Bank Holidays in March 2024: Banks to remain shut on Holi, these other days—Check out full state-wise list

Bank Holiday on Holi, Bank Holidays in March 2024: This year Holi will be played on Monday, March 25. On this occasion, public and private banks in various states of the country will remain closed on Monday. There are a total of 14 bank holidays in March 2024, including all Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays, public holidays, and regional holidays.

Bank Holiday on Holi: Banks will remain closed in these states on March 25

There will also be a holiday on the fourth Saturday i.e. March 22 and Sunday, March 23. Following this, banks will remain closed on March 25 on the occasion of Holi/Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi.

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Bank Holidays: Long Weekend for Holi 2024

According to the RBI calendar, after the holiday of fourth Saturday and Sunday, banks will remain closed on the occasion of Holi/Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi on March 25. On the occasion of Holi 2024, Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad (AP and Telangana), Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji. Holi will be celebrated in Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong and Shimla. Banks will remain closed on this occasion.

Bank holidays in March 2024: Full list

22 March, Friday, Bihar Day (Bihar)

March 23, Saturday, fourth Saturday of the month

March 24, Sunday, weekend bank holiday across India

March 25, Monday, Holi (2nd day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi Many states

26 March, Tuesday, 2nd day/Holi Odisha, Manipur and Bihar

27 March, Wednesday, Holi Bihar

March 29, Friday, Good Friday many states

March 31, Sunday, weekend bank holiday across India

1. 22 March, Friday – Bihar Day

There will be a holiday in banks in Bihar on the occasion of Bihar Day.

2. March 23, Saturday – Fourth Saturday of the month

On March 23, 2024, all banks in the country will remain closed on the fourth Saturday of the month.

3. March 24, Sunday – Weekend Bank Holiday

Banks across the country will remain closed on their weekly holiday on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

4. March 25, Monday – Holi (2nd day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi

Banks will remain closed in many states on this day due to Holi.

5. March 26, Tuesday – Yaosang 2nd day/Holi

Banks will remain closed in many states due to Yaosang.

6. March 29, Friday – Good Friday

On the occasion of Good Friday, banks will remain closed in the entire country except Agartala, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jammu, Srinagar, and Shimla.

7. March 30, Saturday, Fourth Saturday

Banks are closed across the country on 30 March 2024 on the fourth Saturday.

8. March 31, Sunday – Weekend Bank Holiday

Banks across the country will remain closed on their weekly holiday on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Online services will continue

Though the banks will remain closed for 14 days in March, online services will continue during this period. If you have bank-related work on holidays, you can avail of online services sitting at home. Despite bank holidays, all online and ATM services continue. Apart from this, you can also make digital payments through credit cards and debit cards.

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