March begins tomorrow. If you plan to visit the bank in March, check the holiday list beforehand.
To avoid any inconvenience when visiting the branch, note that banks will be closed for 14 days in March.
The 14-day bank holiday in March includes five Sundays, two Saturdays, and festival-related holidays.
Out of these, banks will remain closed for eight days specifically due to festivals.
Banks will be closed for 14 days in March
This month includes festivals like Holi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, and Parsi New Year, leading to bank holidays in different states.
However, banks do not close nationwide at the same time; they remain closed only in states where these holidays are observed.
Here is a list of major bank holidays for March 2025. If you plan to visit the bank, check these dates in advance.
National and Regional Bank Holidays for March 2025
March 2 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
March 7 (Friday) – Chapchar Kut (Banks closed in Mizoram)
March 8 (2nd Saturday) – Weekly Holiday
March 9 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
March 13 (Thursday) – Holika Dahan & Attukal Pongala (Banks closed in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, and Kerala)
March 14 (Friday) – Holi (Dhuleti/Dhulandi/Dol Jatra) (Public holiday in most states, except Tripura, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Kerala, and Nagaland)
March 15 (Saturday) – Holi Holiday (Banks closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, and Patna)
March 16 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
March 22 (4th Saturday) – Weekly Holiday & Bihar Day
March 23 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
March 27 (Thursday) – Shab-e-Qadr (Banks closed in Jammu)
March 28 (Friday) – Juma-tul-Vida (Banks closed in Jammu and Kashmir)
March 30 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
March 31 (Monday) – Ramzan-Eid (Eid-ul-Fitr) (Public holiday in most states, except Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh)
Who Decides Bank Holidays?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s banking regulator, prepares the bank holiday list for all states.
This list is created considering state festivals, national holidays, and other significant events.
If banks need to close on any day not included in the official holiday list, RBI issues a separate circular or notification for it.
How to Make Payments on a Bank Holiday?
Services like net banking and UPI remain functional even on bank holidays. If you need cash, you can withdraw it from an ATM.
However, for cheque deposits or cash transactions, it’s best to complete them in advance, considering the holiday schedule.
