Bank Holidays in December 2022: Banks Will Be Closed for 13 Days in India

Here's the complete list of Bank holidays 2022 in the month of December.

Check out the full list of bank holidays in December 2022.

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Bank Holiday 2022: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a full list of bank holidays for the month of December 2022. The upcoming month is full of festivities due to which banks in different cities of India will remain shut for almost 13 days. All these bank holidays fall under the state-observed holidays category, meaning the holidays will be observed in specific regions/ states only.

All the bank holidays have been categorized into four distinct categories under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881 – Holidays Under Negotiable Instruments Act, Banks' Closing of Accounts, and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday.

Even though people will observe 13 bank holidays in December 2022 including 2nd Saturdays and Sundays, the online and net banking services will be available as usual.

Following is the list of Bank Holidays 2022 (December).

Full List of Bank Holidays in December 2022

Date	Day	Bank Holiday	State/Region
03-Dec-22	Saturday	Feast of St. Francis Xavier	Panaji
12-Dec-22	Monday	Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma	Shillong
19-Dec-22	Monday	Goa Liberation Day	Panaji
24-Dec-22	Saturday	Christmas Festival	Shillong
26-Dec-22	Monday	Christmas Celebration/Losoong/Namsoong	Aizawl, Gangtok, Shillong
29-Dec-22	Thursday	Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday	Chandigarh
30-Dec-22	Friday	U Kiang Nangbah	Shillong
31-Dec-22	Saturday	New Year's Eve	Aizawl

Besides the above list, Banks in India will observe holidays on following dates.

• 4 December 2022 (Sunday/weekend).

• 10 December 2022 (Second Saturday).

• 11 December 2022 (Sunday/weekend).

• 18 December 2022 (Sunday/weekend).

• 24 December 2022 (Fourth Saturday).

• 25 December 2022 (Sunday/Weekend).