Bank Holiday 2020
November Bank Holiday
Last Updated 27th Nov 2020
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 14 November 2020 | Saturday | Diwali / Second Saturday |
| 16 November 2020 | Monday | Bhai Dooj |
| 28 November 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 30 November 2020 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
Bank Holidays in India
All public and private sector banks remain closed on various public and national holidays. Apart from these holidays, every state has a separate list of state bank holidays. Here is the complete list of bank holidays in the year 2020.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 01 January 2020 | Wednesday | New Year Day |
| 11 January 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 15 January 2020 | Wednesday | Pongal |
| 25 January 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 26 January 2020 | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 30 January 2020 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami |
| 08 February 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 21 February 2020 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 22 February 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 10 March 2020 | Tuesday | Holi |
| 14 March 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 25 March 2020 | Wednesday | Ugadi |
| 28 March 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 02 April 2020 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| 06 April 2020 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 10 April 2020 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 11 April 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 25 April 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 01 May 2020 | Friday | May Day |
| 07 May 2020 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima |
| 09 May 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 23 May 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 24 May 2020 | Sunday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 13 June 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 27 June 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 11 July 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 25 July 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 31 July 2020 | Friday | Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha |
| 03 August 2020 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 08 August 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 11 August 2020 | Tuesday | Janmashthami |
| 15 August 2020 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 22 August 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 23 August 2020 | Sunday | Nuakhai |
| 28 August 2020 | Friday | Ashura |
| 30 August 2020 | Sunday | Muharram |
| 02 September 2020 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti |
| 12 September 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 26 September 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 02 October 2020 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 10 October 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 17 October 2020 | Saturday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
| 17 October 2020 | Saturday | Bathukamma |
| 24 October 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 26 October 2020 | Monday | Vijaya Dashami |
| 29 October 2020 | Thursday | Eid e Milad |
| 31 October 2020 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 14 November 2020 | Saturday | Diwali / Second Saturday |
| 16 November 2020 | Monday | Bhai Dooj |
| 28 November 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 30 November 2020 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 12 December 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 18 December 2020 | Friday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti |
| 25 December 2020 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 30 December 2020 | Wednesday | U Kiang Nangbah |
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Types of Bank Holidays
Typically there are two types of bank holidays which are mentioned below:
- National Holidays:National holidays also known as gazetted holidays are observed across all the states. There are three bank holidays that are included in national holidays which are Republic Day, Independence Day & Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. It is mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to remain shut on national holidays.
- Government Holidays:Government holidays are classified as State Government Bank Holidays & Central Government bank holidays. While Central Government bank holidays are observed across the country, the State government bank holidays differ for every state. For instance, Maharashtra Day is a bank holiday for Maharashtra, Goa Liberation Day is a bank holiday in Goa and similarly Haryana Day is a bank holiday in Haryana.
