Bank Holiday Alert: 3-Day Shutdown From April 12 to 14 in These Cities
Bank Holiday Alert: Many bank branches across India will stay closed for three days from April 12 to April 14. This is due to a combination of weekend offs and regional festivals.
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Why Banks Will Be Closed?
April 12 (Saturday)
This is the second Saturday of the month, a regular off for banks as per RBI rules.
April 13 (Sunday)
All banks will be closed on Sunday, which is a standard weekly holiday.
April 14 (Monday)
Banks in most states will remain shut due to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti, Vishu, Bihu, and Tamil New Year.
However, banks will remain open in the following states on April 14:
Madhya Pradesh
Chandigarh
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
New Delhi
Chhattisgarh
Meghalaya
Himachal Pradesh
Mahavir Jayanti Bank Holiday on April 10
As per the RBI holiday calendar, April 10 was marked for Mahavir Jayanti.
However, not all cities observed a bank holiday on this date.
Cities where banks were closed on April 10:
Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal
Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow
Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi
Full List of Bank Holidays in April 2025
April 1 – Year-end account closing/Sarhul
April 5 – Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday
April 10 – Mahavir Jayanti
April 14 – Ambedkar Jayanti, Vishu, Tamil New Year, Bihu
April 15 – Bengali New Year, Himachal Day
April 16 – Bohag Bihu
April 18 – Good Friday
April 21 – Garia Puja
April 29 – Parshuram Jayanti
April 30 – Basava Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya
Bank Holidays Differ by State
It’s important to remember that not all bank holidays apply across India.
Each state may observe different festivals, so holidays vary accordingly.
RBI classifies bank holidays under:
Negotiable Instruments Act
Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Holidays
Bank Accounts Closing
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