Banks will be closed for 17 days in December 2024, including Sundays and the second and last Saturday; Here is the list of RBI bank holidays for December 2024:
List of bank holidays for December 2024.
Bank Holidays in December 2024: Banks will be closed for 17 days in December 2024, including Sundays and the second and last Saturday. Most bank holidays fall in the second half of the month. While some bank holidays will be observed nationwide, some others will be local holidays. Those planning to visit bank branches in December should keep these holidays in mind.
Here is the list of RBI bank holidays for December 2024:
December 3: Feast of St. Francis Xavier (Panaji)
December 12: Pa Togan Nyingmanja Sangma (Shillong)
December 18: Anniversary of US Su Tham (Shillong).
December 19: Goa Independence Day (Panji)
December 24: Christmas Eve (Aizawl, Kohima and Shillong)
December 25: Christmas (Nationwide Holiday)
December 26: Christmas Celebration (Aizawl, Kohima and Shillong)
December 27: Christmas Celebration (Kohima)
December 30: U Kiang Nangba (Shillong)
December 31: New Year’s Eve/Losang/Namsong (Aizawl and Gangtok)
Regular Bank Closure:
Every other Saturday (December 14)
Every Fourth Sunday (December 28)
Sundays: December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Despite these outages, online banking services will continue to be available across the country. Although regular bank branches will remain closed on these specific days, online banking services and ATMs will function smoothly.
Meanwhile, bank employees are demanding a 5-day work week. According to media reports, the long-standing proposal is now likely to get final approval from the finance ministry soon. As a result, bank branches will be closed on all Saturdays and Sundays instead of all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays.
An agreement in this regard has already been reached between the Indian Banks Association (IBA) and the employee unions.
Bank employee unions have assured that this will not reduce customer service hours. To ensure this, the working hours will also be revised to extend by about 40 minutes.