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Find Bank Holidays in your state for the year 2021

This post offers you the holiday lists for the calendar year 2021 released by all the Indian states under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 (NI Act). The holiday declared under NI Act is applicable exclusively to the banks located within the administration area of specific State and Union Territory.  In other States and Union territories where it is not a holiday, banks remain opened and allow normal banking transactions similar to any other working days.

Click the name of the State from the below list to know the public holidays for banks in that specific state for the year 2021.

1Andhra Pradesh
2Arunachal Pradesh
3Assam
4Bihar
5Chhattisgarh
6Delhi NCT
7Goa
8Gujarat
9Haryana
10Himachal Pradesh
11Jharkhand
12Karnataka
13Kerala
14Madhya Pradesh
15Maharashtra State
16Manipur State
17Meghalaya
18Mizoram
19Nagaland
20Odhisha
21Pudhucherry  
22Punjab
23Rajasthan
24Sikkim
25Tamilnadu
26Telangana
27Tripura
28Uttarakhand
29Uttar Pradesh
30West Bengal

Union territories

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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). Every year 1st of April banks are closed in India for the purpose of annual closing of accounts.

Disclaimer: Every effort has been taken to avoid errors or omissions in the list of holidays published above as per the State Gazette. In spite of this, it is possible that any changes in holiday dates, mistakes, errors, ambiguity, inconsistency, discrepancy, or doubts may inadvertently creep up.  The readers in case of any doubts are therefore requested to be guided by the holiday list announced by the state Gazette or the banks located in the state of Gujarat or by the IBA for correct and authentic information. The author or anyone connected directly or indirectly to this website accepts no responsibility whatsoever and will not be liable for any losses, claims, or damages which may arise because of the contents of this write- up.

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