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Assam: Check the complete list of Bank holidays in 2021

First Published: 28th December, 2020 17:41 IST

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its holiday schedule for Assam on its official website for the year 2021. Banks would remain closed for a total of 17

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its holiday schedule for Assam on its official website for the year 2021.

Banks would remain closed for a total of 17 days in 2021. Banks across India will remain closed for more than 40 days throughout the year, as per RBI.

According to RBI, bank holidays differ from state to state and be different in various banks. RBI has advised customers to plan their bank visits accordingly in order to avoid inconvenience.

While the bank branches would remain closed on these dates, mobile and internet banking will remain functional. The bank holidays has been declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Here is the list of bank holidays:

January
15 Thiruvalluvar Day/Magh Bihu and Tusu Puja
26 Republic Day/Gaan-Ngai
April
1 To enable Banks to close their yearly accounts
14 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Tamil New Year’s Day/Vishu/Biju Festival/Cheiraoba/Bohag Bihu
15 Himachal Day/Bengali New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu
16 Bohag Bihu
May
1 May Day (Labour Day)
14 Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti/Ramjan-Eid (Eid-UI-Fitra)
July
21 Bakri Id (Id-Ul-Zuha) (Eid-UI-Adha)
September
8 Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
October
2 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
13 Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
14 Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayutha Pooja
15 Durga Puja/Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)
18 Kati Bihu
November
4 Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepavali/Kali Puja
December
25 Christmas

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