Bank Holidays In March 2024: Branches To Remain Closed For 14 Days, Check State-Wise Holiday List

These holidays are decided on the basis of region-specific festivals, along with general weekend holidays, applicable to all banks across the country

Bank Holidays in March 2024: During the month of March, banks are scheduled to remain closed for a total of 14 days due to both national and regional holidays. 

It is imperative that customers plan their bank appointments in the month according to the full holiday list. These holidays are decided on the basis of region-specific festivals, along with general weekend holidays, applicable to all banks across the country. These bank holidays are inclusive of festivals, national holidays, weekend holiday - second and fourth Saturdays, and all Sundays. 

In March, bank employees will also have the benefit of a long weekend in certain regions due to the holidays around the Holi weekend.

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
March 1, 2024	Friday	Chapchar Kut	Aizawl
March 3, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
March 8, 2024	Friday	Mahashivratri (Maha vad-13)/Sivarathri	Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram
March 9, 2024	Saturday	Second Saturday	All Over India
March  10, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
March 17, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
March 22,  2024	Friday	Bihar Divas	Patna
March 23, 2024	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	All Over India
March 24, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India
March 25, 2024	Monday	Holi (Second Day) - Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/ Dhulandi	Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, and Shimla
March 26, 2024	Tuesday	Yaosang 2nd Day/Holi	Bhubaneshwar, Imphal, and Patna
March  27, 2024	Wednesday	Holi	Patna
March 29, 2024	Friday	Good Friday	Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Imphal, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, and Thiruvananthapuram
March 31, 2024	Sunday	Weekend Holiday	All Over India

While the bank branches would stay closed on these holidays, the digital services such as mobile banking, UPI, and internet banking would continue undisrupted and be accessible to customers across India. Any change in bank schedules would be informed prior. 

Bank holidays in India are listed under the State Government, Central Government, and Union Territories Act of 1881. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), publishes the  bank holiday calendar for the whole year, and this is followed by all the banks across India.