Bank Holidays In November 2023: Lenders Are Closed For 15 Days; Check Full List Here

Bank Holidays In November 2023: Banks in India are scheduled to remain closed for 15 days in November to observe various festivals and national events. If you’re planning to visit a branch during this period, it’s important to confirm your bank’s operating schedule to avoid inconvenience at the last moment.

Bank customers should be aware that while branches will be closed during the upcoming holidays, digital services like mobile banking, UPI, and internet banking will continue unaffected.

Some of these holidays include Kannada Rajyothsava, Karwa Chauth, Diwali, Govardhan Pooja, Chhath, and Guru Nanak Jayanti.

Bank holidays in November 2023 in India

• November 1 ( Wednesday)- Kannada Rajyotsava/Karwa Chauth: Banks closed in Karnataka, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh.
• November 10 (Friday)- Wangala Festival. Banks closed in Meghalaya.
• November 13 (Monday)- Govardhan Pooja/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Diwali: Banks are closed in Tripura, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
• November 14(Tuesday)- Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Vikram Samvant

New Year Day/Laxmi Puja- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Sikkim.

• November 15 (Wednesday)- (Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Ningol Chakkouba/Bhratridwitiya). Banks closed in Sikkim, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Himachal Pradesh.
• November 20 (Monday)- Chhath (Morning Arghya). Banks closed in Bihar and Rajasthan.
• November 23 (Tuesday)- Seng Kutsnem/Egaas-Bagwaal. Banks closed in Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
• November 27 (Monday)- Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima. Banks shut in Tripura, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad – Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh.
• November 30 (Thursday)- Kanakadasa Jayanthi. Banks closed in Karnataka.

The RBI classifies holidays into three categories: Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.

The occurrence of bank holidays differs among states, contingent on the festivals observed in specific regions. On gazetted holidays, banks will be closed nationwide.