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Banks have vacations on public, national and state holidays. In addition to that, each bank can announce additional holidays depending on the region where they are operating. Bank holidays in Maharashtra is discussed below. However, one can perform a number of tasks even on holidays such as UPI, IMPS, net banking, mobile banking, etc.
List of Bank Holidays in Maharashtra 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday Description |
| 26th January 2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 19th February 2024 | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
| 8th March 2024 | Friday | Mahashivratri (Maha vad-13)/Sivarathri |
| 25th March 2024 | Monday | Holi (Second Day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi |
| 29th March 2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1st April 2024 | Monday | To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts |
| 9th April 2024 | Tuesday | Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year’s Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra |
| 11th April 2024 | Thursday | Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (1st Shawaal) |
| 17th April 2024 | Wednesday | Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) |
| 1st May 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day) |
| 23rd May 2024 | Thursday | Buddha Pournima |
| 17th June 2024 | Monday | Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha) |
| 17th July 2024 | Wednesday | Muharram/Ashoora/U Tirot Sing Day |
| 15th August 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) |
| 7th September 2024 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi |
| 16th September 2024 | Monday | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (bara vafat) |
| 2nd October 2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasye |
| 12th October 2024 | Saturday | Dasara/Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashmi)/Durga Puja (Dasain) |
| 1st November 2024 | Friday | Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyothsava |
| 2nd November 2024 | Saturday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day |
| 15th November | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas |
Note: It is to be noted that all 2nd and 4th Saturday and Sundays are bank holidays.
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List of Bank Holidays in Maharashtra 2023
| Date | Day | Holiday Description |
| 26th January 2023 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| 18th February 2023 | Saturday | Mahashivratri (Maha Vad-14)/Sivarathri |
| 22nd March 2023 | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Bihar Divas/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) |
| 1st April 2023 | Saturday | To enable Banks to close their yearly accounts |
| 3rd April 2023 | Monday | Mahaveera Jayanthi |
| 7th April 2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14th April 2023 | Friday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba |
| 1st May 2023 | Monday | Maharashtra Day/May Day |
| 29th June 2023 | Thursday | Bakri Eid (Eid-Ul-Adha) |
| 29th July 2023 | Saturday | Muharram (Tajiya) |
| 15th August 2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 18th September 2023 | Monday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayaka Chathurthi |
| 28th September 2023 | Thursday | Eid-E-Milad/Eid-e-Meeladunnabi – (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) (Bara Vafat) |
| 2nd October 2023 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 23rd October 2023 | Monday | Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja |
| 24th October 2023 | Tuesday | Dussehra/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)/Durga Puja |
| 1st November 2023 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava/Kut/Karva Chauth |
| 14th November 2023 | Tuesday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Deepavali/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja |
| 30th November 2023 | Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
| 25th December 2023 | Monday | Christmas |
Note: It is to be noted that all 2nd and 4th Saturday and Sundays are bank holidays.
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Banking Service Available on Bank Holidays in Maharashtra
Even if the banks are closed, customers can initiate transactions and avail other banking services from anywhere at their leisure using the following platforms:
- Netbanking
- Mobile Banking
- Fund transfer using:
- Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
- National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
- Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
Alternatively, one can visit the ATM anytime to avail any banking service
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List of Bank Holidays in Maharashtra for 2022
Given below are the days and dates of bank holidays in Maharashtra 2022:
|
Date |
Day |
Event |
| 26th January 2022 | Wednesday | Republic Day |
| 7th February 2022 | Monday | Homage to Bharat Ratna late Ku. Lata Mangeshkar |
| 19th February 2022 | Saturday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti/Ordinary Elections to the Urban Local Bodies, 2022 |
| 1st March 2022 | Tuesday | Mahashivratri (Maha Vad-14) |
| 18th March 2022 | Friday | Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Doljatra |
| 1st April 2022 | Friday | Annual closing of banks |
| 2nd April 2022 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/1st Navratra/Telugu New Year’s Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) |
| 14th April 2022 | Thursday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Mahavir Jayanti/Baisakhi/Vaisakhi/Tamil New Year’s Day/Cheiraoba/Biju Festival/Bohag Bihu |
| 15th April 2022 | Friday | Good Friday/Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)/Himachal Day/Vishu/Bohag Bihu |
| 3rd May 2022 | Tuesday | Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti/Ramjan-Eid (Eid-UI-Fitra)/Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya |
| 16th May 2022 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 9th August 2022 | Tuesday | Muharram (Ashoora) |
| 15th August 2022 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 16th August 2022 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) |
| 31st August 2022 | Wednesday | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Ganesh Chaturthi/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi |
| 5th October 2022 | Wednesday | Durga Puja/Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)/Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva |
| 24th October 2022 | Monday | Kali Puja/Deepavali/Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)/Naraka Chaturdashi |
| 26th October 2022 | Wednesday | Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Bhai Bij/Bhai Duj/Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Laxmi Puja/Accession Day |
| 8th November 2022 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartika Purnima/Rahas Purnima |
As per the RBI’s instructions, both scheduled and non-scheduled banks will have only the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month as working days. This implies that the banks will remain closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month.
