Indian Bank Holidays in April 2020

Despite the nationwide lockdown, banks are not closed, but opening hours may be limited.

It is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in advance and withdraw cash early to avoid empty ATMs.

This month there is the usual weekend holidays of all Sundays and every other Saturday, and a collection of holidays celebrated at a state level. In total, banking services are affected in some manner on 16 out of the 30 days in April 2020.

On a wider basis, the month begins with banks in most states closing for Ram Navami, then many observing Mahavir Jayanti on the first Monday.

The next weekend is preceded by Good Friday and almost all banks will be closed on Tuesday April 14th for a combination of several holidays including Dr. Ambedkar’s birthday and various solar new years.

Here is the list of the bank holidays in March:

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
April 1st	Wednesday	Accounts closing Day	Nationwide
April 2nd	Thursday	Ram Navami	Widespread
April 5th	Sunday		Nationwide
April 6th	Monday	Mahavir Jayanti	Widespread
April 10th	Friday	Good Friday	Widespread
April 11th	Saturday	Second Saturday	Nationwide
April 12th	Sunday		Nationwide
April 13th	Monday	Various	Several states
April 14th	Tuesday	Various	Nationwide
April 19th	Sunday		Nationwide
April 25th	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Nationwide
April 26th	Sunday		Nationwide