Bank Holidays in September 2021: Banks to remain closed on THESE days; Check dates and events
Like every other organisation, banks in India also remain closed on certain days of every month either due to some events or weekend offs. The holiday list which is being followed by the banks in the country is issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). As the month of September is almost here, check the list of bank holidays in the month.
Banks to remain closed for 7 days in September
According to the holiday list by RBI, banking services will be affected for a total of 7 days in the month of September 2021. Except for the 7 festival holidays the month will also see 5 weekend offs. (Image source: PTI)
List of festive holidays
Banks will remain closed on September 8 due to tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, September 9 for Teej (Haritalika), September 10 for Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Vinayakar Chathurthi/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata, September 11 due to Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day), September 17 due to Karma Puja, September 20 due to Indrajatra and on September 21 due to Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day. (Image source: PTI)
Weekend offs
Banks will remain closed on September 5, 12, 19, 25 and 26 due to weekend offs that is Saturdays and Sundays. (Image source: PTI)
Bank holidays may differ in different states and from bank to bank
All the holidays listed above excluding the weekend holidays for the bank comes under the ‘Negotiable Instruments Act’. Also, banking activities and holidays may differ in different states and from bank to bank. (Image source: Reuters)
Online banking services to operate on holidays
It can be noted that online banking services will continue to operate on holidays as well. Bank customers will not be able to withdraw and deposit money at the bank branches due to the holidays. However, ATMs, mobile banking will also be available during these days. (Image source: Pixabay)