Are banks closed for today for Muharram?

It is a bank holiday in certain states on July 29, 2023, on account of Muharram. In Jammu and Kashmir it is observed on July 28, 2023.

Banks are closed in these states
Muharram (Tajiya)- Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Lucknow, New Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.


In July, both public and private banks will remain closed on occasions of Guru Hargobind Ji's birth anniversary, MHIP Day, Ker Puja, Bhanu Jayanti, U Tirot Sing Day, Drukpa Tshe-zi, Ashoora, Muharram (Tajiya) in select states.

The Bank holidays have been designated by the RBI as follows: Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks' Closing of Accounts.

Banks are also closed on Sundays and second, and fourth Saturday’s in the country.

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Agartala			•						•
Ahmedabad
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Belapur									•
Bengaluru									•
Bhopal									•
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Chennai									•
Dehradun
Gangtok				•			•
Guwahati
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh									•
Hyderabad - Telangana									•
Imphal
Jaipur									•
Jammu	•							•
Kanpur									•
Kochi
Kohima
Kolkata									•
Lucknow									•
Mumbai									•
Nagpur									•
New Delhi									•
Panaji
Patna									•
Raipur									•
Ranchi									•
Shillong					•
Shimla									•
Srinagar	•							•
Thiruvananthapuram						•

Holiday Description	Day
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday	5
MHIP Day	6
Ker Puja	11
Bhanu Jayanti	13
U Tirot Sing Day	17
Demise of Oommen Chandy, former Chief Minister of Kerala and the Member of Legislative Assembly	18
Drukpa Tshe-zi	21
Ashoora	28
Muharram (Tajiya)	29

August 2023
In August 2023, banks will be closed for 14 days across various including Sundays, second and fourth Saturday. There are state-specific bank holidays, as well as others when all banks in the country are closed. Banks will be closed countrywide on August 15 in commemoration of Independence Day.

Customers can do financial and non-financial transactions on bank holiday days using net banking and mobile banking services. Non-financial activities include ordering a cheque book, savings account balance, and obtaining a passbook can be easily done through net banking. Financial transactions include transfer of money, booking fixed deposits etc,.