I wanted to go to bank for some work and then I came to know that Bank has a holiday that day. So I wrote this article which talks about What are Bank Holidays, NEFT Holidays, Holiday of Stock Exchange like BSE, NSE in 2014? .
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Bank Holidays in India in 2014
Bank holidays in India depend on various festivals celebrated in India, which sometimes vary from state to state. . During the holidays, there are no bank transactions and the banks are closed for public.These are observed by both government undertaking banks like SBI, Canara Bank, PNB, and private sector banks ex, HDFC bank, ICICI bank,etc. This is a generalised list and holidays may vary from bank to Bank.
There are 19 bank holidays in 2014 in India, including holiday for half yearly and annual closing on 1st April 2014 and 30th September 2014. The following is the general list of bank holidays in 2014. For list according to month or states one can see Reserve Bank of India (RBI) list of holidays.
S. No. | Month | Holiday Name | Date | Day |
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1 | January 2014 | Eid Birthday of Prophet Mohammed | 14 | Tuesday |
2 | January 2014 | Republic Day | 26 | Sunday |
* | Apr 2014 | Annual Closing | 1 | Tuesday |
3 | April 2014 | Mahavir Jayanti | 13 | Sunday |
4 | April 2014 | Good Friday | 18 | Friday |
5 | May 2014 | Buddha Purnima | 14 | Wednesday |
6 | July 2014 | Idu’l Fitr | 29 | Tuesday |
7 | August 2014 | Independence day | 15 | Friday |
* | Sep 2014 | Halh year closing | 30 | Tuesday |
8 | October 2014 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 2 | Thursday |
9 | October 2014 | Dussehra | 3 | Friday |
10 | October 2014 | Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) | 6 | Monday |
11 | October 2014 | Diwali / Deepavali | 23 | Thursday |
12 | November 2014 | Muharram | 4 | Tuesday |
13 | November 2014 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 6 | Thursday |
14 | December 2014 | Christmas Day December | 25 | Thursday |
Additional holidays which may be observed by some banks | ||||
1 | March 2014 | Holi | 17 | Monday |
2 | April 2014 | Ram Navami | 8 | Tuesday |
3 | August 2014 | Janmashtami | 18 | August |
NEFT or RTGS Holidays in 2014
The following are the RTGS and NEFT holidays in 2014 when the National Electronics Fund Transfer facility for online bank transfers will remain closed other than Sundays. NEFT holidays are notified by RBI and are adhered to by all commercials banks both public sector banks and private sector banks. Please note that there may be a bank holiday in certain banks on certain dates other than mentioned above at state or national level but NEFT will operate as per schedule and observe these holidays only.
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Month
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Date
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Day
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Occasion / Holiday Name
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1 | April 2014 | April 1, 2014 | Tuesday | Annual Closing of banks |
2 | April 2014 | April 18, 2014 | Friday | Good Friday |
3 | July 2014 | July 1, 2014 | Tuesday | Annual Closing of RBI |
4 | July 2014 | July 29, 2014 | Tuesday | Id-Ul-Fitre |
5 | August 2014 | August 15, 2014 | Friday | Independence Day |
6 | October 2014 | October 2, 2014 | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
7 | October 2014 | October 3, 2014 | Friday | Dasara / Vijaya Dashami |
8 | November 2014 | November 4, 2014 | Tuesday | Muharram |
9 | December 2014 | December 25, 2014 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
BSE Holidays 2014 / NSE Holidays 2014
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE) will observe the following Trading Holidays during the Calendar Year January to December, 2014.
Day | Date | Holiday |
Thursday | February 27, 2014 | Mahashivratri |
Monday | March 17, 2014 | Holi |
Tuesday | April 08, 2014 | Ram Navami |
Monday | April 14, 2014 | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
Friday | April 18, 2014 | Good Friday |
Thursday | April 24, 2014 | General Elections in Mumbai(Lok Sabha) |
Thursday | May 01, 2014 | May Day |
Tuesday | July 29, 2014 | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) |
Friday | August 15, 2014 | Independence Day |
Friday | August 29, 2014 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
Thursday | October 02, 2014 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi |
Friday | October 03, 2014 | Dussehra |
Monday | October 06, 2014 | Bakri Id (Idul Zuha) |
Thursday | October 23, 2014 | Diwali * Laxmi Pujan |
Friday | October 24, 2014 | Diwali Balipratipada |
Tuesday | November 04, 2014 | Muharram |
Thursday | November 06, 2014 | Gurunanak Jayanti |
Thursday | December 25, 2014 | Christmas |
Diwali Muhurat Trading 2014 ( Laxmi Puja):
Muhurat Trading shall be held on Thursday, October 23, 2014 (Diwali – Laxmi Puja).
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Hope this list of holidays help you plan your bank operation in advance.