New Delhi: Banks across the country will remain closed on various accounts for the next four days. It is however to be noted that all branches in all cities will not be closed for consecutively 4 days.
Bank branches will be closed in different cities for different regional festivities for the next 4 days.
Bank Holiday April 26
April 26 is a fourth Saturday. As per RBI guidelines banks across the country are closed on second and fourth Saturday of every month.
Bank Holiday April 27
April 27 is a Sunday and is a regular weekend off.
Bank Holiday April 29
Banks in Himachal Pradesh will be closed on account of Parshuram Jayanti.
Bank Holiday April 30
Banks in Karnataka will be close on account of Basava Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya on April 30.
Bank Holidays In April 2025
To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts/Sarhul: April 1
Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday: April 5
Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti: April 10
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Vishu/Biju/Buisu Festival/Maha Vishuva Sankranti/Tamil New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba: April 14
Bengali New Year’s Day/Himachal Day/Bohag Bihu: April 15
Bohag Bihu: April 16
Good Friday: April 18
Garia Puja: April 21
Bhagvan Shri Parshuram Jayanti: April 29
Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya: April 30
Furthermore, you must note that the banks will NOT be closed for all the days consecutively in all states or regions. This is the total number of days when banks in different parts of the country will remain closed for state-observed holidays. For instance banks will be closed for Bohag Bihu in Assam, but in other states it will NOT be closed for the same reason.
Reserve Bank of India places its Holidays under three brackets –Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. However, it must be noted that the bank holidays vary in various states as well not observed by all the banking companies. Banking holidays also depend on the festivals being observed in specific states or notification of specific occasions in those states.
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