Bank holidays are days when banks are closed to the public and all operations are closed for transactions at bank branches. This page outlines various holidays in Arunachal Pradesh 2020.
Holidays in Arunachal Pradesh for the year 2020
Here is the list of various holidays in Arunachal Pradesh 2020
Date | Day | Event |
15th January 2020 | Wednesday | Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makara Sankranti Festival/Pongal/Magh Bihu and Tusu Puja |
9th March 2020 | Monday | Holi (Second Day)/Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day |
1st April 2020 | Wednesday | Annual closing of banks |
13th April 2020 | Wednesday | Biju Festival/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi |
14th April 2020 | Thursday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bengali New Year’s Day/Tamil New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Vishu |
15th April 2020 | Friday | Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day |
1st May 2020 | Friday | Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day) |
25th May 2020 | Monday | Ramzan Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1) |
1st August 2020 | Saturday | Bakri ID (Id-Ul-Zuha) |
15th August 2020 | Saturday | Independence Day |
20th August 2020 | Thursday | Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva |
2nd October 2020 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
17th October 2020 | Saturday | Kati Bihu/Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi |
24th October 2020 | Saturday | Durga Puja/Dussehra (Mahanavami)/(Maha asthmi) |
26th October 2020 | Monday | Durga Puja (Vijayadashami)/Acession Day |
14th November 2020 | Saturday | Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)/Kali Puja |
25th December 2020 | Friday | Christmas |
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks remain open on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month as regular working days but remain closed on 2nd and 4th Saturday.
RTGS Holidays in Arunachal Pradesh 2020
The RTGS settlement takes place on all working days but it is non-operational on the following days:
- Sundays
- 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the Month
- Some declared holidays listed below
Here is a list of declared RTGS holidays:
Date | Day | Event |
1st April 2020 | Wednesday | Annual closing of banks |
10th April 2020 | Friday | Good Friday |
25th May 2020 | Monday | Ramzan Id (Id- ul- Fitr) |
1st August 2020 | Saturday | Bakri Id (ld- uI-Zuha) |
15th August 2020 | Saturday | Independence Day |
2nd October 2020 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
30th October 2020 | Friday | Lakshmi Puja / Milad-un-Nabi |
25th December 2020 | Friday | Christmas |
NEFT Holidays in Arunachal Pradesh 2020
As per the RBI, NEFT is available 24*7, 365 days a year. Hence one can carry out NEFT anytime anywhere.
Bank Holidays on Saturdays in Arunachal Pradesh 2020
As mandated by the RBI, commercial, scheduled, non-scheduled, co-operative and regional rural banks will remain closed for the public on the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of every month. 5th Saturdays are also working days in all the banks.
Here is a list of upcoming Saturday bank holidays when all banks for the state of Arunachal Pradesh will be closed:
Date | Event |
11th January 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
25th January 2020 | 4th Saturday |
8th February 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
22nd February 2020 | 4th Saturday |
7th March 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
21st March 2020 | 4th Saturday |
11th April 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
25th April 2020 | 4th Saturday |
9th May 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
23rd May 2020 | 4th Saturday |
13th June 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
27th June 2020 | 4th Saturday |
11th July 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
25th July 2020 | 4th Saturday |
1st August 2020 | 1st Saturday |
8th August 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
15th August 2020 | 3rd Saturday |
22nd August 2020 | 4th Saturday |
12th September 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
26th September 2020 | 4th Saturday |
10th October 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
17th October 2020 | 3rd Saturday |
24th October 2020 | 4th Saturday |
14th November 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
28th November 2020 | 4th Saturday |
12th December 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
26th December 2020 | 4th Saturday |
Banking Service Available on Bank Holidays in Arunachal Pradesh
Even though banks are closed on the above listed days in Arunachal Pradesh, customers can get access to all the banking services online or by visiting the concerned bank’s ATM. Some of the banking services that are available round the clock on all bank holidays in Uttar Pradesh are:
- Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
- Access to Net-banking, phone banking and Mobile-banking services
- Cheque Drop facility at ATM/other Cheque Drop-boxes
- Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
- ATM Services