Bank Holidays In March 2025: Check Full List Of Bank Holidays In March

As many as eight public holidays are scheduled in March across various states, during which banks, public institutions, government offices, schools, and other institutions will remain closed.

According to the Reserve Bank of India's holiday calendar, March 7, 13, 14, 15, 22, 27, 28 and 31 are listed holidays next month. 

On March 14, banks in most parts of the country will remain closed on account of Holi. Another major holiday will be observed on March 31 to mark the festival of Eid across India.

• March 7 (Friday): This day will be a holiday in Mizoram to celebrate the 'Chapchar Kut' festival. The festival marks the end of Jhum cultivation (slash-and-burn agriculture) month.

• March 13 (Thursday): The observance of 'Holika Dahan' and the festival of Attukal Pongala on March 13 will result in a public holiday in states like Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala among others.

• March 14 (Friday): Except for Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Kerala, and Nagaland, a public holiday will be observed in all other states and union territories for the Holi festival.

• March 15 (Saturday): Certain states will observe Holi on March 15 instead of March 14. These include Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Manipur. Bihar will be on a two-day holiday from March 14-15.

• March 22 (Saturday): Banks will remain closed in Bihar on March 22, which marks 'Bihar Diwas' or the formation day of the state. However, since it is already a second Saturday, banks will remain closed across the country. 

• March 27-28 (Thursday- Friday): Jammu and Kashmir will observe a holiday on March 27 to mark Shab-E-Qadr, a significant day in the Islamic calendar. The union territory will also observe a holiday on March 28 to mark Jumat-ul-Vida, which marks the last Friday of the month of Ramadan.

• March 31 (Monday): Except for Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh, all states and union territories will observe a public holiday in March for Eid.

All scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holidays on second and fourth Saturdays, the RBI said.  Banks will remain closed on all Sundays of the month. 

Except for March 22, all other holidays will fall on weekdays, providing multiple days off. 

The RBI has announced these holidays based on the Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881, which applies to public institutions but not private companies. Governments also use this law to announce public holidays in case of sudden events (like the deaths of important personalities).