In March 2025, banks in India will close for 14 days, including weekends and regional holidays, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Key closures include public holidays for Holi and regional festivals in various states. Noteworthy dates include March 7 for Chapchar Kut in Mizoram, March 13 for Holika Dahan and March 14 for Holi, affecting operations in several states. Banks will also be closed for Shab-e-Qadr and Ramzan-Id in Jammu and most states, respectively. Despite these closures, online banking and ATM services will remain operational, so plan your banking activities accordingly.
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Bank Holidays for March 2025: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published the list of bank holidays for March. According to the RBI holiday calendar, banks will be closed for a total of 14 days in the upcoming month. This includes public holidays, regional holidays, and regular closures on the second and fourth Saturdays as well as all Sundays. For state-specific festivals, banks will close only in those respective states, while major celebrations like Holi and Ramzan will warrant closures across most states.
The RBI prepares a monthly list of bank holidays categorized under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Holidays, Real Time Gross Settlement Holidays, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
Here is the detailed list of national and regional holidays for March 2025:
- March 2 (Sunday) – Weekly holiday
- March 7 (Friday): Chapchar Kut – Banks will be closed in Mizoram
- March 8 (Second Saturday) – Weekly holiday
- March 9 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
- March 13 (Thursday): Holika Dahan and Attukal Pongala – Banks closed in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, and Kerala
- March 14 (Friday): Holi (Dhuleti/Dhulandi/Dol Jatra) – A public holiday in most states, excluding Tripura, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Kerala, and Nagaland
- March 15 (Saturday): Holi in select states – Banks closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, and Patna
- March 16 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
- March 22 (Fourth Saturday): Weekly Holiday and Bihar Diwas
- March 23 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
- March 27 (Thursday): Shab-e-Qadr – Banks closed in Jammu
- March 28 (Friday): Jumat-ul-Vida – Banks closed in Jammu and Kashmir
- March 30 (Sunday) – Weekly Holiday
- March 31 (Monday): Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan – Most states will have a public holiday, except for Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh
“All scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe a public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays,” according to the RBI. It’s recommended to plan your banking tasks accordingly. Keep in mind that services such as online banking and UPI will remain available during these holidays, even though branches will be closed.