Bank Holidays Announced: There are a lot of bank holidays in May. In such a situation, for the convenience of the customers, RBI has released the list of May holidays.
Bank Holiday in May 2023: The first month of the financial year 2023-24 has come to an end and the new month will begin in a few days. In such a situation, even before the beginning of May, the Reserve Bank of India has released the list of bank holidays in May. Bank is an integral part of the life of common people.
Bank is needed for many tasks like money transactions, receiving demand drafts, depositing cheques. If there is a holiday in the bank, then many times the important work of the customers gets stuck. If you also have to do some important work in May, then you are giving information about this month’s bank holiday list (Bank Holiday in May 2023).
Total number of days banks will be closed in May
There are a lot of bank holidays in May 2023. There will be total 12 days holiday in banks due to festivals, jubilee etc. It also includes Saturday and Sunday holidays. There are many important occasions like Maharashtra Day, Buddha Purnima, Maharana Pratap Jayanti in the month of May. Due to this, there will be no functioning in banks for many days in different states (May Bank Holiday List). It is worth noting that the list of bank holidays varies from state to state. We are giving you information about the complete list of holidays in May according to the states-
How many days will the banks be closed in May 2023?
- May 1, 2023- Banks will remain closed in Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna and Trivandrum on account of Maharashtra Day/May Day.
- May 5, 2023- Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar due to Buddha Purnima.
- May 7, 2023- Due to Sunday, banks will remain closed in the whole country.
May 9, 2023- Banks will remain closed in Kolkata due to the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. - May 13, 2023- Banks will remain closed across the country due to the second Saturday.
- May 14, 2023- Banks will remain closed due to Sunday.
- May 16, 2023- Banks will remain closed in Sikkim due to Statehood Day.
- May 21, 2023- There will be holiday in banks due to Sunday.
- May 22, 2023- Banks will remain closed in Shimla due to Maharana Pratap Jayanti.
- May 24, 2023- Banks in Tripura will remain closed for Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti.
- May 27, 2023- Banks will remain closed due to the fourth Saturday.
- May 28, 2023- Due to Sunday, there will be a bank holiday in the whole country.
How to deal with work when the bank is closed-
Many important works get stuck when there is a holiday in the banks. In such a situation, for the convenience of the customers, you can complete some work through mobile or net banking. You can transfer money from one account to another through net banking or mobile banking. Apart from this, money can also be transferred through UPI. At the same time, you can use ATM for cash withdrawal.
