Bank Holidays: Banks will remain closed for so many days in the month of March, see the complete list of holidays

Bank Holidays in March 2026: With the beginning of March, the festive season is about to knock. In such a situation, if any important work related to your bank is pending, then it would be wise to settle it soon. Due to abundance of holidays in March 2026, banks will remain closed for a total of 12 days in many states.

According to the released holiday list of RBI, there will be less working days in banks in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand and Jammu including festivals, regional holidays and weekly holidays.

Why are there such long holidays?

The month of March is the time of closing of the financial year and big festivals. There are 5 Sundays in the month. As per rules, banks remain closed on second and fourth Saturdays. There are additional holidays due to Holi, Eid, Mahavir Jayanti and local festivals of different states. Adding all this, there will be a total of 12 days when bank branches will remain closed in many states.

State wise holiday details

March 2

Uttar Pradesh

March 3

Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Telangana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.

4th March

Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh.

13 March

Mizoram

17 March

Jammu, Srinagar

19 March

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu, Srinagar, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.

20 March

Jammu, Srinagar, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

21st March

Throughout the country (except Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh)

26 March

Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh

27 March

Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh

31st March

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, New Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

Digital services will remain operational

Although bank branches will remain closed, customers need not panic. Net banking, mobile banking, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and ATM services will be available 24 hours.

But if you have to get any document signed, demand draft made or meet the bank manager, then plan keeping the holiday calendar in mind.