Mumbai: Banks will remain closed today in most states on March 8 due to Mahashivratri, except for the states of Tripura, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Itanagar, Rajasthan, Nagaland, West Bengal, New Delhi, Goa, Bihar, and Meghalaya, where banks will function as usual.
Banks in the country, regardless of state or region will remain closed on March 9 and March 10. March 9 is the second Saturday of the month and March 10 is a Sunday. Digital services like mobile banking, UPI, and Internet banking will continue to operate without any interruptions.
Overall, all banks will remain closed for at least 14 days in March. These include public holidays, some regional holidays, second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays.
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The apex bank in the country, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases the list of bank holidays every month. Bank holidays are notified under 3 categories- Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday, Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. The regional holidays are decided by the respective state governments.
Below is the full list of other bank holidays in March 2024:
National Holidays: Across most of the country
March 1: Chapchar Kut (Mizoram)
March 8: Mahashivratri (except Tripura, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Itanagar, Rajasthan, Nagaland, West Bengal, New Delhi, Goa, Bihar, Meghalaya)
March 25: Holi (except Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Kerala, Nagaland, Bihar, Srinagar)
March 29: Good Friday (except Tripura, Assam, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh)
State Holidays: Only in some states
March 22: Bihar Diwas (Bihar)
March 26: Yaosang second day/Holi (Odisha, Manipur, Bihar)
March 27: Holi (Bihar)
Regular Bank Closures: Every second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays in a month are off
Every Second Saturday (March 9)
Every Fourth Saturday (March 23)
Sundays: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
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