Commencing with the start of the financial year 2024-25 on April 1st, banks across India gear up for a sequence of closures. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled its annual holiday roster, signaling approximately 14 days of shutdowns for both public and private banks throughout April 2024.
These closures encompass weekends, including the second and fourth Saturdays, as well as Sundays. Customers are urged to take note of this holiday timetable to effectively plan their banking transactions and be informed of non-operational days. However, online banking services will remain operational, and ATM facilities will be available throughout these holidays.
As banks nationwide observe various festivals, the specific holidays may vary by state or region.
| Date | Occasion | State holiday in |
| April 1st, 2024 (Monday) | Yearly account closure | Nationwide. Exemptions: Mizoram, Chandigarh, Sikkim, Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya |
| April 5th, 2024 (Friday) | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday and Jumat-ul-Vida | Hyderabad, Telangana, Jammu, Srinagar |
| April 7th, 2024 (Sunday) | Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| April 9th, 2024 (Tuesday) | Gudi Padwa, Ugadi Festival, Telugu New Year, first Navratri | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar |
| April 10th, 2024 (Wednesday) | Eid | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| April 11th, 2024 (Thursday) | Eid | Nationwide excluding Kerala |
| April 13th, 2024 (Saturday) | Second Saturday, Bohag Bihu, Cheiraoba, Baisakhi, Biju Festival | Nationwide |
| April 14th, 2024 (Sunday) | Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| April 15th, 2024 (Monday) | Himachal Day, Bohag Bihu | Guwahati, Shimla |
| April 17th, 2024 (Wednesday) | Shri Ram Navami | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana), Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shimla, Mumbai, Nagpur |
| April 20th, 2024 (Saturday) | Garia Puja | Agartala |
| April 21st, 2024 (Sunday) | Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
| April 27th, 2024 (Saturday) | Fourth Saturday | Nationwide |
| April 28th, 2024 (Sunday) | Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
How many days bank closed in April 2024?
14 days Bank Holiday in April 2024: Banks to remain closed for 14 days in April 2024; Check the state-wise list.
How to get 49 days off in 2024?
This is the equivalent of 5.6 weeks of holiday. But if you plan your time off carefully, and take advantage of bank holidays, you can get 49 days off work by using just 21 days of annual leave. This trick involves booking your annual leave around the bank holidays and making the most of the weekends either side.
Why banks are closed on 1 April?
According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) holiday calendar, private as well as public sector banks will remain closed today, April 1, to enable banks to close their yearly accounts. One must note that the bank will remain shut for a total of 14 days in April across various regions of India.