Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurab, is a significant festival celebrated to honor the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. This year, it falls on November 15, 2024, and is observed as a public holiday in several states across India. Here’s what you need to know about bank closures and services on this day.
Bank Closures on Guru Nanak Jayanti
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will be closed in various states due to the observance of Guru Nanak Jayanti and Kartika Purnima. The following states will have bank branches closed today:
- Mizoram
- Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha
- Chandigarh
- Uttarakhand
- Telangana
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Uttar Pradesh
- Nagaland
- West Bengal
- New Delhi
- Chhattisgarh
- Jharkhand
- Himachal Pradesh
Bank Holiday Today: As India celebrates Guru Nanak Jayanti and Kartika Purnima today (November 15), banks will remain closed in several states of the country, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list.
Reserve Bank of India shares list of RBI holidays on its website on state wise regional and national holiday basis.
When is Guru Nanak Jayanthi?
Guru Nanak Jayanti is on November 15, 2024.
Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also called Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav, commemorates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and one of the most well-known and prominent Sikh Gurus, is held in high esteem by the Sikh community. .
The celebration also creates awareness of Guru Nanak’s teachings and is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Cuttack. Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated in October or November as the lunar calendar changes every year.
Guru Nanak Jayanti: Banks are closed on November 15 in these states
Banks are closed in some states on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartika Purnima/Rahas Purnima in Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Hyderabad – Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland. , Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar.
November 2024: List of bank holidays
November 1: Diwali Amavasya (Lakshmi Pujan) / Deepavali / Kut / Kannada Rajyotsava Diwali (Bali Pratipada) / Balipadyami / Lakshmi Puja (Deepavali) / Govardhan Puja / Vikram November 2: Samvant New Year Day
November 7: Chhath (evening)
November 8: Chhath (morning arghya)/Vangla festival
November 12: Egas-Baghwal
November 15: Guru Nanak Jayanthi/Karthik Purnima/Rahas Purnima
November 18: Kanakdas Jayanti
November 23: His assassination
Apart from these holidays, banks will also be closed on weekends i.e. Sundays on 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th November and second and fourth Saturdays on 9th and 23rd November.
RBI releases a list of bank holidays every year and places these holidays in three brackets, namely holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act; holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and real time gross settlement holidays; and closure of bank accounts. However, bank holidays vary from state to state and are not observed by all banking companies.