Bank holidays 2019 India: March is here, and the financial year and academic sessions are coming to an end. It’s time to plan holidays. While nothing should come in the way of a good holiday, knowing the bank holiday list for the month will definitely help draft a good plan.
March is also the month of Holi, a major festival celebrated in most parts of India, and people eagerly wait for it. This year, Holi will be celebrated on March 20 and 21.
Holiday dates vary with each bank and region, barring national holidays — Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15), and Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) — and some other days fixed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). No operations take place on national holidays with both public sector and private banks remaining closed on the days across the country. The March holiday calendar has 7 regional holidays, including Holi, apart from Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays.
LIST OF BANK HOLIDAYS IN INDIA IN MARCH 2019
4 March, Monday: Mahashivaratri (All except for West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Dadra Nagar Haveli)
5 March, Tuesday: Panchayati Raj Divas (Odisha)
7 March, Thursday: Losar (Sikkim)
20 March, Wednesday: Holi (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Uttarakhand)
20 March, Wednesday: Hazrat Ali Jayanti (Uttar Pradesh)
21 March, Thursday: Holi (All states except for West Bengal, UP, Andhra, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand)
22 March, Friday: Bihar Day (Bihar)
23 March, Saturday: Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day (Punjab, Haryana)