Bank Holiday: All banks will remain closed tomorrow on Thursday. According to RBI, banks will remain closed in Goa on Thursday but bank branches will remain open in all other states of the country.
In other states of the country like Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, bank branches will work normally and all branches will work. Know here why RBI has given holiday to the banks of Goa.
Banks will remain closed on Thursday, December 19
Goa Liberation Day will be celebrated on Thursday, December 19. Goa Liberation Day is celebrated every year on December 19. This day is celebrated to commemorate Goa’s independence from Portuguese rule in 1961. Goa was under Portuguese rule for about 450 years, but it gained independence after a long struggle and a military operation under the Indian Army’s ‘Operation Vijay’. In this operation, the Indian Army liberated Goa within 36 hours and ended Portuguese rule. Goa Liberation Day is an opportunity to honor the glorious history of the state and the courage of freedom fighters.
Complete list of bank holidays in December 2024
- December 18 (Wednesday) : Banks will remain closed in Shillong on account of death anniversary of U Soso Tham.
- December 19 (Thursday): Banks will remain closed only in Goa on account of Goa Liberation Day.
- December 22(Sunday): Weekly Holiday
- December 24 (Tuesday): Banks will remain closed in Kohima, Aizawl on Christmas Eve.
- December 25 (Wednesday): Banks will remain closed in all states due to national holiday of Christmas.
- December 26 (Thursday): Banks will remain closed in some states due to Christmas celebrations.
- December 27 (Friday): Banks will remain closed in some states due to Christmas celebrations.
- December 28 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday
- December 29 (Sunday): Weekly Holiday
- December 30 (Monday): Banks will remain closed in Shillong on account of U Kiang Nangbah.
- December 31 (Tuesday): New Year’s Eve (Banks will be closed in some states due to local holiday)