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Indian Bank Holidays In April 2021

Banks across India will remain closed for 14 days in the month of April, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holidays calendar. Out of these 14 days, eight holidays are on account of various festivals and the bank closing day (April 1) while the rest are regular holidays including four Sundays and two Saturdays.

The main disruption will take place in the third week as with holidays for the various solar new years and Dr. Ambedkar’s Birthday.

Here is the list of the bank holidays in April:

DateDayHolidayRegions
April 1stThursdayClosing of yearly accountsNationwide
April 2ndFridayGood FridayNationwide
April 4thSunday Nationwide
April 5thMondayBabu Jagjivan Ram’s BirthdayTelengana
April 10thSaturdaySecond SaturdayNationwide
April11thSunday Nationwide
April 13thTuesdayGudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Cheiraoba / 1st Navratra/BaisakhiWidespread
April 14thWednesday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti / Tamil New Year’s Day / Vishu / Biju Festival/Cheiraoba/ Bohag BihuNationwide
April 15thThursdayHimachal Day / Bengali New Year’s Day / Bohag Bihu / SarhulWidespread
April 16thFridayBohag BihuAssam
April 18thSundayNationwide
April 21stWednesdayRam Navami /Garia PujaWidespread
April 24thSaturdayFourth SaturdayNationwide
April 25thSundayNationwide

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.

Toby

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