Indian Bank Holidays In March 2021

March 2021 brings about an average disruption to banking. In total, banks may be closed in at least one state on 13 out of the 31 days in March 2021.

As usual, Banks are also shut on Second Saturday, Fourth Saturday and Sundays.

The major festival that will affect banks is right at the end of the month, with Holi falling on Monday March 29th.

Here is the list of the bank holidays in March:

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
March 5th	Friday	Chapchar Kut	Mizoram
March 7th	Sunday		Nationwide
March 11th	Thursday	Maha Shivratri	Widespread
March 13th	Saturday	Second Saturday	Nationwide
March 14th	Sunday		Nationwide
March 14th	Saturday	Second Saturday	Nationwide
March 21st	Sunday		Nationwide
March 22nd	Monday	Bihar Divas	Bihar
March 23rd	Tuesday	Haryana Martyrs’ Day	Haryana
March 27th	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Nationwide
March 28th	Sunday		Nationwide
March 29th	Monday	Holi	Widespread
March 30th	Tuesday	Holi	Widespread

Apart from these bank holidays, the apex body of nine organizations of bank employees (UFBU) has announced a two-day strike from March 15 to protest against the proposed privatization of two public sector banks. So during this protest, banks may remain closed.

• Public Holidays in India for 2021

Disclaimer: All precautions have been taken to gather the most accurate information about the Bank Holiday dates for the month of March 2021. However, readers are advised to verify with their local branches to corroborate the same.