Bank Holidays in March 2025: Check full city-wise list

March bank holidays include Holi, Ramzan, and Bihar Diwas.

Banks across several cities in India will remain closed for eight days in March 2025, in addition to the usual closures on the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) official holiday calendar.

The holidays will vary from state to state, depending on regional festivals and observances. Key holidays in March include Holi, Ramzan, and Bihar Diwas, among others.

Customers are advised to check the holiday schedule applicable to their respective states and plan their banking activities accordingly. While bank branches will remain closed on these days, digital banking services such as internet banking, mobile banking, and UPI transactions will continue to function as usual.

Here is the state-wise list of major bank holidays in March 2025:

March 2 - Sunday

March 7 (Friday): Chapchar Kut – Banks closed in Mizoram

March 8 - Second Saturday

March 9 - Sunday

March 13 (Thursday): Holika Dahan/Attukal Pongala – Banks closed in Dehradun, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram.

March 14 (Friday): Holi (Second Day) - Banks closed in several cities including Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla and Srinagar.

March 15 (Saturday): Holi/Yaosang 2nd Day - Banks closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Imphal and Patna.

March 16: Sunday

March 22 (Fourth Saturday): Bihar Diwas – Banks closed in Bihar.

March 23: Sunday

March 27 (Thursday): Shab-I-Qadr - Banks closed in Jammu.

March 28 (Friday): Jumat-ul-Vida - Banks closed in Jammu & Kashmir.

March 30: Sunday

March 31 (Monday): Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1)/Khutub-E-Ramzan – Banks are shut in most of the states.

Customers are can use online banking services during these holidays to ensure smooth financial transactions.