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Banks will remain shut in several states on Friday, November 15, 2024, due to Guru Nanak Jayanti and Karthika Purnima. Check the state-wise list
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Guru Nanak Jayanti Bank Holiday 2024: India is celebrating Guru Nanak Jayanti and Kartik Purnima tomorrow (Friday, November 15, 2024). On this occasion, some bank branches in parts of the country will remain closed.
The Reserve Bank of India shares the RBI holiday list based on regional and national holidays state-wise on its website.
When is Guru Nanak Jayanti?
Guru Nanak Jayanti is on November 15, 2024.
Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also called Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav, commemorates the birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru.Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and one of the most recognized and prominent Sikh gurus, is held in high regard by the Sikh community.
The celebration also raises awareness of Guru Nanak’s teachings and it is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Katak. Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed in October or November because lunar calendars change every year.
Guru Nanak Jayanti: Banks are closed in these states on November 15
Banks in some states are closed on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima in state of Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad – Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar.
November 2024: Bank Holiday List
November 1: Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyothsava Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram November 2: Samvant New Year Day
November 7:Chhath (Evening Arghya)
November 8:Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival
November 12: Egaas-Bagwaal
November 15:Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima
November 18:Kanakadasa Jayanti
November 23:Seng Kutsnem
Apart from these holidays, banks will also remain shut on weekends, i.e., November, 3, 10, 17 and 24 for Sunday and November 9 and 23 due to the second and fourth Saturday.
RBI issues bank holiday lists every year and places these holidays in three brackets, i.e., Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holidays; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. However, bank holidays vary in different states and it is not followed by all the banking companies.
