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Today, the festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti is being celebrated with great pomp across the country. If you are thinking of going to the bank today to complete some important work, then this news is for you. Let us tell you that banks are closed in many states of the country today, 5th November, on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti and Kartik Purnima.
According to the list of holidays released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), this holiday will be applicable to all types of banks, government, private and rural. After the long festival holidays in October, the month of November has also started with bank holidays.
Where are the banks closed today?
Today on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir Like bank branches will remain closed in many big states.
Although, Gujarat, Kerala, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka and many states of North East Banks will remain open normally today. If any of your work is stuck, you will have to postpone it till tomorrow.
There are more holidays in November, check the list
Not only today, banks are going to remain closed for many more days in November. Before leaving home, please check this list:
- 7 November: Banks will remain closed in Meghalaya due to Wangala Festival.
- 8 November (second Saturday): Banks will remain closed across the country. On the same day, there will be a holiday in Karnataka on the occasion of Kanakdas Jayanti.
- 11 November: Banks will remain closed in Sikkim due to the Buddhist festival ‘Lhabab Duchen’.
- Saturday and Sunday Holidays: Apart from this, banks will also remain closed on 22 November (fourth Saturday) and all Sundays (2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November).
Online banking will continue
Even though bank branches are closed, you do not need to panic. All digital services like ATM, Net Banking, Mobile Banking and UPI will remain operational 24×7 as before. You can easily complete your banking work while sitting at home.
North India Statesman