Bank Holiday In March 2022: There will be a 13-day holiday in the banks in the month of March. Before going to the branch from bank work, definitely check the list of holidays. So that your day is saved from being wasted.
Bank Holiday In March 2022: In March 2022 , there will be a 13-day holiday in banks. Before going to the bank branch for any work in March, you should go through the list of those holidays, so that your day is saved from wasted. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the list regarding the holiday. Banking operations will remain closed during these days, but online banking activities will continue to function.
According to the holiday calendar list of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will be closed for a total of 13 days in the month of March and the remaining days are weekends.
However, it should be noted that banks will not remain closed for 13 days in all states or territories. This is the total number of days when banks in different parts of the country will remain closed for state-observed holidays. For example, in Bihar bank branches may be closed for Bihar Day but in Assam they are not closed for the same festival.
Here is the detailed list of bank holidays falling in the month of March 2022-
- Mahashivratri: 1st March
- Losar: March 3
- Chapchar Kut : 4 March
- Holika Dahan: March 17
- Holi/Holi Day 2 – Dhuleti/Doljatra: 18 March
- Holi/Yaosang Day 2: 19 March
- Bihar Day: March 22
Apart from the holidays mentioned by RBI above, banks will also remain closed on weekends
- Sunday: March 6
- Second Saturday: March 12
- Sunday: March 13
- Sunday: March 20
- Fourth Saturday: March 26
- Sunday: March 27
The Reserve Bank of India classifies its holidays under three brackets – Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holidays; and closing bank accounts.
However, bank holidays vary from state to state and at the same time are not observed by all banking companies. Banking holidays also depend on the festivals celebrated in specific states or notification of specific occasions in those states.
