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.
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.
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.
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
The latest digital banking solutions have made managing finances even over the holidays easier. One can do many financial transactions through net banking, mobile banking, ATM.
5 money changes in May 2024: Revision in saving account charges, credit card rules, special FD deadlines
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HDFC Bank has extended the deadline to invest in its senior citizens-only special fixed deposit plan. This special Senior Citizen Care FD, which was established in May 2020, offers greater interest rate advantages to older persons. The deadline to invest in the Senior Citizen Care FD plan has been extended until May 10, 2024.
HDFC Bank has extended the deadline to invest in its senior citizens-only special fixed deposit plan. This special Senior Citizen Care FD, which was established in May 2020, offers greater interest r..
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ICICI Bank has revised savings account service charges of some of the services including cheque book, IMPS, ECS / NACH Debit Returns, stop payment charges and more. These changes will come into effect from May 1, 2024 as per the ICICI Bank website.
ICICI Bank has revised savings account service charges of some of the services including cheque book, IMPS, ECS / NACH Debit Returns, stop payment charges and more. These changes will come into effec..
? 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).
? 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 / Rev..
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Yes Bank, a private sector lender, has revised its savings account charges schedule. According to Yes Bank’s official website, the schedule will be effective May 1, 2024. The bank has also discontinued a few accounts.
Yes Bank, a private sector lender, has revised its savings account charges schedule. According to Yes Bank’s official website, the schedule will be effective May 1, 2024. The bank has also discontinu..
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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 At other bank ATMs in India
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 1,000Rs. 25000 for ..
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YES Bank has updated several components of all of its credit cards, with the exception of the 'private' credit card type. The rules only affect the fuel cost category on some of the bank's credit card offerings. With the exception of 'private', all changes are related to calculating the spending level for remission of the yearly and joining fees. There has also been a modification in the additional cost for utility transactions.
Paying gas, electricity, and other utility bills using YES Bank credit card to get costlier from May 1, 2024
YES Bank has updated several components of all of its credit cards, with the exception of the 'private' credit card type. The rules only affect the fuel cost category on some of the bank's credit car..
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IDFC First Bank has said that it will impose a 1 percent + GST extra when the total amount of credit card payments for utility bills paid exceeds Rs 20,000. The FIRST Private Credit Card, LIC Classic Credit Card, and LIC Select Credit Card are not subject to the utility surcharge. Therefore, there is no surcharge if the total of your utility bill transactions (gas, electricity and internet) within a statement cycle is Rs 20,000 or less. However, if they go beyond Rs 20,000, there would be an additional 18% GST on top of the 1 percent surcharge.
IDFC First Bank has said that it will impose a 1 percent + GST extra when the total amount of credit card payments for utility bills paid exceeds Rs 20,000. The FIRST Private Credit Card, LIC Classic..