All private and public sector banks in the country are closed on Sundays, as well as on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Besides this, banks are closed on various public and national and regional public holidays as well.
Some of the national holidays on which banks are closed are New Year, Independence Day, Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Christmas, Holi, Diwali, Durga Puja, Eid etc. Pongal, Onam, and Bihu etc., are, meanwhile, some of the regional holidays on which banks are closed. Regional holidays are decided by the respective state governments and, as such, customers should visit the official website or branches of their respective banks to check about bank holidays in their region.
December is the last month of the year. The month has 31 days like January and March. December is a crucial month from the stance of working professionals who are required to utilise the outstanding leaves for the year. Christmas is the notable public holiday in December every year. The festival is celebrated on 25 December across many parts of the country. A few private institutions will announce a long leave on the occasion of this festival. Apart from Christmas, there are many state-specific regional holidays in December 2020.
Public holidays in December 2020:
Date | Day | Holiday | Public Holidays in |
December
1, 2020 |
Tuesday | State Inauguration Day | Nagaland |
Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
December
3, 2020 |
Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
World Disabled Day | Tripura | ||
Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Goa | ||
December
5, 2020 |
Saturday | Birthday of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah | Jammu & Kashmir |
December
18, 2020 |
Friday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chandigarh | ||
December
19, 2020 |
Saturday | Goa Liberation Day | Goa |
Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab | ||
December
24, 2020 |
Thursday | Christmas Eve | Mizoram, Meghalaya |
December
25, 2020 |
Friday | Christmas Day | All over India |
December
26, 2020 |
Saturday | Christmas holiday | Meghalaya, Mizoram, Telangana |
Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | Haryana | ||
December
30, 2020 |
Wednesday | Tamu Losar | Sikkim |
U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya | ||
December
31, 2020 |
Thursday | New Year’s Eve | Manipur |
Bank Holidays in December 2020:
Date | Day | Holiday |
December
12, 2020 |
Saturday | Second Saturday |
December
25, 2020 |
Friday | Christmas Day |
December
26, 2020 |
Saturday | Fourth Saturday |