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RBI bank holidays · April 2026

Bank Holidays in April 2026

Banks in India are closed on 13 days in April 2026 once you count every Sunday, the 2nd and 4th Saturday, and the dated holidays. National holidays apply to every branch; regional holidays below apply only in the states that observe them.

  • National

    1

  • Regional dates

    6

  • Weekend offs

    6

All 2026 bank holidays & states

National bank holidays in April 2026.

RBI-notified national holidays this month – observed by every bank branch across India.

  • Apr

    1

    Banks' Closing – Yearly Accounts

    National

    Wednesday · 2026

Regional bank holidays in April 2026.

State-specific bank holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Each applies only in the states listed – tap a state for its full 2026 list.

Date Holiday Observed in
2 April 2026 (Thursday)Maundy ThursdayKerala
3 April 2026 (Friday)Good FridayAndhra Pradesh,Arunachal Pradesh,Bihar,Goa,Gujarat,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Jharkhand,Karnataka,Kerala,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Odisha,Punjab,Rajasthan,Sikkim,Tamil Nadu,Telangana,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand,West Bengal,Chandigarh,Puducherry,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Lakshadweep
14 April 2026 (Tuesday)Baisakhi / Dr. B. R. Ambedkar JayantiJammu and Kashmir
14 April 2026 (Tuesday)Dr. Ambedkar JayantiLakshadweep
14 April 2026 (Tuesday)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar JayantiAndhra Pradesh,Arunachal Pradesh,Assam,Bihar,Goa,Gujarat,Jharkhand,Karnataka,Kerala,Maharashtra,Odisha,Rajasthan,Sikkim,Telangana,Tripura,Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal,Ladakh
14 April 2026 (Tuesday)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Tamil New YearTamil Nadu,Puducherry
15 April 2026 (Wednesday)Bengali New YearArunachal Pradesh,Tripura,West Bengal
15 April 2026 (Wednesday)Bohag BihuAssam
15 April 2026 (Wednesday)Himachal DayHimachal Pradesh
15 April 2026 (Wednesday)VishuKerala
16 April 2026 (Thursday)Bohag Bihu (Day 2)Assam
21 April 2026 (Tuesday)Garia PujaTripura

Weekend bank holidays in April 2026.

Beyond the dated holidays, all banks in India close every Sunday and on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. In April 2026 that means:

  • 2nd Saturday

    11 April 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed

  • 4th Saturday

    25 April 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed

  • Sundays (4)

    5 April 2026 · 12 April 2026 · 19 April 2026 · 26 April 2026

Online banking, UPI, NEFT, RTGS, ATMs, and cards keep working on these weekend bank-offs – only branch counters and cheque clearing pause.

Source: Compiled from public RBI references and state-level notifications under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Verify with your bank branch for the latest authoritative list. Last verified 2026-05-18. The official RBI Holiday Matrix is at rbi.org.in.