Bank Holidays In Kerala 2020: List Of Kerala Bank Holidays

Kerala Bank Holidays 2020: This article is all about the Bank holidays in Kerala falling for the year 2020. As per RBI, every state has its own specific list of bank holidays which every bank and its branches have to follow throughout the year. Read out the complete article to learn about the bank holidays of Kerala and on which days it fall, as this would help you to make a plan for your bank visit.

List of RBI Bank Holidays 2020

List of Bank Holidays in Kerala

Check the below detailed list about the bank holidays in Kerala 2020. As per the authentication of RBI all the banks in Kerala remain closed on every 2nd & 4th Saturdays and every Sundays besides the holidays mentioned in the table. These dates could be changed or modified by RBI in case it finds it important.

Do read; Complete List of Bank Holidays in India

Bank Holidays in Kerala 2020
Date	Holiday	Day
January 2020
26 January	Republic Day	Sunday
February 2020
21 February	Mahashivratri	Friday
April 2020
1 April	Annual bank closing	Wednesday
10 April	Good Friday	Friday
14 April	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/ Bengali New Year’s Day/Tamil New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Vishu	Tuesday
May 2020
1 May	May Day (Labour Day)	Friday
July 2020
31 July	Bakrid	Friday
August 2020
15 August	Independence Day	Saturday
31 August	Indrajatra/Thiruvonam	Monday
September 2020
2 September	Pang-Lhabsol/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi	Wednesday
21 September	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day	Monday
October 2020
2 October	Gandhi Jayanti	Friday
24 October	Durga Puja/Dusshera	Saturday
26 October	Durga Puja (Vijayadashami)	Monday
29 October	Durga Puja/Milad-i-Sherif	Thursday
November 2020
14 November	Diwali	Saturday
December 2020
25 December	Christmas	Friday

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Classification of Bank Holidays

Holidays under Negotiable Instrument Act: As per RBI, the holidays on 26 January, 21 February, 1 May, 31 July, 31 August, 2 September, 21 September, 24 October, 26 October, 29 October, and 14 November comes under the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 and any maturity that comes any of these holidays will be shifted to the next day.

Holidays under Negotiable Instrument Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday: RBI has listed 10 April, 14 April, 15 August, 2 October, and 25 December under this classification. On these days any RTGs are not applicable throughout the country in any of the bank or their branches.

Annual Bank Closing Day: As declared by RBI, 1st April of every year has been decided as the annual bank closing day and the bank does not open in this day.