Apart from the mandatory bank holidays on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays, there are several other holidays during which banks are closed in Nagaland. As a bank customer, it would be well to know the dates on which banks are working so here is the list of various bank holidays falling in year 2020 for the state of Nagaland
Bank holidays in year 2020 for the state of Nagaland
List of various bank holidays falling in year 2020 for the state of Nagaland
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 |
As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Indian bank holidays are granted on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month. Owing to this, banks remain open on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month as regular working days.
RTGS holidays in Nagaland 2020
In RTGS, the transactions are processed continuously on a one-to-one basis throughout the RTGS business hours and are most used for high-value transactions.
The RTGS service window for customer transactions is available to banks from 7 am to 6 pm on a working day, for settlement at the RBI end. Here is a list of RTGS Holidays for 2020 in Nagaland:
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 Nagaland 2020
National Electronic Fund Transfer is a nationwide electronic payment system wherein the transfer of funds is done on half-hourly basis.
NEFT service is available 24*7 365 days a year. The process is based on Deferred Net Settlement (DNS) and the transfer of funds will be carried out on a half-hourly basis starting from 12:30 am to 12:00 pm. Hence people can carry out NEFT transactions accordingly.
Bank Holidays on Saturdays in Nagaland 2020
In addition to the above mentioned bank holidays, banks also remain shut on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. If a month has five Saturdays, the 5th Saturday will be a bank working day.
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 Nagaland
Despite banks being closed on national holidays, public holidays and regional holidays, customers can avail the banking services either through various platforms:
- Netbanking/Mobile banking
- Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Service
- National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) Service
- Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
- UPI (Unified Payments Interface)