Bank Holidays in Sikkim 2024, 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 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 Sikkim 2024
There are total 22 bank holidays declared in Sikkim. These 22 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 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 Sikkim 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 Sikkim 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 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
February 10 | Saturday | Losar |
March 25 | Monday | Holi (second Day) - Dhuleti/dol jatra/dhulandi |
March 29 | Friday | Good Friday |
April 17 | Wednesday | Shree Ram Navami (chaite Dasain) |
May 16 | Thursday | State Day |
July 09 | Tuesday | Drukpa Tshe-zi |
August 08 | Thursday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat |
August 15 | Thursday | Independence Day/parsi New Year (shahenshahi) |
August 26 | Monday | Janmashtami (shravan Vad-8)/krishna Jayanthi |
September 17 | Tuesday | Indrajatra/id-e-milad (milad-un-nabi) |
September 18 | Wednesday | Pang-lhabsol |
October 02 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/mahalaya Amavasye |
October 11 | Friday | Dusshera (mahashtami/mahanavami)/ayudha pooja/durga Puja (dasain)/durga Ashtami |
October 12 | Saturday | Dasara/dussehra (mahanavami/vijayadashmi)/durga Puja (dasain) |
October 14 | Monday | Durga Puja (dasain) |
November 01 | Friday | Diwali Amavasya (laxmi pujan)/deepawali/kut/kannada Rajyothsava |
November 02 | Saturday | Diwali (bali Pratipada)/balipadyami/laxmi puja (deepawali)/govardhan Pooja/vikram samvant New Year Day |
December 25 | Wednesday | Christmas |
December 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve/lossong/namsoong |
Note: 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month as public holiday for banks in India