Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed for Onam, Saturday, September 14?

All banks, including cooperative, rural, regional, private, and public-sector banks in India, do not work on all Saturdays. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.

Banks are also closed on all Sundays, as well as national and regional holidays.

Onam 2024: Is it a bank holiday this Saturday on September 14

Banks are closed on September 14, the second Saturday of the month. However, if it was not a second Saturday, banks would be closed in states of Kerala and Jharkhand for Onam and Karma Puja, respectively.

The RBI designates certain holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays, and Banks' Closing of Accounts.

The Government of India has declared only three national holidays in 2024: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October).

The people of Kerala mostly celebrate Onam, an annual harvest and cultural festival. It is a significant event for Keralites, serving as the official festival of the state and featuring a variety of cultural activities. Onam's date is determined by the Panchangam and coincides with the 22nd nakshatra Thiruvonam in the month of Chingam in the Malayalam calendar. This corresponds to the period between August and September in the Gregorian calendar.

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September 2024 bank holidays

Banks will be closed for 15 days depending on the state in September. Banks will be closed on the occasion of Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, Ganesh Chaturthi, First Onam, Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad, Indrajatra/Id-e-Milad, Pang-Lhabsol, Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi, Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day, Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji.

Bank holiday in September 2024: Banks are closed for 15 days in September; check complete state-wise holiday list

Sep-24	4	7	9	14	16	17	18	20	21	23	25
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
Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva	4
Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi	7
Nuakhai	9
Karma Puja/First Onam	14
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (bara vafat)	16
Indrajatra/Id-e-Milad (Milad-Un-Nabi)	17
Pang-Lhabsol	18
Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi	20
Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day	21
Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji	23
General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly 2024	25

Source: RBI website

Digital Banking

Bank operations cannot be conducted on these specified holidays, and no physical banking services are available. However, bank customers can use Internet banking, SMS banking, and WhatsApp banking services for financial and non-financial transactions.