Bank Holidays in Sikkim 2018, List of Bank Vacations in Sikkim
In Sikkim, a bank holiday refers to a day when financial institutions such as banks and financial offices remain closed to the public. These holidays are typically observed on occasions of national, regional, or religious significance. On bank holidays in Sikkim 2018 banking operations, such as transactions, deposits, and withdrawals, are temporarily suspended, allowing employees and customers to observe and celebrate the occasion.
Bank Holidays in Sikkim 2018
There are total 25 bank holidays declared in Sikkim. These 25 bank holidays do not include Sunday and second/fourth Saturday. Holidays declared under Negotiable Instrument Act by Sikkim State Government are observed by all the banks in Sikkim.
Check the month wise Sikkim bank holidays calendar 2018 with holiday date and holiday name.
There are some holiday when all the bank across India remain closed for example 26th January (Republic Day), 15th August (Independence Day) and 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti).
Select state from below state list to view holidays list as declared by respective states and notified by IBA / RBI. All most all the state governments consider bank holidays as "Public Holiday".
Banks in India remain closed on bank holiday. Banks are not allowed to process any public transaction on bank holiday. They are required to keep their offices closed for public transactions. However, some of the services offered by banks such as ATM transactions, IMPS Fund Transfer, etc. get processed even on bank holiday.
Find list of the bank holidays in Sikkim 2018 below, though dates may vary if any official change is announced. Also, all the private and public sector banks remain closed on 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month.
List of Bank Holidays in Sikkim 2018
Date | Day | Holiday |
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January 01 | Monday | New Year's Day |
January 17 | Wednesday | Sonam Lochhar |
January 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
February 16 | Friday | Losar |
March 02 | Friday | Holi (second Day)/dol Jatra/chapchar kut/dhulandi |
March 26 | Monday | Shri Rama Navami |
March 30 | Friday | Good Friday |
April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar jayanti/cheiraoba/vishu/good Friday/biju festival/maha Visubha Sankranti/tamil New year's Day |
May 16 | Wednesday | State Day |
May 29 | Tuesday | Saga Dawa |
June 16 | Saturday | Ramzan Id (id-ul-fitr)/maharana Pratap jayanti |
July 02 | Monday | Annual Closing Of Rbi |
July 13 | Friday | Bhanu Jayanti/martyr's Day |
August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
September 03 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi/vinayakar chathurthi/samvantsari (chaturthi paksha)/varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
October 02 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
October 16 | Tuesday | Durga Puja (mahasaptami) |
October 17 | Wednesday | Durga Puja (mahastami) |
October 19 | Friday | Durga Puja/dussehra (vijaya Dashmi)/kati Bihu |
October 31 | Wednesday | Lhabab Duechen |
November 07 | Wednesday | Diwali Amavasaya (laxmi Pujan) |
November 09 | Friday | Bhai Duj/wangala Festival/bhai Tika/ningol chakkouba/chitragupt Jayanti |
December 10 | Monday | Losoong/namsoong |
December 11 | Tuesday | Losoong/namsoong |
December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
Note: 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month as public holiday for banks in India