In March 2024, banks across states will be closed for 14 days, according to the Reserve Bank of India holiday list. With the upcoming festival of colors, many bank customers are confused when are banks closed in their state for Holi
Let us take a look at the states where banks will be closed for Holi on Monday.
Also read: These banks will be open on Sunday, March 31, 2024; full list of RBI’s agency banks
States where banks are closed on Monday for Holi
March 25 – (Monday): Holi (Second Day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi- Banks are closed in Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Uttara Khand, Andhra Pradesh, Bengal, Telangana, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh.
Long holiday in March for Holi
Many states will observe holidays for three consecutive days as festival of Holi falls on Monday which is preceded by Sunday and fourth Saturday.
In March banks are closed on the occasion of Chapchar Kut, /Sivarathri, Bihar Divas, Holi (Second Day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi, Yaosang 2nd Day/Holi, Holi, Good Friday in March 2024.
The RBI has categorised these holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement Holidays, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
Other bank holidays March 2024
March 26 (Tuesday): Yaosang 2nd Day/Holi- Banks are closed in Orissa, Manipur and Bihar.
March 27 (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.
| Mar-24 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
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| Ahmedabad | • | • | • | ||||
| Aizawl | • | • | • | ||||
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| Bhopal | • | • | • | ||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | • | • | ||||
| Chandigarh | • | • | • | ||||
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| Dehradun | • | • | • | ||||
| Gangtok | • | • | |||||
| Guwahati | • | ||||||
| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | • | • | • | ||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | • | • | ||||
| Imphal | • | • | |||||
| Itanagar | • | • | |||||
| Jaipur | • | ||||||
| Jammu | • | • | |||||
| Kanpur | • | • | • | ||||
| Kochi | • | • | |||||
| Kohima | • | ||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | |||||
| Lucknow | • | • | • | ||||
| Mumbai | • | • | • | ||||
| Nagpur | • | • | • | ||||
| New Delhi | • | • | |||||
| Panaji | • | • | |||||
| Patna | • | • | • | • | |||
| Raipur | • | • | • | ||||
| Ranchi | • | • | • | ||||
| Shillong | • | • | |||||
| Shimla | • | • | |||||
| Srinagar | • | ||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | • | • |
| Holiday Description | Day |
| Chapchar Kut | 1 |
| Mahashivratri (Maha vad-13)/Sivarathri | 8 |
| Bihar Divas | 22 |
| Holi (Second Day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi | 25 |
| Yaosang 2nd Day/Holi | 26 |
| Holi | 27 |
| Good Friday | 29 |
These days include all Sundays, the second and fourth Saturdays, public holidays, and a few regional holidays. Bank clients should keep track of the dates of impending bank holidays in March so that they may plan their trips to their bank offices properly.
