Banks to remain closed for 6 days this week across various states due to festivals and weekends

According to a report by the AajTak web portal, if you have any bank-related work this week, it is necessary to step out of your house only after checking the working days, as banks are set to remain closed for a total of 6 days across different parts of the country this week. It is essential to keep complete information about when banks will remain closed and open in your state and city in mind.

According to the information provided by AajTak, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar, banks will remain closed for multiple days in various states and cities of the country between November 9 and 15, 2026, due to Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhaiyya Dooj, and weekend holidays. Let us find out on which dates and for what reasons banking operations will remain suspended between November 9 and 15.

The complete schedule of this week's holidays is as follows. On November 9, 2026 (Monday), on the occasion of Deepavali, Lakshmi Puja, Govardhan Puja, and Vishwakarma Day, if we talk about cities like Agartala, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Raipur, bank branches will remain closed.

Subsequently, on November 10, 2026 (Tuesday), banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Mumbai, and Nagpur due to Bali Pratipada, Govardhan Puja, Vikram Samvat New Year, and Lakshmi Puja. All these festivals hold major local significance, keeping which in consideration the holiday has been declared.

As mentioned in the report, on November 11, 2026 (Wednesday), on the occasion of Bhaiyya Dooj (Bhratru Dwitiya), Ningol Chakouba, and Chitragupta Jayanti, bank branches will remain closed in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Shimla. On this day, the festival of brother-sister love and other celebrations are observed.

On November 12, 2026 (Thursday), according to the RBI calendar, there is no official national or regional holiday, so banks across the country will remain open normally and customers will be able to finish their pending works. This is the only day in the middle of this week when operations will continue as usual.

Then, on November 13, 2026 (Friday), banks will remain closed in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, due to the Wangala Festival. This local festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Meghalaya.

Moving towards the end of the week, on November 14, 2026 (Saturday), being the second Saturday of the month, all public and private banks across the country will remain closed under RBI rules. Whereas on November 15, 2026 (Sunday), banks will remain completely closed across the country due to the weekly holiday.

However, the report has clarified that even though bank branches may remain closed for several days in different cities this week due to festivals and holidays, digital and online banking services will remain operational 24 hours so that customers do not face any kind of inconvenience. For monetary transactions or fund transfers, customers will be able to use Google Pay, PhonePe, net banking, etc. Additionally, ATM services will also be available round the clock to withdraw cash.