• The Daily Hints
• 01 Mar, 2025

If you have important bank-related tasks coming up, it’s essential to check the Bank Holidays in March 2025. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) banks across several cities will remain closed for 8 days in March excluding weekends. Let’s dive into the details of these holidays and plan your financial activities accordingly.

Details & Context

Why Do Banks Close on Holidays.?

Banks in India follow the RBI’s holiday calendar and observe closures for national and state-specific festivals along with regular weekend offs. These holidays vary by region and occasion, such as Holi, Shab-e-Qadr and Ramzan Eid.

List of Bank Holidays in March 2025 (City-Wise)

- 14 March (Friday): Banks closed in Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana), Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Srinagar and Siliguri.

- 15 March (Saturday): Holi/YaoSang (2nd Day) — Banks closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Imphal and Patna.

- 16 March (Sunday): Weekly Off — Banks remain closed nationwide.

- 22 March (Saturday): Bihar Day — Banks closed in Bihar.

- 23 March (Sunday): Weekly Off — Banks remain closed nationwide.

- 27 March (Thursday): Shab-e-Qadr — Banks closed in Jammu.

- 28 March (Friday): Jumat-ul-Vida — Banks closed in Jammu & Kashmir.

- 30 March (Sunday): Weekly Off — Banks remain closed nationwide.

- 31 March (Monday): Ramzan Eid (Id-ul-Fitr) — Banks closed in most states except for government transactions.

Additional Information

Special Notice About 31st March

Though 31st March marks the financial year-end closing for government accounts, banks will remain open for essential services like,

- Tax Payments: Income Tax, GST, Customs, and Excise duties.

- Pension Payments and Government Subsidies.

- Salary and Allowance Distribution for government employees.

- Transactions related to government projects.

Bank Closure on 1st April 2025

While banks will operate on 31st March, they will remain closed on 1st April for the beginning of the new financial year (2025-26). However banks in Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh will stay open on this day.

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Impact Analysis

- Customers: Ensure your tax payments, salary transfers, and other banking transactions are completed before the end of March.

- Businesses: Companies must clear government dues by 31st March to avoid penalties.

- Digital Banking: Online and mobile banking services will remain functional during these holidays, so you can still transfer funds, pay bills and check balances.

To avoid last-minute hassles it’s crucial to plan your banking activities in advance. With banks closed for multiple days in March 2025 especially around Holi and Ramzan Eid, completing important transactions before the holiday period is the smartest move.

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