Saturday bank holiday: Are banks closed today?

Saturday bank holiday: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) designates certain holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays, and Banks' Closing of Accounts.

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Is it a bank holiday this Saturday?
Apart from designated bank holidays on national and regional festivals, banks are also closed on the second and fourth Saturdays, including Sundays. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list, banks are closed for 14 days in May 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) designates certain holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays, and Banks' Closing of Accounts.

Is it a bank holiday this Saturday, May 4?

Banks are not closed today as this is the first Saturday of May. Banks in India are working on the first and third Saturdays of the month.


Also read: Bank holiday for Lok Sabha Election 2024: Banks in these cities closed on Tuesday, May 7 for phase 3 of general elections


May Bank holidays

These are bank holidays in May: Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day), Lok Sabha General Elections 2024, Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore, Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya, Lok Sabha General Elections 2024, State Day, Buddha Pournima and Nazrul Jayanti.

Also read: Bank holidays in May 2024: Banks are closed for 14 days across states; here is the state-wise holiday list for May

  • May 7- Lok Sabha General Elections 2024( Tuesday)- Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa.
  • May 8- Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore(Wednesday)- Banks are closed in Bengal.
  • May 10- Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya- Banks are closed in Karnataka.
  • May 13- Lok Sabha General Elections 2024- (Tuesday)- Srinagar
  • May 16- State Day- (Thursday)- Banks closed in Sikkim.
  • May 20- Lok Sabha General Elections 2024- (Monday)- Banks closed in Maharashtra.
  • May 23-Buddha Pournima (Thursday)- Banks are closed in Tripura, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu, Lucknow, Bengal, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Srinagar.
  • May 25- Nazrul Jayanti/Lok Sabha General Elections 2024(fourth Saturday)- Banks are closed in Tripura, Orissa.

State-wise bank holiday list for May 2024
May-24 1 7 8 10 13 16 20 23 25
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
Bank holidays in May
Holiday Description Day
Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day) 1
Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 7
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore 8
Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya 10
Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 13
State Day 16
Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 20
Buddha Pournima 23
Nazrul Jayanti/Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 25
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? Debit Card Fees annual fees: Rs.200 p.a. For Gramin locations - Rs.99 p.a.

? Cheque Books: Nil for 25 cheque leaves in a year; Rs. 4 per leaf thereafter.

? DD / PO - Cancellation / Duplicate / Revalidation: Rs.100 per instance

? IMPS – Outward:· Amount up to Rs 1 thousand - Rs 2.50 per transaction Amount above Rs 1 thousand to Rs 25 thousand - Rs 5 per transaction Amount above Rs 25 thousand to Rs 5 lakhs - Rs 15 per transaction
? Account closure: NIL

? Debit Card PIN regeneration Charges:NIL

? Debit Card de – hotlisting: NIL

? Balance Certificate, Interest Certificate: NIL

? Retrieval of old transactional documents / Enquiries related to old records: NIL
? Signature attestation: Rs. 100 per application/letter

? Address confirmation: NIL

? ECS / NACH Debit Returns: Rs 500 per instance for financial reasons. Maximum recovery will be done for 3 instances per month for the same mandate

? National Automated Clearing House (NACH) Mandate. One time mandate authorisation charges (physical): NIL
? Lien marking and unmarking of savings account: NIL

? Reissue of Internet user id or password (Branch or non IVR Customer Care): NIL

? Address change request at branches: NIL


? Stop Payment charges: Particular cheque - Rs.100 (Free through customer care IVR & Net banking).

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According to the Yes Bank website, “AMB requirement, as defined by YES BANK from time to time, at select locations;




Rs. 50,000 for Savings Account PRO Max, the maximum charge is Rs 1,000

Rs. 25000 for Savings Account Pro Plus / Yes Essence SA YES Respect SA, the maximum charge is Rs 750

RS 10,000 for Savings Account PRO, maximum charge is Rs 750

Rs 5000 for Savings Value / Kisan SA, maximum charge is Rs 500

Rs 2500 for My First YES, maximum charge is Rs 250

Account Service Charge
If Balance maintained is


1. >= 100% of the requirement- NIL

2. >50% of the requirement- 5% of balance shortfall

3. <= 50% of the requirement - 10% of balance shortfall, 5% of balance shortfall for Savings Value

Charges on ATM cum Debit Card for savings account
Debit Card & Annual Fee
· Element Debit Card: Rs. 299
· Engage Debit Card: Rs. 399
· Explore Debit Card: Rs. 599
· Rupay Debit Card (Only for Kisan account): Rs. 149
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