Are banks closed today?

The Reserve Bank of India holiday list shows that banks across states will be closed for 14 days in March 2024 including Sundays, second Saturdays and fourth Saturdays of the month.

Many citizens get confused about whether the upcoming Saturday is a bank holiday or not. So, here is a clear picture of whether this Saturday, March 9 is a working Saturday or not. The holidays are determined by the state governments and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Is it a bank holiday this Saturday on March 9, 2024?

Yes, it is a bank holiday this Saturday on March 9, followed by Sunday which is also a bank holiday. Banks were closed on March 8 Friday as well, in many states, on account of Mahashivratri. This marks a long weekend as banks are closed for three consecutive days in the following states.


Also read: Bank holidays in March 2024: Banks closed for 14 days across states; check state-wise list of bank holidays in March

Three-day long bank holiday weekend in these states:

• Gujarat
• Maharashtra
• Karnataka
• Madhya Pradesh
• Orissa
• Chandigarh
• Uttara Khand
• Andhra Pradesh
• Telangana
• Jammu- Srinagar
• Kerala
• Uttar Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh
• Jharkhand
• Himachal Pradesh.

Next long bank holiday weekend in March

In March, many states will observe three days of consecutive bank holidays twice, i.e., there are two long holiday weekends. Bank clients should keep track of the dates of impending bank holidays in March so that they may plan their trips to their bank offices properly.

Also read: Two long holiday weekends in March 2024: Check when banks will be closed

Other bank holidays in March

• March 26 (Tuesday): Yaosang 2nd Day/Holi- Banks are closed in Orissa, Manipur and Bihar.
• March 27 (Wednesday): Holi- Banks are closed in Bihar.
• March 29 (Friday)- Banks are closed in all states except Tripura, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Srinagar.

Mar-24	1	8	22	25	26	27	29
Agartala				•
Ahmedabad		•		•			•
Aizawl	•			•			•
Belapur		•		•			•
Bengaluru		•					•
Bhopal		•		•			•
Bhubaneswar		•			•		•
Chandigarh		•		•			•
Chennai							•
Dehradun		•		•			•
Gangtok				•			•
Guwahati				•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh		•		•			•
Hyderabad - Telangana		•		•			•
Imphal					•		•
Itanagar				•			•
Jaipur				•
Jammu		•		•
Kanpur		•		•			•
Kochi		•					•
Kohima							•
Kolkata				•			•
Lucknow		•		•			•
Mumbai		•		•			•
Nagpur		•		•			•
New Delhi				•			•
Panaji				•			•
Patna			•		•	•	•
Raipur		•		•			•
Ranchi		•		•			•
Shillong				•			•
Shimla		•		•
Srinagar		•
Thiruvananthapuram		•					•

Holiday Description	Day
Chapchar Kut	1
Mahashivratri (Maha vad-13)/Sivarathri	8
Bihar Divas	22
Holi (Second Day) - Dhuleti/Dol Jatra/Dhulandi	25
Yaosang 2nd Day/Holi	26
Holi	27
Good Friday	29