Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open today?

Every month, Indian banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays as well as all Sundays apart from National and state-wise holidays, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

Is it a bank holiday this Saturday, April 20, 2024

It is not a bank holiday today as it is a third Saturday which is a working Saturday of the month. According to the RBI rules, every month first, third and fifth (in applicable) will be the working Saturdays of the month.

However, banks in the state of Tripura will be closed on the occasion of Garia Puja.

Election Bank holiday

The elections will be held in seven stages. The first phase will be held on April 19, the second on April 26, the third on May 7, the fourth on May 13, the fifth on May 20, the sixth on May 25, and the seventh phase on June 1, 2024.

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Banks in Bangalore will be closed on April 26 for Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

Though many banking transactions can be done online, if work requires help from bank workers, it is necessary to know the bank holiday calendar and organise visits during working days. Regardless of weekends or holidays, online banking services will remain available. Consumers can use mobile applications, ATMs for quick transactions, or the banks' websites to handle their banking needs.

Also read: Bank holidays in April 2024: Banks closed for 14 days across states; check state-wise list of bank holidays in April

April 2024 bank holidays

These are the holidays for which banks will closed for in April 2024:

Banks to close their yearly accounts, Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday/Jumat-ul-Vida, Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra, Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr), Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi/Biju Festival, Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day, Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain), Garia Puja.

The Reserve Bank of India has categorised bank holidays into three categories: Negotiable Instruments Act Holidays, Real Time Gross Settlement Holidays, and Bank Account Closing Holidays.

April bank holidays 2024

Apr-24	1	5	9	10	11	13	15	17	19	20	26
Agartala	•				•	•			•	•
Ahmedabad	•				•			•
Aizawl					•				•
Belapur	•		•		•			•
Bengaluru	•		•		•						•
Bhopal	•				•			•
Bhubaneswar	•				•			•
Chandigarh					•			•
Chennai	•		•		•				•
Dehradun	•				•			•	•
Gangtok								•
Guwahati	•				•	•	•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh	•		•		•			•
Hyderabad - Telangana	•	•	•		•			•
Imphal	•		•		•	•			•
Itanagar	•				•				•
Jaipur	•				•			•	•
Jammu	•	•	•		•	•
Kanpur	•				•			•
Kochi	•			•
Kohima	•				•				•
Kolkata					•
Lucknow	•				•			•
Mumbai	•		•		•			•
Nagpur	•		•		•			•	•
New Delhi	•				•
Panaji	•		•		•
Patna	•				•			•
Raipur	•				•			•
Ranchi	•				•			•
Shillong					•		•		•
Shimla							•	•
Srinagar	•	•	•		•	•
Thiruvananthapuram	•			•

April bank holidays

Holiday Description	Date
To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts	1
Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday/Jumat-ul-Vida	5
Gudhi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Telugu New Year's Day/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/1st Navratra	9
Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr)	10
Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (1st Shawaal)	11
Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi/Biju Festival	13
Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day/Shad Suk Mynsiem	15
Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain)	17
Lok Sabha General Elections 2024/Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2024/Bye-Election to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Vilavancode Constituency, Kanniyakumari District	19
Garia Puja	20
Lok Sabha General Elections 2024	26