Banks will be closed for up to 15 days in April 2023, including weekends, according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) holiday calendar. The reason is the nationwide celebration of several festivals and special events.
It is important to note that closings might not be observed simultaneously in all states and might change depending on the holidays celebrated in each state. When scheduling a visit to a branch in April, it is advised to verify the bank's closing schedule to avoid any inconvenience. State-specific bank holidays are also different, and not all financial institutions follow them. These holidays rely on state-specific festivities or announcements of specific events in several states.
Banks in the public and private sectors will be closed for 15 of the 30 days in April. Nonetheless, nationwide access to internet banking services will always be available. It is advised to prepare ahead and finish any transactions or banking needs before or after the closures to guarantee timely and effective banking needs.
Here is the list of bank holidays in April:
April 1: Except for Aizawl, Shimla, Shillong, and Chandigarh, all banks in the nation will be closed on the occasion of the closing of accounts.
April 2: First Sunday of the month.
April 4: To celebrate Mahavir Jayanti, banks will be closed in the following states: Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, and Ranchi.
April 5: To commemorate Babu Jagjivan Ram's birthday, banks in Hyderabad will stay closed.
April 7: Due to Good Friday, banks will be closed in the following states: Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Imphal, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, and Thiruvananthapuram.
April 8: Second Saturday of the month.
April 9: Second Sunday of the month.
April 14: The RBI has declared this day a bank holiday in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram due to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Bohag Bihu, Cheiraoba, Vaisakhi, Baisakhi, Tamil New Year’s Day, Maha Bisubha Sankranti, Biju Festival, Buisu Festival celebrations in these regions.
April 15: Agartala, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Shimla, and Thiruvananthapuram banks will be closed in celebration of Vishu, Bohag Bihu, Himachal Day, and Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha).
April 16: Third Sunday of the month.
April 18: Banks will be closed in Jammu and Srinagar on account of Shab-l-Qadr.
April 21: Banks will be closed for Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid), Garia Puja, and Jumat-ul-Vida festivities in Agartala, Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram.
April 22: Banks will be closed on Ramzan Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitr), which falls on the fourth Saturday of the month, in Belapur, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, and Srinagar.
April 23: Fourth Sunday of the month.
April 30: Fifth Sunday of the month.
The Negotiable Instruments Act, the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks' Closing of Accounts are the three categories into which the RBI has divided its list of holidays. All of the abovementioned holidays fall under the "Negotiable Instruments Act" category of the RBI, except for weekends and April 1 (which is the day that banks close their accounts).
