New Delhi is the capital of India and house of over 20 million people. This is a Union Territory and surrounded by two states Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (U.P.).
The list of bank holidays in not same throughout the country, the states and union territories can have their own list of bank holidays. Also the list of public holidays i.e. holidays in govt offices etc. in a state can be different from the list of bank holidays.
So there is lot of confusion about the bank holidays in Delhi and many friends keep asking me the question "Is today a bank holiday in Delhi"? For the convenience of our readers, we are giving a complete list of bank holidays in Delhi in 2019.
Note that the list of bank holidays in the neighbouring cities like Gurugram, Noida etc. is not same, so check the holiday list for respective states.
Today Bank Holiday in Delhi
Today's date is Friday, April 19, 2024 and this is the 3rd Friday of April. In this section, you will get to know about
today bank open or not in Delhi. If you are a bank employee working in Delhi, you must be looking for the answer as 'Yes, today is a holiday in banks in Delhi'.
You may be little disappointed to know that today is not a bank holiday in Delhi. So all the public and private sector banks in Delhi will remain open.
Bank Holidays in Delhi 2019
The complete list of bank holidays in Delhi during the year 2019 is given below. It is important to note that bank holidays are not same throughout the country. The list is issued by the respective state governments according to the directions of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
According to the list issued by Delhi govt, there are following bank holidays in Delhi during the year 2019.
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Saturday, January 26, 2019
Republic Day
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
Holi
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Monday, April 1, 2019
Annual Closing of Accounts Day
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Sunday, April 14, 2019
Ram Navmi
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Mahavir Jayanti
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Friday, April 19, 2019
Good Friday
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Saturday, May 18, 2019
Buddha Purnima
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Eid ul-Fitr
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Monday, August 12, 2019
Eid ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
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Thursday, August 15, 2019
Independence Day
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Muharram
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Gandhi Jayanti
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Dussehra (Vijay Dasami)
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Sunday, October 27, 2019
Diwali
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Sunday, November 10, 2019
Eid-e-Milad
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Guru Nanak Gurpurab
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Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Christmas Day
Other than these holidays, the banks are closed on all the Sundays and 2nd/4th Saturdays of every month.