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Are banks open or closed on March 31 for Eid? Details here

Saturday bank holiday: Banks may be closed on specified holidays, along with second and fourth Saturdays. Customers can still use digital banking services.

Published on: Mar 31, 2025 10:03 AM IST
By HT News Desk
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Bank holiday: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramzan, will be celebrated on Monday, March 31.

Bank holiday: Banks are usually open on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays (if any) of a month (Abeer Khan/Bloomberg)
Bank holiday: Banks are usually open on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays (if any) of a month (Abeer Khan/Bloomberg)

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Though the Reserve Bank of India had initially declared a bank holiday on March 31, it has since cancelled the holiday since it is the last day of the financial year 2024-25 and also marks the deadline to make financial transitions for the year.

As a result, banks will be operational on Monday, March 31, to avoid discrepancies and ensure accurate financial reporting.

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List of bank holidays in April 2025

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Agartala• •• •
Ahmedabad• •• •
Aizawl • •
Belapur• •• •
Bengaluru• •• • •
Bhopal• • •
Bhubaneswar• • •
Chandigarh• •
Chennai• •• •
Dehradun• • •
Gangtok• • •
Guwahati• •••
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh• • •
Hyderabad - Telangana•• • •
Imphal• • •
Itanagar• • •
Jaipur• ••
Jammu• •
Kanpur• •• •
Kochi• • •
Kohima• •
Kolkata• ••• •
Lucknow• •• •
Mumbai• •• •
Nagpur• •• •
New Delhi• • •
Panaji• • •
Patna• • •
Raipur • •
Ranchi•• •• •
Shillong •
Shimla • •
Srinagar• •
Thiruvananthapuram• • •
View All
Holiday DescriptionDay
To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts/Sarhul1
Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday5
Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti10
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Vishu/Biju/Buisu Festival/Maha Vishuva Sankranti/Tamil New Year's Day/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba14
Bengali New Year’s Day/Himachal Day/Bohag Bihu15
Bohag Bihu16
Good Friday18
Garia Puja21
Bhagvan Shri Parshuram Jayanti29
Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya30
View All

Source: RBI website

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What banking services will be available on bank holidays?

While bank branches will be closed for all the aforementioned dates, customers can still access digital or net banking services throughout the year, unless the bank notifies otherwise (Usually for maintenance work).

All bank websites, banking apps, UPI, and ATM services will be active throughout the year otherwise. You can even start a fixed deposit or a recurring deposit on such days digitally.

 
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