Bank Holidays: Plan in advance, banks to remain closed for 18 days in September. Check full holiday calendar here
2 min read 09 Aug 2023, 11:21 AM ISTBank Holidays 2023: Banks in India will be closed for 11 days in September 2023, in addition to weekends and regular holidays.
PremiumBank Holidays September 2023: According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) calendar of holidays, banks will remain closed for a total of eleven days next month. These holidays exclude the regular ones such as the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. As per the RBI, many bank holidays are regional and may differ from state to state and bank to bank.
Banks in some states will be closed on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji, Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi in the month of September.
Here are the bank holidays in September 2023 under Negotiable Instruments Act:
Bank holiday on September 6: Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Bank holiday on September 7: Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Sri Krishna Ashtami
Bank holiday on September 18: Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayaka Chathurthi
Bank holiday on September 19: Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
Bank holiday on September 20: Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day)/Nuakhai
Bank holiday on September 22: Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day
Bank holiday on September 23: Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji
Bank holiday on September 25: Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva
Bank holiday on September 27: Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)
Bank holiday on September 28: Eid-E-Milad/Eid-e-Meeladunnabi - (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Bara Vafat)
Bank holiday on September 29: Indrajatra/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi .
After from eleven holidays in September, there are seven-weekend leaves next month. In total, banks will remain closed for 18 days in September 2023.
September 2023 bank holidays: Here is the list of weekend leaves
September 3: Sunday
September 9: Second Saturday
September 10: Second Sunday
September 17: Sunday
September 23: Fourth Saturday
September 24: Sunday
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the holidays under three brackets- Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holidays; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
The Reserve Bank of India had given time till September end to deposit or exchange ₹2000 banknotes. "The facility for deposit and/or exchange of Rs2000 banknotes shall be available for members of the public up to September 30, 2023.The facility for exchange of Rs.2000 banknotes shall be provided to all members of the public by all banks through their branches, " stated RBI press release dated May 19.
Bank Holidays in August 2023
August 12: Second Saturday
August 13: Sunday
August 15: Independence Day
August 16: Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
August 18: Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
August 20: Sunday
August 26: Fourth Saturday
August 27: Sunday
August 28: First Onam
August 29: Thiruvonam
August 30: Raksha Bandhan:
August 31: Raksha Bandhan/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Pang-Lhabsol:
Do check the bank holiday list for August and September, before your plan to visit your bank branch.
