Every year the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases a list of bank holidays, providing customers all the information about the days when the bank operations will be closed. Banks remain closed on 2nd and 4th Saturday and Sundays. In addition to this, banks do not operate on some of the public holidays as well. Mentioned below is the list of bank holidays in March 2024.
Bank Holidays in March 2024
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
1st March 2024 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
8th March 2024 | Mahashivratri (Maha vad-13)/Sivarathri | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Telangana, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram | |
22nd March 2024 | Friday | Bihar Divas | Patna |
25th March 2024 | Monday | Holi (Second Day) – Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla |
26th March 2024 | Tuesday | Yaosang 2nd Day/Holi | Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Patna |
27th March 2024 | Wednesday | Holi | Patna |
29th March 2024 | Friday | Good Friday | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Telangana, Imphal, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kohima, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram |
Note: It is to be noted that all 2nd and 4th Saturday and Sundays are bank holidays.
Bank Holidays in March 2023
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
3rd March 2023 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
7th March 2023 | Tuesday | Holi/Holi (Second Day)/Holika Dahan/Dhulandi/Dol Jatra | Belapur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Panaji, Ranchi |
8th March 2023 | Wednesday | Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla |
9th March 2023 | Thursday | Holi | Patna |
22nd March 2023 | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Bihar Divas/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) | Belapur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Imphal, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna |
30th March 2023 | Thursday | Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dashain) | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Shillong, Shimla |
Banking Services Available on bank Holidays in March 2023
Given below is the list of banking services the users can avail even on bank holidays. For all the financial and non-financial banking transactions, the users can opt from any of the below mentioned services that are accessible even on Bank Holidays in March 2023.
- Fund Transfer using –
- IMPS (Immediate Payment Service)
- NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfer)
- UPI (Unified Payments Interface)
- ATM services
- Net Banking and Mobile Banking services
- Cheque drop facility at ATM or other cheque drop boxes
- Blocking Credit or Debit Card
Most Searched Bank Holidays 2023
List of Bank Holidays in March 2020
Following is a list of bank holidays in March 2020 –
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
6th March, 2020 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
9th March, 2020 | Monday | Holika / Doljatra / Holi / Birthday of Md. Hazarat Ali | Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ranchi |
10th March, 2020 | Tuesday | Holi (Second Day) / Dhuleti / Yaosang 2nd Day | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla |
11th March, 2020 | Wednesday | Holi | Patna |
25th March, 2020 | Wednesday | Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Telugu New Year’s Day / Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) / 1st Navratra | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar |
27th March, 2020 | Friday | Sarhul | Ranchi |
Note: It is to be noted that in addition to the above mentioned holidays, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays in a month are bank holidays, as provided by RBI.