Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on 13 December for Second Saturday weekend off?

Key Highlights

• For cash, you can use the local ATMs, online banking or fintech apps, and the UPI function.
• Banks across India will be closed today, on 13 December, because it is the second Saturday of the month.
• This is as per RBI mandate.
• Further, it is also a long weekend off, as 14 December is Sunday, and 12 December was a holiday in Meghalaya to commemorate the death anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma, a freedom fighter from Garo tribe.
• Notably, all public and private banks in India, including the State Bank of India, are shut on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, and all Sundays in a month.