State Government Bank Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 January 2020 | Thursday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Haryana, Rajasthan |
| 02 January 2020 | Thursday | Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala |
| 12 January 2020 | Sunday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 15 January 2020 | Wednesday | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh,Telangana |
| 15 January 2020 | Wednesday | Tusu Puja | Assam |
| 16 January 2020 | Thursday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
| 16 January 2020 | Thursday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry |
| 23 January 2020 | Thursday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha |
| 25 January 2020 | Saturday | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 25 January 2020 | Saturday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| 30 January 2020 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami | West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab |
| 09 February 2020 | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh |
| 19 February 2020 | Wednesday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 20 February 2020 | Thursday | State Day | Mizoram |
| 20 February 2020 | Thursday | Statehood Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 05 March 2020 | Thursday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
| 06 March 2020 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| 08 March 2020 | Sunday | Hazrat Ali birthday | Uttar Pradesh |
| 22 March 2020 | Sunday | Bihar Diwas | Bihar |
| 23 March 2020 | Monday | S. Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day | Punjab and Haryana |
| 25 March 2020 | Wednesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra |
| 25 March 2020 | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra |
| 01 April 2020 | Wednesday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
| 09 April 2020 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Kerala |
| 11 April 2020 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
| 13 April 2020 | Monday | Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| 13 April 2020 | Monday | Vaisakh | Haryana, Jharkhand, and Punjab |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Ashoka birth anniversary | Bihar |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Vishu | Kerala |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Maha Bishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Puthandu | Tamil New Year |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Bengali New Year | West Bengal, Tripura |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 15 April 2020 | Wednesday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 25 April 2020 | Saturday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 25 April 2020 | Saturday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Several states |
| 01 May 2020 | Friday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 08 May 2020 | Friday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | West Bengal, Tripura |
| 16 May 2020 | Saturday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 20 May 2020 | Wednesday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 22 May 2020 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 15 June 2020 | Monday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
| 23 June 2020 | Tuesday | Ratha Yatra | Odisha |
| 16 July 2020 | Thursday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 23 July 2020 | Thursday | Hariyali Teej | Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh |
| 31 July 2020 | Friday | Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom Day | Haryana and Punjab |
| 17 August 2020 | Monday | Parsi New Year | Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| 28 August 2020 | Friday | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Rajasthan |
| 28 August 2020 | Friday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 31 August 2020 | Monday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 01 September 2020 | Tuesday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 02 September 2020 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 31 October 2020 | Saturday | Lakshmi Puja | West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha |
| 01 November 2020 | Sunday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
| 01 November 2020 | Sunday | Kannada Rajyotsava | Karnataka |
| 01 November 2020 | Sunday | Kerala Piravi | Kerala |
| 01 November 2020 | Sunday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry |
| 20 November 2020 | Friday | Chhath Puja | Jharkhand, Bihar |
| 19 December 2020 | Saturday | Liberation Day | Goa |
Bank Holidays on the Second and Fourth Saturdays
In addition to the holidays mentioned above, banks also observe holidays on every second and fourth Saturday of the month and even on every Sunday. In case there are five Saturdays in a month, banks are working for the same. The list of second and fourth Saturday in the year 2020 are mentioned below:
RTGS / NEFT Bank Holidays 2020
The Reserve Bank of India maintains an RTGS and NEFT system of electronically transferring funds from one bank to another. Individuals can transfer funds using these modes except on the RTGS and NEFT bank holidays mentioned as below:
RTGS Bank Holidays 2020
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 01 April 2020 | Annual closing of banks |
| 10 April 2020 | Good Friday |
| 14 April 2020 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 25 May 2020 | Ramzan Id (Id- ul- Fitr) |
| 01 August 2020 | Bakri Id (ld- uI-Zuha) |
| 15 August 2020 | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2020 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 30 October 2020 | Lakshmi Puja / Milad-un-Nabi |
| 25 December 2020 | Christmas |
NEFT Bank Holidays 2020
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 26 January 2020 | Republic Day |
| 25 May 2020 | Ramzan Id (Id- ul- Fitr) |
| 01 August 2020 | Bakri Id (ld- uI-Zuha) |
| 15 August 2020 | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2020 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 30 October 2020 | Lakshmi Puja / Milad-un-Nabi |
| 25 December 2020 | Christmas |
FAQs
✅What are 2020 Bank Holidays?
All public sector banks and private sector banks remain closed on national holidays, which are Independence Day, Republic Day and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. Along with that bank also observes government holidays, some of which are state-specific and other holidays remain common throughout the states. Further, banks also remain closed on Second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays.
✅How many bank holidays are there in a year?
Bank holidays do not remain constant every year. Also, the number of bank holidays vary from state to state. However, there are three bank holidays which are observed by every bank, which are Independence Day, Republic Day and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.
✅Is New Year a bank holiday?
No, all banks do not remain closed on the new year. It is a Central Government bank restricted holiday.
✅Can we do banking transactions through NEFT or RTGS?
While most of the banks allow you to do NEFT or RTGS fund transfer through internet banking on bank holidays. However, NEFT/RTGS transactions by visiting the bank branch cannot be completed on RTGS or NEFT bank holidays.
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