Bank Holiday on Makar Sankranti: Banks are going to remain closed in many states on the day of Makar Sankranti. In the month of January, there will be bank holiday for 16 days including second and fourth Saturday and Sunday. At the beginning of the year, the Reserve Bank of India i.e. RBI releases the calendar of bank holidays.
Bank Holiday on Makar Sankranti: Banks are going to remain closed in many states on the day of Makar Sankranti. Many people have a question in their mind whether banks will remain closed in their state on the day of Makar Sankranti or not? Here we are telling you the holiday calendar of the states. In the month of January, there will be bank holiday for 16 days including second and fourth Saturday and Sunday. At the beginning of the year, the Reserve Bank of India i.e. RBI releases the calendar of bank holidays.
Will banks remain closed on Makar Sankranti?
According to the RBI calendar, banks will remain closed in Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Sikkim and Assam on Monday, January 15, 2024, on the occasion of Uttarayan Punyakal/Makar Sankranti Mahotsav/Maghe Sankranti/Pongal/Magh Bihu. Makar Sankranti falls on January 13, the second Saturday of the month, so the weekend will be long in these states. In such a situation, there will be three consecutive holidays in these states on 13 January (second Saturday), 14 January (Sunday) and 15 January (Monday).
This is the complete list of holidays for January 2024
- 12 January (Friday) – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti (West Bengal)
- 13 January (Saturday) – Second Saturday
- 14 January (Sunday)
- 15 January (Monday) – Pongal/Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh)
- 16 January (Tuesday) – Thiruvalluvar Day – Banks will remain closed in Tamil Nadu.
- 17 January (Wednesday) – Uzhavar Tirunal/Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday – There will be a holiday in banks in Tamil Nadu.
- 22 January (Monday) – Banks closed in Imoinu Iratpa – Manipur.
- 23 January (Tuesday) – Gayan – Banks are closed in Manipur.
- 25 January (Thursday) – Thai Poosam/Birthday of Muhammad Hazrat Ali – There will be a holiday in banks in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh.
- 26 January (Friday) – Banks will remain closed in all the states of the country on the occasion of Republic Day.
- Banks will remain closed on the fourth Saturday of January 27.
- There will be a holiday in banks due to 28th January being Sunday.
