Full List of Bank Holidays in November and December 2022

According to the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881, state, federal, and union territory governments must list the bank holidays. The bank will be inaccessible on the dates listed below. On account of national holidays, official holidays, and the second and fourth Saturdays, banks in India will remain close and inactive.

Here’s a complete list of significant upcoming bank holidays for November and December in 2022,

Bank Holidays in November 2022

• November 1, 2022 (Tuesday) – Karnataka Formation Day, Kut Festival : All banks in Karnataka, Manipur will remain close and inactive.

• November 8, 2022 (Tuesday)-Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartika Purnima : except for states including tripura, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Kerala, Goa, Bihar and Meghalaya, the banks in other states will remain closed.

• November 11, 2022 (Friday)-Kanakadasa Jayanthi/Wangala Festival: All banks in Karnataka, Meghalaya will remain closed and inactive.

• November 23, 2022 (Wednesday)-Seng Kutsnem or Seng Kut Snem : All banks in Meghalaya will remain closed and inactive.

Notes on occasions in November, 2022

• Karnataka Formation Day, Kut Festival – The Karnataka Formation Day is observed annually on November 1 and is also known as Kannada Rajyotsava. On 1 November 1956, all of the Kannada-speaking regions were merged to establish the state of Karnataka. Kannada speakers, also known as Kannadigas, celebrate Karnataka Rajyotsava, a festival that falls on a state holiday in the Indian state of Karnataka.

• Guru Nanak Jayanti : One of the most well-known Sikh holidays, Guru Nanak Jayanti, commemorates the birth of Guru Nanak, the first of their gurus. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was crucial in forming and fortifying the Sikh community.

• Kanakadasa Jayanthi/Wangala Festival: On the 18th day of the Hindu month of Kartik each year, the Indian state of Karnataka observes a regional public holiday known as Kanakadasa Jayanti. Thus, according to the Western Calendar, it typically occurs in November. Each year, the Karnataka government publishes the date in their list of general holidays.

• Seng Kutsnem or Seng Kut Snem: Every year on November 23, the state of Meghalaya in northeastern India observes Seng Kut Snem, a regional public holiday. This holiday celebrates a significant Khasi Community event in Meghalaya that honours their culture and traditions.

Bank Holidays in December, 2022

• 10 December 2022 ( Saturday) : Second Saturday

• 24 December 2022 ( Saturday) : Christmas Day/ Fourth Saturday

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