November 10, 2024, in celebration of Chhath Puja, as the festival is observed just before the second Saturday and Sunday.

Banks in these states closed on November 7 (Thursday)

Chhath Puja Evening Arghya- Banks are closed in Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, and Bengal.

November 2024 bank holidays: Banks will be closed for 13 days in November; state-wise bank holiday list

Banks in these states closed on November 8 (Friday)

Chhath Puja (Morning Arghya) & Wangala Festival- Banks will remain closed in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya.

Banks in these states closed on November 9 (Second Saturday)

Banks closed across India as it is the second Saturday of the month.

Banks closed on November 10 (Sunday)

Banks are closed for Sunday.

November 2024 bank holidays

Banks will be closed during Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan), Kut festival, Kannada Rajyothsava, Balipadyami, Vikram Samvant New Year Day, Chhath (Evening Arghya), Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival, Egaas-Bagwaal, Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima, Kanakadasa Jayanti, Seng Kutsnem, according to the RBI website.

November 2024 bank holidays: Banks will be closed for 13 days in November; state-wise bank holiday list

Bank holiday November 12

Banks are closed on the occasion of Egaas-Bagwaal in states of Uttarakhand.

Bank holiday on November 15
Banks in some states are closed on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima in state of Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad – Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar.

Bank holiday November 18
Banks are closed in Karnataka on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanti.

Bank holiday on November 23
Banks are closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of Seng Kutsnem.

Digital Banking
Digital banking has completely changed how banks interact with their customers. Customers of the bank can do transactions at any time and from any location, including on public holidays or after the bank has closed. Customers of the bank should make sure to register for net banking and mobile banking so that their job doesn't stop.

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November bank holiday list 2024

Nov-24	1	2	7	8	12	15	18	23
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
Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyothsava/Govardhan Pooja	1
Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day	2
Chhath (Evening Arghya)	7
Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival	8
Egaas-Bagwaal	12
Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima	15
Kanakadasa Jayanti	18
Seng Kutsnem	23

Source: RBI website