After October month, November is also full of festivals in India. That's why it is essential to know everyone this month bank holidays. Bank holidays vary as per particular state. Only gazetted holidays are observed by banks everywhere in the country. According to the Reserve Bank of India bank holiday calendar, there are 17 days in November, including regular holidays like 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday and Sunday.
In November, the holiday under the Negotiable Instrument Act in keeping with RBI guidelines, all banks include the General Public sector, Private sector, Foreign Banks, Cooperative Banks and Regional banks across the country will remain shut on notified holidays.
Banks play a very significant role in our personal and professional lives. So we rely on the bank for lots of things like deposits, withdrawals, loans, other financial transactions and banking facilities. Already said holidays vary from state to state, so customers are advised to go to the website of their respective banks but RBI has also made second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays of month compulsory for all banks to stay shut.
| HOLIDAYS DESCRIPTION | DAYS |
|---|---|
| Kannada Rajyostsava/Kut (Bengaluru, Imphal) | November 1 |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Bengaluru) | November 3 |
| Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepavali/Kali Puja (All State except Bengaluru) | November 4 |
| Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Govardhan Pooja (Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, KJanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur) | November 5 |
| Bhai Duj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba (Gangtok, Imphal, kanpur, Lucknow, Shimla) | November 6 |
| Sunday | November 7 |
| Chhath Puja//Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Sayan ardhya) (Patna, Ranchi) | November 10 |
| Chhath Puja (Patna) | November 11 |
| Wangala Festival (Shillong) | November 12 |
| 2nd Saturday | November 13 |
| Sunday | November 14 |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima (Aizwal, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hydrabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar) | November 19 |
| Sunday | November 21 |
| Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Bengaluru) | November 22 |
| Seng Kutsnem (Shillong) | November 23 |
| 4th Saturday | November 27 |
| Sunday | November 28 |
While the bank branches will remain shut nowadays, mobile and internet banking will remain functional as was common. Customers can make transactions through online modes.
The schedule of holidays in August month details carried from RBI official site, for any queries or issues check your bank website.