Banks in India will remain closed for a total of 16 days in April. This includes city-specific holidays, along with the regular weekend closures. Banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month and all Sundays. Additionally, April 1 is observed as an off day for banks to close their yearly accounts.
Out of the 30 days in April, banks will have nationwide closures on 7 days. These closures include the off day for the yearly account closing on April 1 and the usual weekend holidays.
The nationwide holidays for April include:
- April 1: Banks close for yearly account closure
- April 6: Sunday (weekly bank holiday)
- April 12: Second Saturday (bi-monthly bank holiday)
- April 13: Sunday (weekly bank holiday)
- April 20: Sunday (weekly bank holiday)
- April 26: Fourth Saturday (bi-monthly bank holiday)
- April 27: Sunday (weekly bank holiday)
In addition to these, several state or city-specific holidays will also result in bank closures throughout the month. Some of these include:
- April 1: Sarhul, observed in Jharkhand with a holiday in Ranchi
- April 5: Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday, observed as a holiday in Hyderabad, Telangana
- April 10: Mahavir Jayanti, observed in various cities including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi
- April 14: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti and other regional festivals like Vishu, Biju, and Tamil New Year, with holidays in cities such as Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram
- April 15: Bengali New Year’s Day and Himachal Day, observed in places like Agartala, Guwahati, Kolkata, Shimla
- April 16: Bohag Bihu, observed in Guwahati
- April 18: Good Friday, observed across several cities including Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi
- April 21: Garia Puja, observed in Agartala
- April 29: Bhagvan Shri Parshuram Jayanti, observed in Jaipur
- April 30: Basava Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya, observed in Bengaluru and Shimla
These holidays reflect the diversity of regional celebrations and festivals, influencing when banks will be closed in various parts of the country.
