Holi 2024 Bank Holiday: Will banks be closed for three days this weekend? Check state wise holiday list

Holi 2024 bank holiday: Will banks be closed for three days this weekend? Check details here

Updated on: Mar 21, 2024, 12:32:45 IST

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Holi 2024 bank holiday: In March this year, banks are closed for 14 days across various states, as per the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) holiday list. As this year, Holi falls on a Monday, there will be an extended weekend for some states as this will include the preceding Sunday and Saturday as well. The RBI holiday list includes Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays, public holidays, and some regional holidays which are decided by state governments.

Holi 2024 bank holiday: Will banks be closed for three days this weekend? Check details here

March 2024 Bank holidays

As per the Reserve Bank of India's holiday list, March 2024 sees banks closed for a total of 14 days which includes holidays on Chapchar Kut, Sivarathri, Bihar Diwas and Holi as per specific states.

Will there be an extended weekend on Holi?

Holi is an extended weekend for many states. These include: Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Himachal Pradesh.

Other bank holidays in March 2024?

Will stock markets be closed as well?

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will not conduct trading activities on March 25 because of Holi. Stock markets will also be closed on March 29 for Good Friday.

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