Bank Holiday: If you’re planning to complete any important banking tasks in December 2025, this news is crucial for you. Banks will be closed in this one state today.
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Bank Holiday: If you’re planning to complete any important bank-related work on Saturday, December 20, 2025, then this news is very important for you. Banks will be closed in one state today. Banks will be closed in Sikkim on Saturday, December 20, 2025. However, banks will remain open in all other states because today is the third Saturday. Banks remain open on third Saturdays.
Banks Closed for Three Days in a Row in Sikkim
Banks will be closed for three consecutive days in Sikkim on December 20 (Saturday), December 21 (Sunday), and December 22 (Monday). Banking services will be closed due to the Losoong/Namsoong festival celebrated by the Lepcha and Bhutia communities. This festival marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year. Bank customers in Sikkim will experience a long weekend break.
Losoong/Namsong festival on December 20 and 22
December 21st is Sunday (Weekly Off Nationwide)
A Total of 17 Bank Holidays in December 2025
According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) state-wise holiday calendar for 2025-26, public and private banks will be closed for a total of 17 days in December 2025. This includes all Sundays, the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, and local festivals. However, digital services remain operational even when banks are closed.
Complete List of Bank Holidays in December 2025
December 1st (Monday)
Banks are closed in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland on State Inauguration Day and Indigenous Faith Day.
December 3rd (Wednesday)
Banks closed in Goa on the death anniversary of St. Francis Xavier.
December 7 (Sunday)
Banks closed across India.
December 12 (Friday)
Holiday in Meghalaya on the death anniversary of freedom fighter Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma.
December 13 (Saturday)
Second Saturday of the month, banks closed across the country.
December 14 (Sunday)
Banks closed across India.
December 18 (Thursday)
Banks closed in Meghalaya on the death anniversary of Khasi poet U Soso Tham.
December 19 (Friday)
Bank services closed in Goa on account of Goa Liberation Day.
December 20 (Saturday)
Banks closed in Sikkim due to the Losoong/Namsong festival.
December 21 (Sunday)
Banks closed across the country.
December 22 (Monday)
Losoong/Namsong festival in Sikkim, banks closed.
December 24 (Wednesday)
Banks closed in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya on Christmas Eve.
December 25 (Thursday)
Banks closed across India on Christmas Day.
December 26 (Friday)
Banks closed in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya even after Christmas.
(Banks will remain closed for four consecutive days in these states)
December 27 (Saturday)
Fourth Saturday of the month, banks closed across the country.
December 28 (Sunday)
Banks closed across India.
December 30 (Tuesday)
Banks closed in Meghalaya on the death anniversary of freedom fighter U Kyang Nangbah.
December 31 (Wednesday)
Banks closed in Mizoram and Manipur on account of New Year’s Eve and Imoinu Iratpa festival.
