Banks play an important role in the financial system of a country. It is essential to keep updated with the technology and all other financial-based subjects. On another hand, the workers need some rest from their work to get the best output when they back again to work. Likewise, by considering various other reasons, the government accepted the long-pending demand of workers that second and fourth Saturdays be declared as public holidays for banks in India on 21st August 2015. Check the list of Bank Holidays 2021 India in this post.
In a country like India, there are many religious festivals that would be celebrated by most. So, the government of the State, Central, and Union Territories were listed the bank holidays 2021 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. On the account of National holidays, government holidays, and on second and fourth Saturdays, the banks in India remain closed. The bank holidays are decided by the Reserve Bank of India.
As mentioned above, both private and public sector undertaking (PSU) banks are closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month. The fifth Saturday is a working day for banks if a particular month has five Saturdays. Here, the list of Saturday bank holidays in 2021 also given below. This is a place to know the answers to the questions of “today bank open or not? is the bank open today? Bank holidays this month, bank holidays on Saturday, Which Saturdays are bank holidays in India? and more.”
National Bank holidays: January 26th (Republic Day), August 15th (Independence Day), and October 2nd (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti).
The month-wise list of bank holidays 2021 in India is Here:
Bank Holidays 2021 India
Date | Day | Holiday Description |
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01 January 2021 | Friday | New Year's Day |
02 January 2021 | Saturday | New Year Holiday |
09 January 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
11 January 2021 | Monday | Missionary Day |
14 January 2021 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti and Pongal |
23 January 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
26 January 2021 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
13 February 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
16 February 2021 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchmi |
27 February 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday & Gur Ravidas Jayanti |
11 March 2021 | Thursday | Maha Shivratri |
13 March 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
27 March 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
29 March 2021 | Monday | Holi |
02 April 2021 | Friday | Good Friday |
08 April 2021 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima |
10 April 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
14 April 2021 | Thursday | Baisakhi and Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
21 April 2021 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
24 April 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
25 April 2021 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
01 May 2021 | Saturday | May Day |
08 May 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
12 May 2021 | Wednesday | Eid-Ul-Fitr |
22 May 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
12 June 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
26 June 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
10 July 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
20 July 2021 | Tuesday | Bakrid/ Eid-Al-Adha |
24 July 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
10 August 2021 | Tuesday | Muharram |
14 August 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
15 August 2021 | Sunday | Independence Day |
22 August 2021 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan |
28 August 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
30 August 2021 | Monday | Janmashtami |
10 September 2021 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
11 September 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
25 September 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
02 October 2021 | Saturday | Gandhi Jayanti |
09 October 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
13 October 2021 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
14 October 2021 | Thursday | Maha Navami |
15 October 2021 | Friday | Dussehra |
18 October 2021 | Monday | Eid-E-Milan |
23 October 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
04 November 2021 | Thursday | Diwali |
06 November 2021 | Saturday | Bhai Dooj |
13 November 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
15 November 2021 | Monday | Deepavali Holiday |
19 November 2021 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
27 November 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
11 December 2021 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
25 December 2021 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday & Christmas Day |
Saturday Bank Holidays 2021
As said early, the Reserve Bank of India declared in 2015 that both private and PSU banks in India will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of a month. Banks will remain operational full day on other Saturdays. Also, banks in India are closed every Sunday.
Date | Holiday |
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January 9, 2021 | Second Saturday |
January 23, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
February 13, 2021 | Second Saturday |
February 27, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
March 13, 2021 | Second Saturday |
March 27, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
April 10, 2021 | Second Saturday |
April 24, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
May 8, 2021 | Second Saturday |
May 22, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
June 12, 2021 | Second Saturday |
June 26, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
July 10, 2021 | Second Saturday |
July 24, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
August 14, 2021 | Second Saturday |
August 28, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
September 11, 2021 | Second Saturday |
September 25, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
October 9, 2021 | Second Saturday |
October 23, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
November 13, 2021 | Second Saturday |
November 27, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
December 11, 2021 | Second Saturday |
December 25, 2021 | Fourth Saturday |
For all private sector and public sector banks, Saturday bank holidays will be the same across all the states and union territories in India. But, ATMs will continue to be open even on the second and fourth Saturdays when banks are closed.
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the banks will remain shut for more than 40 days in 2021.