Bank Holidays in March! Banks to remain closed for 12 days
Bank Holidays in March: All private and government banks will be shut for 12 days in the second month of the year – March 2022. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, the public sector, private sector, foreign banks, cooperative banks, and regional banks in India will have to stay closed on the specified dates. RBI announced holidays for lenders under these categories – the Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday, Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
All private and government banks will be shut for 12 days in the second month of the year – March 2022.
Bank holidays are different for each state, however, there are some days when banks are shut across India – Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15), Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Christmas Day (December 25), among others.
Here is a list of bank holidays in March 2022
Losar – March 3, 2022
Chapchar Kut – March 4, 2022
Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022
Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Doljatra: March 18, 2022
Holi/Yaosang 2nd Day – March 19, 2022
Bihar Divas – March 22, 2022
Banks will be closed on the following weekends also
Sunday – March 6, 2022
Second Saturday – March 12, 2022
Sunday – March 13, 2022
Sunday – March 20, 2022
Fourth Saturday – March 26, 2022
Sunday – March 27, 2022
