Banks across cities in India will remain closed for four days in a row from March 26 to March 29 due to a combination of festival-related holidays and the standard weekend break. In certain Indian cities, lenders from the public and private sectors will be impacted during this time.
The extended holiday stretch is primarily on account of Shree Ram Navami celebrations, along with the fourth Saturday and Sunday. Banks observe multiple holidays each month based on national holidays, regional festivals, and weekends, based on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday schedule.
The central bank announced 18 bank holidays in March 2026, including all Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays. However, these are not consecutive off days for all states.
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Day-wise holiday breakdown
March 26 (Thursday) – Shree Ram Navami
Banks will remain closed in cities like Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, and Shimla on account of Shree Ram Navami.
March 27 (Friday) – Shree Ram Navami/Chaite Dasain
Banks will be closed in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh on account of Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain).
March 28 (Saturday) – Fourth Saturday holiday
All public and private banks across India will remain closed on account of the mandatory fourth Saturday off.
March 29 (Sunday) – Weekly holiday
Banks will be closed pan-India for the mandatory Sunday weekly off.
Besides the mentioned holidays, banks will remain closed on March 31 in a number of states due to Mahavir Jayanti. States observing bank closure holiday on March 31 include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh.
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Customers should also be aware that the annual closure of accounts on April 1 is another fixed bank holiday observed nationwide.
Despite the branch closures, customers need not worry about urgent financial needs. Digital banking services continue to operate normally even during bank holidays. Customers can keep using ATMs, UPI payments, mobile banking, and online banking without any issues.
Demand drafts, physical KYC updates, and cheque clearing tend to be postponed until the following business day. State-specific RBI bank holidays that coincide with local office closures may cause delays in property registration and bank coordination.
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