After a month packed with festivities, banks are set for a busy April with fewer holidays and the start of a new financial year. Banks are expected to focus on planning and audits next month, marking a critical period for operational, regulatory, and economic activities.
Banks will be closed for a total of 14 holidays in April, including six weekend holidays. On weekdays, banks will be closed for eight days, with most being region-specific. Prominent holidays in April are April 1, April 3 and April 14, which most states and union territories will observe.
However, before banking activities pick up pace, the coming week offers a short break, with as many as five holidays lined up across different states.
Bank Holidays Next Week
March 31 - Gujarat, Karnataka, MP, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, UP, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh (Mahavir Jayanti)
April 1- All except northeast (excluding Tripura), Sikkim, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh (To enable to banks to close their yearly accounts)
April 2: Kerala (Maundy Thursday)
April 3: Everywhere except Tripura, Chandigarh, Assam, Rajasthan, Jammu-Kashmir (Good Friday)
April 5: Sunday
April 4, the first Saturday of the month, will be a working day for banks. According to the Reserve Bank of India, only the second and fourth Saturdays are designated holidays for banking institutions across India.
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Remaining Bank Holidays In April:
April 14: All states except Mizoram, MP, Chandigarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Himachal (Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Tamil New Year, Bohag Bihu)
April 15: Only in Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Himachal (Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha)/Bohag Bihu/Vishu/Himachal Day)
April 16: Holiday in Assam (Bohag Bihu)
April 20: Holiday in Karnataka (Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya)
April 21: Holiday in Tripura (Garia Puja)
April 11, 25: Second and fourth Saturdays
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Sundays
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