Banks closed for Mahavir Jayanti in these states
- April 4 (Tuesday)- Mahavir Jayanti- Banks are closed in Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Lucknow, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand.
- April 5 (Wednesday)- Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday- Banks closed in Hyderabad.
Bank holidays in April
In April 2023, banks will be closed for 15 days across states including bank closing, regional holidays along with Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays.Banks will be closed in April on the occasions of yearly accounts closing, Mahavir Jayanti, Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday, Good Friday, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Sankranti/Biju Festival/Buisu Festival, Tamil New Year’s Day, Vishu/Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day/Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha), Shab-l-Qadr, Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)/Garia Puja/Jumat-ul-Vida and Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr).
Long weekend in April 2023
In some states, the month of April has a long bank holiday weekend since Good Friday is on April 7 (Friday), followed by the second Saturday and Sunday. Banks in India are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays, but open on the first and third Saturdays.
Upcoming holidays in April 2023
- April 14 (Friday)- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Vaisakhi/Baisakhi/Tamil New AYear’s Day/Maha Bisubha Sankranti/Biju Festival/Buisu Festival- Banks are closed in most of the except Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Mehalaya, Homalchal Pradesh.
- April 15 (Saturday)- Vishu/Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day/Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)- Banks are closed in Tripura, Assam, Kerala, Bengal, Himachal Pradesh.
- April 18 (Tuesday)- Shab-l-Qadr- Banks are closed in Jammu and Srinagar.
- April 21 (Friday)- Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)/Garia Puja/Jumat-ul-Vida- Banks are closed in Tripura, Jammu and Srinagar, Kerala.
- April 22 (Saturday)- Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr): Banks are closed on account of fourth Saturday.
Bank holidays are categorized under three categories:
- Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act
- Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act
- Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday.
April holiday list
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| Dehradun | • | • | • | • | ||||||
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| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
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| Mumbai | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Nagpur | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
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| Panaji | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Patna | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Raipur | • | • | • | • | ||||||
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| Shillong | • | • | ||||||||
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| Srinagar | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | • | • | • | • | • |
| Holiday Description | Day |
| To enable Banks to close their yearly accounts | 1 |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 3 |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 4 |
| Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | 5 |
| Good Friday | 7 |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Vaisakhi/Baisakhi/Tamil New Year’s Day/Maha Bisubha Sankranti/Biju Festival/Buisu Festival | 14 |
| Vishu/Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day/Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha) | 15 |
| Shab-l-Qadr | 18 |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)/Garia Puja/Jumat-ul-Vida | 21 |
| Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr) | 22 |
