Bank Holidays in November 2021: Banks to be shut for 17 days this month; Details inside

So, if you want to visit any bank branches in November, make a note to avoid any inconvenience and do your task efficiently.

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New Delhi, First Published Oct 26, 2021, 12:49 PM IST | Last Updated Oct 26, 2021, 12:49 PM IST

Across the country, private and public sector banks will be closed for more than half of November. Banks would be closed for up to 17 days out of the 30 days in the second final month of the year due to ongoing festivities in India and weekends. So, if you want to visit any bank branches in November, make a note to avoid any inconvenience and do your task efficiently. The number of holidays has been set at 11 by the Reserve Bank of India, according to an official list provided by the RBI. The weekend leaves are the only ones left. This contains all of the month's Sundays, as well as the second and fourth Saturdays. The list of holidays provided by the RBI is divided into three groups. These are state-wide events, religious holidays, and festival celebrations.

Apart from that, only weekend leaves will be applicable to all banks in India on the same day. Here's the list:

November 1: Kannada Rajyostsava/Kut - Bengaluru, Imphal
November 3: Naraka Chaturdashi - Bengaluru
November 4: Diwali/Deepavali -Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, and Thiruvananthapuram
November 5: Diwali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Govardhan Pooja - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Nagpur
November 6: Bhai DujLaxmi Puja/Deepawali- Applicable in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Shimla
November 7: Sunday

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November 10: Chhath Puja- Only in Patna, Ranchi
November 11: Chhath Puja - Only applicable in Patna
November 12: Wangala Festival - Only in Shillong
November 13: Second Saturday of the month
November 14: Sunday
November 19: Guru Nanak Jayanti - Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar
November 21: Sunday
November 22: Kanakadasa Jayanthi - Only in Bengaluru