Private, govt banks to remain closed on these days in April 2021; Check out full list of holidays here!
Only two working days between March 27, and April 4, on account of the Second Saturday, Sunday, and Holi festival all over India.
It might be best, to complete your outstanding bank activities this week itself. If not done so, you will have to wait until April 3, 2021, to complete them. As per the latest holiday list released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), there are only two working days between, March 27, and April 4.
Banks are reported to be closed for three consecutive days, i.e., from 27-29 March on account of the second Saturday and Holi festival all over India.
Bank holidays do not observe the same pattern across the country, and thus may differ by region or state. Now, according to the recently released holiday list, bank branches in Patna will remain shut for 4 consecutive days as 30 March is also a holiday.
March 31, is not a holiday but customers are not entertained as it’s the last day of the financial year. To enable banks to close their yearly accounts on April 1 which is again ‘not working’. April 2, is Good Friday, so banks will remain shut across the country.
Here is the full list of holidays:
1 April Thursday — Odisha Day — Odisha
2 April — Friday — Good Friday — Several states
4 April — Sunday — Easter
5 April — Monday — Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti — Several states
10 April — second Saturday
11 April — Sunday
13 April — Tuesday — Ugadi/ Telugu New Year/ Bohag Bihu/ Gudi Padwa/ Vaisakh/ Biju Festival/ Sajibu Nongma Panba — Several states
14 April — Wednesday — Dr Ambedkar Jayanti/ Emperor Ashoka’s birth anniversary/ Tamil New Year/ Maha Vishuba Sankranti/ Bohag Bihu/ Cheiraoba — Several states
15 April — Thursday — Himachal Day/ Vishu/ Bengali New Year/ Sarhul — Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal and Jharkhand
18 April — Sunday
21 April — Tuesday — Ram Navami/ Garia Puja — Several states
24 April — second Saturday
25 April — Sunday
Meanwhile, all private and RBI calendar, other than four Sundays and two Saturdays, banks will remain closed on gazetted holidays all over the country. All private and government banks will remain closed in April for 13 days. Customers will be able to use mobile, online, and internet banking facilities on these days.
Apart from that, ATMs will also stay open during these holidays.
