Bank Holidays December 2024: Banks will be closed for several days during December 2024 for various regional and national holidays. The Reserve Bank of India website provides detailed information about these holidays, which vary from state to state.
In December 2024, banks will be closed for various occasions including the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Pa Tugan Nyingmanja Sangma, U So Tham Anniversary, Goa Liberation Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas, Christmas Celebration, U Kiang Nangba and New Year. will Hawa/Losang/Namsong, with specific dates vary from state to state.
The RBI website said: “All Scheduled and Non-Scheduled Banks will observe a public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays.”
Bank Holidays December 2024: State Wise Schedule
- December 3: Bank closure in Goa (Feast of St. Francis Xavier)
- December 12: Bank shutdown in Meghalaya (Pa-Togan Nyingmanja Sangma)
- December 18: Bank shutdown in Meghalaya (Yu So Tham’s death anniversary)
- December 19: Bank closure in Goa (Goa Liberation Day)
- December 24: Bank closure in Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya (on Christmas)
- December 25: Nationwide bank closure (Christmas)
- December 26: Bank closure in Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya (Christmas celebration)
- December 27: Bank closure in Nagaland (Christmas celebration)
- December 30: Bank shutdown in Meghalaya (U Kiang Nangbah).
- December 31: Bank closures in Mizoram, Sikkim (New Year’s Eve/Losong/Namsong)
Access to banking services
Customers can access various financial services through digital channels like UPI, IMPS and net banking even during bank holidays. Services include checkbook applications, bill payments, mobile recharges, money transfers, travel bookings, expense tracking, and check cancellation. Most transactions require a simple login to the bank’s website.