The bank will be closed for 14 days in the first month of the new year, the Reserve Bank announced the holiday list

- To settle the affairs of the bank in a timely manner

New Delhi, 29 December 2020 Tuesday

The Reserve Bank has announced a list of bank holidays in 2021. The most shocking thing was that the banks would be closed for 14 days in January in the first month of the new year. It also included four Sundays and a second-fourth Saturday.

In 2021, banks will be closed for a total of 56 days. These 56 days also come on Sundays and Saturdays. Some of these holidays apply to banks across the country while some holidays will be limited to that state. There are five Sundays in January, the second and fourth Saturdays in addition to Republic Day, Capricorn solstice and the rest of the holidays that the state will suffice.

However, the RBI said ATMs and mobile phone banking facilities would also be available on holidays. Banks will be closed on New Year's Day on the first day of January. The third is Sunday. The ninth is the second Saturday. The tenth is Sunday. The 14th is the holiday of Makar Sankranti and Pongal. The 17th is Sunday. The 23rd is the fourth Saturday and the 24th is Sunday. January 26 is Republic Day holiday. The 31st is again Sunday.

The rest of the holidays are Tilurvalluvar Day holiday on January 15 in addition to Mizoram respectively, and Uzavar Thirunal holiday on January 16. January 25th is Emoinu Iratpani holiday. Such holidays will be sufficiently limited. Thus, banks will be closed for 14 days in the first month. The Reserve Bank had instructed all those to whom these holidays were applicable to complete the work of their respective banks on time.