Many bank customers are confused as to when the banks will remain closed in their state on the occasion of Holi festival. The main reason for this is that the festival of Holi is being celebrated on different days in different states of the country. When will the banks be closed for the day in their state.
According to the holiday list of the Reserve Bank of India, banks in all states will remain closed for 14 days in March 2024. Many bank customers are confused as to when the banks will remain closed in their state on the occasion of Holi festival. The main reason for this is that the festival of Holi is being celebrated on different days in different states of the country. When will the banks be closed for the day in their state. Let’s take a look at those states where banks will remain closed on Monday, March 25 due to Holi. Which are the states where banks are going to remain closed on the second day due to Holi?
States where banks are closed on Monday due to Holi
March 25 – (Monday): Holi (2nd day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi – Banks closed in Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh. . Pradesh, Bengal, Telangana, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh.
Long holi holiday in March
In many states, there will be holidays for three consecutive days because the festival of Holi is on Monday, first of which is Sunday and fourth is Saturday. In March 2024, banks remain closed on the occasion of Chapchar Kut, Shivratri, Bihar Day, Holi (2nd day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi, Yaosang 2nd day/Holi, Holi, Good Friday. RBI has categorized these holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, real-time gross settlement holidays and bank account closure holidays.
Other bank holidays in March 2024
- 26 March (Tuesday): Yaosang second day/Holi – Banks are closed in Orissa, Manipur and Bihar.
- 27 March (Wednesday): Holi- Banks are closed in Bihar.
- March 29 (Friday): Banks are closed in all states except Tripura, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Srinagar.
These days include all Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays, public holidays and some regional holidays. Bank customers should take note of the dates of upcoming bank holidays in March so that they can plan their visits to their bank offices properly.
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