Bank Holidays in November 2021: Banks will be closed for 17 days this month; more information inside
Private and public sector banks across the country will be closed for more than half of November. Due to ongoing festivities in India and weekends, banks will be closed for up to 17 days out of the 30 days in the second final month of the year. So, if you plan to visit any bank branches in November, make a note of it to avoid any inconvenience and to complete your task efficiently. According to an official list provided by the Reserve Bank of India, the number of holidays has been set at 11. The only ones left are the weekend leaves. This includes all of the Sundays in the month, as well as the second and fourth Saturdays.The list of holidays provided by the RBI is divided into three groups. These are state-wide events, religious holidays, and festival celebrations.
- November 1: Kannada Rajyostsava/Kut – Bengaluru, Imphal
- November 3: Naraka Chaturdashi – Bengaluru
- November 4: Diwali/Deepavali -Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, and Thiruvananthapuram
- November 5: Diwali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Govardhan Pooja – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Nagpur
- November 6: Bhai DujLaxmi Puja/Deepawali- Applicable in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Shimla
- November 7: Sunday
- November 23: Seng Kutsnem – Applicable only in Shillong
- November 27: Fourth Saturday of the month
- November 28: Sunday
November 10: Chhath Puja- Only in Patna, Ranchi
- November 11: Chhath Puja – Only applicable in Patna
- November 12: Wangala Festival – Only in Shillong
- November 13: Second Saturday of the month
- November 14: Sunday
- November 19: Guru Nanak Jayanti – Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar
- November 21: Sunday
- November 22: Kanakadasa Jayanthi – Only in Bengaluru