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Bank Holidays on Saturdays in Maharashtra 2022
Given below is the list of upcoming Saturday bank holidays when all banks for the state of Maharashtra will be closed for routine banking transaction activities.
| Date | Event |
| 8th January 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 22nd January 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 12th February 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 19th February 2022 | 3rd Saturday |
| 26th February 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 12th March 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 26th March 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 2nd April 2022 | 1st Saturday |
| 9th April 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 23rd April 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 14th May 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 28th May 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 11th June 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 25th June 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 9th July 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 23rd July 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 13th August 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 27th August 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 10th September 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 24th September 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 8th October 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 22nd October 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 12th November 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 26th November 2022 | 4th Saturday |
| 10th December 2022 | 2nd Saturday |
| 24th December 2022 | 4th Saturday |
List of Bank Holidays in Maharashtra 2020
To avoid visiting a bank branch on a bank holiday, one must know the dates of bank holidays in Maharashtra 2020.
| Date | Day | Event |
| 19th February 2020 | Wednesday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
| 21st February 2020 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| 10th March 2020 | Tuesday | Holi (Second Day)/Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day |
| 25th March 2020 | Wednesday | Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year’s Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra |
| 1st April 2020 | Wednesday | Annual closing of banks |
| 2nd April 2020 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| 6th April 2020 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 10th April 2020 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14th April 2020 | Tuesday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bengali New Year’s Day/Tamil New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Vishu |
| 1st May 2020 | Friday | Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day) |
| 7th May 2020 | Thursday | Buddha Pournima |
| 25th May 2020 | Monday | Ramzan Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1) |
| 1st August 2020 | Saturday | Bakri ID (Id-Ul-Zuha) |
| 15th August 2020 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 22nd August 2020 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Vinayakar Chathurthi |
| 2nd October 2020 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 30th October 2020 | Friday | Id-E-Milad (Milad-un-Nabi)/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Baravafat/Lakshmi Puja |
| 14th November 2020 | Saturday | Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan)/Kali Puja |
| 30th November 2020 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartika Purnima/Rahasa Purnima |
| 25th December 2020 | Friday | Christmas |
As per the RBI’s instructions, both scheduled and non-scheduled banks will have only the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month as working days. This implies that the banks will remain closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month.
Bank Holidays on Saturdays in Maharashtra 2020
The following is the list of upcoming Saturday bank holidays when all banks for the state of Maharashtra will be closed for routine banking transaction activities.
| DATE | EVENT |
| 11th January 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 25th January 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 8th February 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 22nd February 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 7th March 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 21st March 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 11th April 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 25th April 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 9th May 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 23rd May 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 13th June 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 27th June 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 11th July 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 25th July 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 1st August 2020 | Ist Saturday |
| 8th August 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 15th August 2020 | 3rd Saturday |
| 22nd August 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 12th September 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 26th September 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 10th October 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 24th October 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 14th November 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 28th November 2020 | 4th Saturday |
| 12th December 2020 | 2nd Saturday |
| 26th December 2020 | 4th Saturday |
NEFT Holidays in Maharashtra 2020
National Electronic Fund Transfer is a nationwide electronic payment system wherein the transfer of funds is done on half hourly basis and in batches.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made the National Electronic Funds Transfer facility available for 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Hence NEFT service is available throughout the year irrespective of any state.
List of Maharashtra Bank Holidays in 2019
Here is the table that lists all the dates, days and events when public and private banks located in the state of Maharashtra will be closed:
| Date | Day | Event |
| 26th January 2019 | Saturday | Republic Day |
| 19th February 2019 | Tuesday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti/Guru Ravidas’s Birthday |
| 4th March 2019 | Monday | Mahashivratri |
| 20th March 2019 | Wednesday | Holika Dahan |
| 21st March 2019 | Thursday | Holi (Second Day)/Dhuleti/Birthday of Md. Hazarat Ali/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi/Holi (Jammu Province only) |
| 1st April 2019 | Monday | Annual closing of Accounts of Commercial and Co-operative Banks |
| 6th April 2019 | Saturday | Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra/Telugu New Year’s Day |
| 13th April 2019 | Saturday | Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) |
| 17th April 2019 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti/Mahavir Janma Kalyanak |
| 19th April 2019 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1st May 2019 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Din/May Day/Mazdoor Diwas |
| 18th May 2019 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima |
| 1st June 2019 | Saturday | Ramzan Id (Id-ul-Fitr)(Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan |
| 1st July 2019 | Monday | Annual Closing of RBI |
| 12th August 2019 | Monday | Bakri Id (Id-ul-Zuha) |
| 15th August 2019 | Thursday | Independence Day/Rakshabandhan |
| 17th August 2019 | Saturday | Parsi New Year(Shahenshahi)/Pateti |
| 2nd September 2019 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha/ Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata / Vinayakar Chathurthi |
| 10th September 2019 | Tuesday | Moharram (Tajiya)/Ashoora/First Onam |
| 2nd October 2019 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 8th October 2019 | Tuesday | Dasara/Vijaya Dashmi/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Dussehra |
| 28th October 2019 | Monday | Diwali (Balipratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja/Govardhan Puja |
| 12th November 2019 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Rahasa Purnima/Kartika Purnima |
| 25th December 2019 | Wednesday | Christmas |
Note: In India, the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month is public holiday for banks.