Bank Holiday on Tuesday: Today, on Tuesday, banks are going to remain closed in one state of the country. On Tuesday, July 16, all public and private sector banks are going to remain closed in Uttarakhand.
All banks in India remain closed on national, public, state holidays, all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays. Today, on Tuesday, RBI has declared a holiday for banks. Let us know why banks are closed in Uttarakhand today.
Why are banks closed on tuesday
Banks are closed in Uttarakhand on Tuesday 16 July 2024. Harela festival will be celebrated in Uttarakhand due to which banks are closed. Harela is considered to be the beginning of Sawan in the hilly state. Harela, the famous folk festival of Uttarakhand, is celebrated in the Kumaon division here. In Kumaon, Harela is considered to be the beginning of the month of Shravan or Sawan and the rainy season.
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List of Bank Holidays in July 2024 – State Wise
16 July (Tuesday) Harela (Uttarakhand)
Banks will be closed on July 17 (Wednesday) Muharram/Ashura/U Tirot Sing Day (West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura).
21 July (Sunday) Weekend (All India)
27 July (Saturday) Weekend (All India)
28 July (Sunday) Weekend (All India)