The Reserve Bank of India or RBI has released a list of bank holidays for the year 2024. According to the guidelines of the RBI, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays of every calendar month remain non-operational. Following is the complete list of bank holidays in December 2024. It is to be noted that the set of holidays differ from one region to another.
List of Bank Holidays in December 2024
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
3rd December 2024 | Tuesday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Panaji |
12th December 2024 | Thursday | Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma | Shillong |
18th December 2024 | Wednesday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Shillong |
19th December 2024 | Thursday | Goa Liberation Day | Kohima |
24th December 2024 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Aizawl, Kohima, Shillong |
25th December 2024 | Wednesday | Christmas | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Telangana, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kohima, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
26th December 2024 | Thursday | Christmas Celebration | Aizawl, Kohima, Shillong |
27th December 2024 | Friday | Christmas Celebration | Kohima |
30th December 2024 | Monday | U Kiang Nangbah | Shillong |
31st December 2024 | Tuesday | New Year’s Eve/Lossong/Namsoong | Aizawl, Gangtok |
Note: It is to be noted that all 2nd and 4th Saturday and Sundays are bank holidays.
List of Bank Holidays in December 2023
Date |
Day | Holiday Description |
Regional Office |
4th December 2023 | Monday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Panaji |
12th December 2023 | Tuesday | Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma | Shillong |
13th December 2023 | Wednesday | Losoong/Namsoong | Gangtok |
14th December 2023 | Thursday | Losoong/Namsoong | Gangtok |
18th December 2023 | Monday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Shillong |
19th December 2023 | Tuesday | Goa Liberation Day | Panaji |
25th December 2023 | Monday | Christmas | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram |
26th December 2023 | Tuesday | Christmas Celebration | Aizawl, Shillong |
30th December 2023 | Saturday | U Kiang Nangbah | Shillong |
Note: It is to be noted that in addition to the above-mentioned holidays, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays in a month are bank holidays, as provided by the RBI.
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Bank Holidays on Saturdays in December 2023
Banks remain closed on 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays of every month. However, banks are open for customer dealing on 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month. Banks can also be closed if there is a holiday as per the RBI.
Also read: Bank timings on Saturday
Bank Services Available on Bank Holidays in December 2023
The users can carry out all the financial and non-financial transactions even on bank holidays in the month of December 2020. Below listed are the different banking services available to the users 24×7, throughout the year (including bank holidays):
- Fund transfer:
- IMPS (Immediate Payment Service)
- NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfer)
- UPI (Unified Payments Interface)
- ATM services
- Digital Banking Services
- Netbanking
- Mobile Banking
- Cheque drop facility at ATM or other cheque drop boxes
- Blocking Credit or Debit Card
Most Searched Bank Holidays 2023
List of Bank Holidays in December 2020
Following is a list of bank holidays in December 2020:
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
3rd December, 2020 | Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi / Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Bengaluru, Panaji |
12th December, 2020 | Saturday | Pa-Togan Nengminza Sangma | Shillong |
17th December, 2020 | Thursday | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
18th December, 2020 | Friday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham / Losoong Namsoong | Gangtok, Shillong |
19th December, 2020 | Saturday | Goa Liberation Day | Panaji |
24th December, 2020 | Thursday | Christmas Festival | Aizawl, Shillong |
25th December, 2020 | Friday | Christmas / RTGS Holiday | All regional offices |
26th December, 2020 | Saturday | Christmas Festival | Shillong |
30th December, 2020 | Wednesday | U Kiang Nangbah | Shillong |
31st December, 2020 | Thursday | Year’s Eve | Aizawl |
Note: It is to be noted that in addition to the above mentioned holidays, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays in a month are bank holidays, as provided by the RBI.