Bank Holidays in Puducherry 2024, List of Bank Vacations in Puducherry
In Puducherry, 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 Puducherry 2024 banking operations, such as transactions, deposits, and withdrawals, are temporarily suspended, allowing employees and customers to observe and celebrate the occasion.
Bank Holidays in Puducherry 2024
There are total 22 bank holidays declared in Puducherry. These 22 bank holidays do not include Sunday and second/fourth Saturday. Holidays declared under Negotiable Instrument Act by Puducherry State Government are observed by all the banks in Puducherry.
Check the month wise Puducherry bank holidays calendar 2024 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 Puducherry 2024 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 Puducherry 2024
Date | Day | Holiday |
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January 01 | Monday | New Year's Day |
January 15 | Monday | Uttarayana Punyakala/makara Sankranti festival/maghe Sankranti/pongal/magh Bihu |
January 16 | Tuesday | Thiruvalluvar Day |
January 17 | Wednesday | Uzhavar Thirunal/sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji birthday |
January 25 | Thursday | Thai Poosam/birthday Of Md. Hazarat Ali |
January 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
March 29 | Friday | Good Friday |
April 01 | Monday | To Enable To Banks To Close Their Yearly accounts |
April 09 | Tuesday | Gudhi Padwa/ugadi Festival/telugu New Year's day/sajibu Nongmapanba (cheiraoba)/1st navratra |
April 11 | Thursday | Ramzan-id (id-ul-fitr) (1st Shawaal) |
May 01 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Din/may Day (labour Day) |
June 17 | Monday | Bakri Id (id-uz-zuha) |
July 17 | Wednesday | Muharram/ashoora/u Tirot Sing Day |
August 15 | Thursday | Independence Day/parsi New Year (shahenshahi) |
August 26 | Monday | Janmashtami (shravan Vad-8)/krishna Jayanthi |
September 07 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/samvatsari (chaturthi paksha)/varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/vinayakar chathurthi |
September 16 | Monday | Milad-un-nabi Or Id-e Milad (birthday Of prophet Mohammad) (bara Vafat) |
October 02 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/mahalaya Amavasye |
October 11 | Friday | Dasara/dussehra (mahanavami/vijayadashmi)/durga Puja (dasain) |
October 12 | Saturday | Dasara/dussehra (mahanavami/vijayadashmi)/durga Puja (dasain) |
October 31 | Thursday | Diwali (deepavali)/kali Puja/sardar vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday/naraka chaturdashi |
December 25 | Wednesday | Christmas |
Note: 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month as public holiday for banks in India