As March approaches, it’s essential to mark your calendars for the upcoming bank holidays. The 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. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the corresponding state governments determine the holidays.
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RBI has set aside March 1, 8, 22, 25, 26, 27, and 29 as holidays in accordance with the Negotiable Instruments Act. Apart from this, there are five Sundays in the month falling on March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, and second and fourth Saturdays on March 9 and 23.
March 1: Chapchar Kut
Banks will remain closed on Wednesday, March 1, in observance of Chapchar Kut in Mizoram.
March 8: Mahashivratri
Banks will remain closed, except for some states such as Tripura, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Itanagar, Rajasthan, Nagaland, West Bengal, New Delhi, Goa, Bihar, and Meghalaya.
March 9: Second Saturday of the month
March 22: Bihar Diwas
On the occasion of Bihar Diwas, banks will remain closed in Bihar.
March 23: Fourth Saturday of the month
March 25:
Holi (Second Day)--Dol Jatra/Dhuleti/Dhulandi
Banks across the country will remain closed on the occasion of Holi, Dhuleti, Dol Jatra or Dhulandi, except in Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Kerala, Nagaland, Bihar, and Srinagar.
March 26: Yaosang second day/Holi
Banks will remain closed in Odisha, Manipur and Bihar on the occasion of Yaosang second day or Holi.
March 27: Holi
Banks will remain closed in Bihar on March 27.
March 29: Good Friday
On Good Friday, banks will remain closed, except in Tripura, Assam, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh.
(Edited by : Keshav Singh Chundawat)
