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Banks across India will observe several public and regional holidays next week in March 2026 under the RBI holiday calendar.
Bank Holiday This Week: Full RBI Holiday List
Bank Holiday In February 2026: Banks across India will observe several public and regional holidays next week in March 2026 under the RBI holiday calendar. These holidays are not uniform nationwide and vary from state to state. That means on some dates, banks in certain states will remain closed, while in others, they will function normally.
During bank holidays, customers can continue to access services through net banking, mobile banking, UPI, and ATMs. However, cheque clearing and other over-the-counter services under the Negotiable Instruments Act will not be available.
March 17: Shab-I-Qadr
Banks will be closed in Imphal, Jammu, and Srinagar.
March 19: Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Telugu New Year’s Day / Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) / 1st Navratra
Banks will be closed in Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar, and Vijayawada.
March 20: Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) / Jumat-ul-Vida
Banks will be closed in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Vijayawada.
March 21: Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1) / Khutub-E-Ramzan / Sarhul
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, and Ranchi.
March 22: Sunday
Bank branches across India will be closed for the weekend.
Upcoming Bank Holidays In March 2026
March 26: Shree Ram Navami
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Belapur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Ranchi, and Shimla.
March 27: Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain)
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Ranchi, and Gangtok.
March 31: Mahavir Janmakalyanak / Mahavir Jayanti
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, and Vijayawada.
| Holiday Description | Day |
|---|---|
| Holika Dahan | 2 |
| Holi (Second Day)/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi/Holika Dahan | 3 |
| Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day | 4 |
| Chapchar Kut | 13 |
| Shab-I-Qadr | 17 |
| Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year’s Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra | 19 |
| Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan)/Jumat-ul-Vida | 20 |
| Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan/Sarhul | 21 |
| Shree Ram Navami | 26 |
| Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) | 27 |
| Mahavir Janmakalyanak/Mahavir Jayanti | 31 |
March 15, 2026, 09:13 IST
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