Banks will be closed for 17 days in total the month of November, check out important dates

Before visiting your bank branch in November, make a list of critical days when banks will be closed.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that some banking operations would be stopped on certain days in November 2021, while online banking will continue to operate.

Banks will remain closed for total 17 days in the month of November-- 11 as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar list and the remaining days are that of weekends. 

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar list, banks will be closed for a total of 17 days in November, 11 of which will be weekends.

The Reserve Bank of India categorises its holidays into three categories: Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holidays, and Banks' Account Closing.

However, it should be noted that bank holidays vary by state and are not always honoured by all banking institutions. Banking holidays are also dependent on state-specific festivities or notifications of certain events in various states.

The following is a comprehensive list of bank holidays in November 2021. Take a look at the list.

Kannada Rajyostsava/Kut: November 1

Naraka Chaturdashi: November 3

Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepavali/Kali Puja: November 4

Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Govardhan Pooja: November 5

Bhai Duj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba: November 6

Chhath Puja//Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Sayan ardhya) : November 10

Chhath Puja: November 11

Wangala Festival: November 12

Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima: November 19

Kanakadasa Jayanthi: November 22

Seng Kutsnem: November 23

Apart from the above bank holidays, the second and fourth Saturdays, Sundays of the month are falling on the following dates:

November 7 - Sunday

November 13- Second Saturday of the month

November 14- Sunday

November 21- Sunday

November 27- Fourth Saturday of the month

November 28- Sunday

The above-mentioned days will be observed as government holidays in various regions; nevertheless, banks will be closed across the country on the gazetted holidays.

If you keep note of these holidays, you'll be able to better organise your bank transaction activity. You can even arrange your vacations effectively for long weekends.