Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed this Saturday, September 28?

If you are planning to visit your bank's branch for a financial transaction this Saturday, make sure to check whether the bank will be open or closed. Banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturday of the month, as well as on Sundays and during regional and national holidays.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases a monthly list of state wise bank holidays to ensure customers are not inconvenienced and can plan their banking tasks accordingly.

Is it a bank holiday this Saturday on September 28?

Yes, it is a bank holiday this Saturday on September 28 as it is the fourth Saturday of the month.


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September 2024 bank holidays

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.

On these specified holidays, bank operations cannot be done, and no physical banking services are available. However, banks customers can make use of internet banking, SMS banking, Whatsapp banking services for financial and non financial transactions.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) designates certain holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays, and Banks' Closing of Accounts.

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				•	•				•

Bank holiday names with date

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/Id-E-Milad/Unitarian Anniversary Day	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