April 2024 bank holidays: Important dates to note for banking activities

The Reserve Bank of India has released the schedule of bank holidays for April. Throughout this month, banks will be closed for a total of 14 days as outlined in the RBI holiday calendar.

These closures encompass public holidays, regional holidays, and the routine shutdowns on the second and fourth Saturdays, as well as all Sundays. During state-specific festivals, banks will observe closure only in the respective states, whereas for national festivals such as Id-Ul-Fitr, Ram Navami, and Baisakhi, banks will remain closed nationwide.

Here is the list of bank holidays in April 2024 across India 

April 1: Banks closed in most states for yearly accounts closing, except Mizoram, Chandigarh, Sikkim, Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya)

April 5: Banks closed for Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday and Jumat-ul-Vida in Telangana, Jammu, and Srinagar

April 9: Banks closed for Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - Telangana, Manipur, Goa, Jammu, and Srinagar)

April 10: Banks closed for Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) in Kerala

April 11: Banks closed for Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (1st Shawaal) in most states except Chandigarh, Gangtok, Kochi, Shimla and Thiruvananthapuram

April 13: Banks closed for Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi/Biju Festival in Agartala, Guwahati, Imphal, Jammu, and Srinagar

April 15: Banks closed for Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day in Guwahati and Shimla

April 17: Banks closed for Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain) in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Himachal Pradesh

April 20: Banks closed for Garia Puja in Agartala