Banks To Remain Shut For 2 Days In These Cities This Week. Check List

Banks will remain closed in cities on different occasion such as Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr), Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti//Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya

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New Delhi: Those who want to visit the bank for urgent requirement, it is to be noted that banks will remain closed in most parts of the country on 13 and 14 May. The holidays on both the days are categorised under Negotiable Instruments Act.

Bank holidays vary from states to states which depend on the local festivities or events observed in that particular state.  Only gazetted holidays are observed by banks all over the country. Also Read: China's Population Growth Closer To Zero, May Trigger Labour Shortage & Fall In Consumption Levels: Census

Banks to remain closed in these cities on 13 May

Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)

Belapur, Jammu, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram

Banks to remain closed on 14 May

Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti/Ramjan-Eid (Eid-UI-Fitra)/Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla

 Other bank holidays in May are as below:

16 May: Sunday

22 May: Fourth Saturday

23 May : Sunday

26 May: Buddha Pournima

30 May: Sunday

The apex bank on its website listed the days when the banking operations will remain shut in May 202 The RBI has categorised holidays under three brackets- Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.

Customers looking to visit their respective banks in the April are suggested to visit the branch as per the holidays.  While the bank branches will remain closed on the mentioned days below, mobile and internet banking will be functional as usual. All bank customers should note of the list of holidays in April to avoid any inconvenience.