Bank Holiday: There is a big update for bank customers. Will banks be closed tomorrow on Saturday or not? Many working individuals often take care of their banking needs on Saturdays. If you plan to visit the bank branch tomorrow, it’s important to check if it will be open. Tomorrow marks the third Saturday of April. According to RBI regulations, banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays, while they operate on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays. Therefore, tomorrow, April 18, is indeed the third Saturday of the month.
Here’s a complete list of holidays for April:
April 3: Good Friday
On Good Friday, April 3, banks are closed across all states in the country, except for Tripura, Chandigarh, Assam, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir.
April 5: Sunday
April 11: Second Saturday
April 12: Sunday
April 14: Many festivals at once
Due to various festivals such as Ambedkar Jayanti, Baisakhi, Tamil New Year, and Bihu, banks will be closed in several states on April 14.
April 15: Local festival
Banks will be closed on April 15 because of multiple local festivals in Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, and Himachal Pradesh.
April 16: Bihu
April 19: Sunday
April 20: Banks will be closed in some states for Basava Jayanti in Karnataka and Akshaya Tritiya.
On April 21, bank branches in Tripura will be closed for Garia Puja.
April 25: Fourth Saturday
April 26: Sunday
During these holidays, bank branches will be closed, which means no check clearing, cash deposits, or demand drafts can be processed. However, services like UPI, mobile banking, internet banking, and ATMs will still be accessible to customers.
Transactions can be done through Online Banking
Even when banks are closed, you can still conduct transactions through online banking. While it’s difficult to perform every transaction, you can still perform transactions like fund transfers (NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, UPI), balance enquiries, downloading mini statements or account statements, bill payments (electricity, water, gas, mobile, DTH), recharges (mobile, FASTag, DTH), opening fixed deposits (FD) or recurring deposits (RD), and paying loans or EMIs.
