November 8 Bank Holiday for Second Saturday!

Nov 07, 2025, 16:36 IST

If you plan on visiting your bank over the weekend, then you must know that November 8 will mark a bank holiday across the country. According to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, banks remain closed on all Sundays, second Saturdays and fourth Saturdays of every month. This implies that the branches will also remain shut on November 8, as it falls on the second Saturday of the month.

Bank Holiday Details on November 8

All banks in the public and private sectors will remain closed on Saturday, November 8. As the next day, November 9, is Sunday, it will be a two continuous-day holiday for banks. Online and digital services will continue as usual on these days.

Kanakadasa Jayanti in Karnataka

Apart from the second Saturday, banks in Karnataka will also be closed on November 8 to mark Kanakadasa Jayanti, a regional public holiday. The day remembers Kanakadasa, the 16th-century saint, poet, philosopher, and social reformer. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu and played a major role during the Bhakti movement.

Kanakadasa Jayanti is celebrated with great devotion by the people of Karnataka, and government offices, schools, and banks remain closed on this day.

Bank Holidays in November 2025

Here is a brief look at the bank holidays remaining this month:

November 8 (Saturday): Second Saturday, Kanakadasa Jayanti (Karnataka)
November 9 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
November 11 (Tuesday): Lhabab Duchen (Sikkim)
November 16: Sunday - Weekly holiday
November 22 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday
November 23 (Sunday): Weekly holiday
November 30 (Sunday): Weekly holiday

Online Banking Services Available

While the physical branches will remain closed, all ATMs, mobile banking, internet banking, and UPI services will be functional across the country. Customers can carry out their day-to-day transactions, transfers, bill payments, etc., uninterruptedly. If you have any essential banking tasks to complete, it’s advisable to plan them on a working day before or after the weekend.

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