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RBI bank holidays · March 2026

Bank Holidays in March 2026

Banks in India are closed on 16 days in March 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

    0

  • Regional dates

    9

  • Weekend offs

    7

All 2026 bank holidays & states

National bank holidays in March 2026.

There are no all-India national bank holidays in March 2026. Banks still close on the Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays below, plus any regional holidays in your state.

Regional bank holidays in March 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 March 2026 (Monday)Holika DahanUttar Pradesh
3 March 2026 (Tuesday)HoliAssam,Bihar,Goa,Jharkhand,Karnataka,Maharashtra,Meghalaya,Odisha,Rajasthan,Sikkim,Tamil Nadu,Telangana,Tripura
3 March 2026 (Tuesday)Holi / DoljatraWest Bengal
4 March 2026 (Wednesday)HoliArunachal Pradesh,Chhattisgarh,Gujarat,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh,Manipur,Mizoram,Punjab,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand,Delhi,Chandigarh,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,Ladakh,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Lakshadweep
4 March 2026 (Wednesday)Holi (Jammu Province)Jammu and Kashmir
17 March 2026 (Tuesday)Shab-i-QadrJammu and Kashmir
19 March 2026 (Thursday)1st NavratraJammu and Kashmir
19 March 2026 (Thursday)Gudhi PadwaGoa
19 March 2026 (Thursday)Gudi PadwaMaharashtra
19 March 2026 (Thursday)UgadiAndhra Pradesh,Telangana
20 March 2026 (Friday)Jumat-ul-VidaJammu and Kashmir
21 March 2026 (Saturday)Eid-ul-FitrJammu and Kashmir,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Lakshadweep
21 March 2026 (Saturday)Eid-Ul-FitrAndhra Pradesh,Gujarat,Jharkhand,Maharashtra,Rajasthan,Telangana,Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal,Chandigarh,Puducherry,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
21 March 2026 (Saturday)Nauroz / Eid-ul-FitrLadakh
26 March 2026 (Thursday)Rama NavamiAndaman and Nicobar Islands
26 March 2026 (Thursday)Shree Ram NavamiAndhra Pradesh,Arunachal Pradesh,Bihar,Chhattisgarh,Goa,Gujarat,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Jharkhand,Karnataka,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,Manipur,Odisha,Punjab,Rajasthan,Tamil Nadu,Telangana,Tripura,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand,West Bengal,Delhi
31 March 2026 (Tuesday)Mahavir JayantiAndhra Pradesh,Bihar,Chhattisgarh,Gujarat,Haryana,Jharkhand,Karnataka,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,Odisha,Punjab,Rajasthan,Tamil Nadu,Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand,West Bengal,Delhi,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,Lakshadweep

Weekend bank holidays in March 2026.

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

  • 2nd Saturday

    14 March 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed

  • 4th Saturday

    28 March 2026 (Saturday) – banks closed

  • Sundays (5)

    1 March 2026 · 8 March 2026 · 15 March 2026 · 22 March 2026 · 29 March 2026

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

February 2026 All 2026 bank holidays April 2026

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.