September 14, 2024 is the second Saturday of the month, and due to this fact, banks might be closed.Nevertheless, even when it weren’t a second Saturday, banks within the states of Kerala and Jharkhand would nonetheless be closed as a consequence of Onam and Karma Puja celebrations, respectively, in keeping with an ET report.
The RBI categorizes sure holidays beneath the Negotiable Devices Act, Actual-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
Onam, a big annual harvest and cultural competition, is broadly celebrated by the folks of Kerala. It’s thought-about the official competition of the state and entails numerous cultural actions. The date of Onam is decided by the Panchangam and falls on the twenty second nakshatra Thiruvonam within the month of Chingam in keeping with the Malayalam calendar, which corresponds to the interval between August and September within the Gregorian calendar.
September 2024: Financial institution Holidays
In September 2024, banks might be closed for 15 days, relying on the state, as a consequence of numerous events comparable to Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, Ganesh Chaturthi, First Onam, Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad, Indrajatra/Id-e-Milad, Pang-Lhabsol, Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi, Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day, and Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji.
On these specified holidays, financial institution operations can’t be carried out, and bodily banking companies are unavailable. Nevertheless, prospects can nonetheless entry digital banking companies comparable to Web banking, SMS banking, and WhatsApp banking for each monetary and non-financial transactions.