The following holidays declared under NI Act 1881 by the Government of Punjab are applicable exclusively to the banks located within the State of Punjab administration.
List of Holidays
Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
1 | 26.01.2019 | Saturday | REPUBLIC DAY |
2 | 19.2.2019 | Tuesday | GURU RAVIDAS BIRTHDAY |
3 | 21.03.2019 | Thursday | HOLI |
4 | 01.04.2019 | Monday | BANK’S ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS |
5 | 13.04.2019 | Saturday | RAM NAVAMI |
6 | 19.04.2019 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
7 | 05.06.2019 | Wednesday | ID-UL-FITR |
8 | 15.08.2019 | Thursday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
9 | 02.10.2019 | Wednesday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
10 | 08.10.2019 | Tuesday | DUSSERA/VIJAYA DASHAMI |
11 | 27.10.2019 | Sunday | DIWALI |
12 | 12.11.2019 | Tuesday | Parkash gurpurab GURUNANAK JI JAYANTI |
13 | 25.12.2019 | Wednesday | CHRISTMAS |
All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. (This holiday rule is applicable to all commercial and co-operative banks operating in entire India).
If any of the holidays for the festivals of Muslim fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, the holiday date may be altered by the concerned government or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.
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