As per RBI’s instructions, both scheduled and non-scheduled banks will have only 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month as working days. This implies that the banks will remain closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month. The following is the list of upcoming Saturday bank holidays when all banks will be closed for routine banking transaction activities.
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The table below outlines the RBI bank holidays on Saturdays in 2019:
| Date | Event | States |
| 12th January 2019 | 2nd Saturday/ Birthday of Swami Vivekananda/Sohrai | All States |
| 19th January 2019 | Gaan-Ngai | Manipur |
| 26th January 2019 | 4th Saturday/ Republic Day | All States |
| 9th February 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 23rd February 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 9th March 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 23th March 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 6th April 2019 | Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra/Telugu New Year’s Day | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa |
| 13th April 2019 | 2nd Saturday/Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) | All States |
| 27th April 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 11th May 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 18th May 2019 | Buddha Poornima | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, New Delhi, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh |
| 25th May 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 1st June 2019 | Ramzan Id (Id-ul-Fitr)(Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan | All States |
| 8th June 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 15th June 2019 | Y.M.A. Day/Raja Sankranti | Mizoram, Odisha |
| 22nd June 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 13th July 2019 | 2nd Saturday/Bhanu Jayanti/Martyr’s Day | All States |
| 27th July 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 10th August 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 17th August 2019 | Parsi New Year(Shahenshahi)/Pateti | Gujarat, Maharashtra |
| 24th August 2019 | 4th Saturday/Krishna Janmashtmi (Shravan Vad-8) | All States |
| 14th September 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 21st September 2019 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day | Uttar Pradesh, Kerala |
| 28th September 2019 | 4th Saturday/Mahalaya Amavasye | All States |
| 5th October 2019 | Durga Puja/Dasara (Mahasaptami) | Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand |
| 12th October 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 26th October 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 2nd November 2019 | Chhath Puja/Chath (Evening Ardhya) | Bihar, Jharkhand |
| 9th November 2019 | 2nd Saturday/Milad-i- Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Kerala |
| 23rd November 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
| 14th December 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 28th December 2019 | 4th Saturday/ Losoong/Namsoong | All States |
Even if the banks are closed on some Saturdays, customers can initiate transactions and avail other banking services from anywhere at their leisure. Since RTGS mode of fund transfer cannot be used on holidays and 2nd and 4th Saturdays, customers can use other banking services that are available even on Saturdays. Some of the banking services that are available to customers 24*7 are as follows:
