The month of August is about to end and the month of September is going to start after three days. Like every month, many big changes (Rule Change) will be seen in September 2024. Along with this, there will be bumper holidays in banks as well. If you have any work related to the bank next month, then this news is special for you. Actually, in the next month, the branches of banks will remain closed for half the days i.e. there will be no banking work. Let us see on which days holidays are declared in the Bank Holiday List of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
September begins with a holiday
The month of September is going to start with a holiday. In fact, due to Sunday being a weekly holiday on 1 September 2024, bank branches will remain closed across the country. Apart from this, there are also major festivals in many states next month, due to which bank holidays have been declared in the respective states. These mainly include Ganesh Chaturthi, First Onam and Barawafaat.
When will the banks remain closed in September
| date | Reason | place |
| 1 September | Sunday(Weekly Holiday) | everywhere |
| 4 September | Tirubhav date of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| 7 September | Ganesh Chaturthi | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar |
| Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji | ||
| 8 September | Sunday(Weekly Holiday) | everywhere |
| 14 September | Second Saturday | everywhere |
| 15th September | Sunday(Weekly Holiday) | everywhere |
| 16 September | Baravafat | Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Aizawl, Chennai, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu |
| Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram | ||
| 17 September | milad-un-nabi | Gangtok, Raipur |
| 18 September | Bank Pang-Lhabsol | Gangtok |
| 20 September | eid-e-milad-un-nabi | Jammu and Srinagar |
| 21 September | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day | Kochi-Thiruvananthapuram |
| 22 September | Sunday(Weekly Holiday) | everywhere |
| 23 September | Birthday of Maharaja Harisinghji | Jammu and Srinagar |
| 28 September | Fourth Saturday | everywhere |
| 29 September | Sunday(Weekly Holiday) | everywhere |
See the complete list on RBI website
The list of holidays declared in banks can be seen by visiting the RBI website, or you can check it by clicking on this link. These 15 banking holidays falling in September include the second and fourth Saturdays as well as Sunday weekly holidays. These holidays declared by the central bank may vary in different states, because this holiday list is prepared on the basis of events or festivals taking place in different states.
You can settle your banking work online
Banking holidays also depend on the festivals celebrated in different states or other events taking place in those states. That is, they vary across states and cities. However, despite the bank branches being closed, you can do banking related work online (Online Banking) from home. This facility is always available 24×7. You can easily complete tasks like online transactions.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)