Bank holidays in December 2021: Banks to remain shut for 12 days this month; here's the full list

Banks will remain closed for a total of 12 days in December on account of a few state-specific holidays and Christmas.

There is only one national holiday in banking calendar this month on December 25 for Christmas, which also clashes with a notified holiday (fourth Saturday). The rest of the holidays are region specific. Additionally, there are regular banking offs on Sundays and second Saturday in December.

Bank holidays are decided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under three heads -- Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. The RBI releases a detailed calendar that lists the occasions on which branches of all public and private sector banks, foreign banks, cooperative banks and regional banks will remain closed. Some banking holidays depend on state-specific festivals.