Bank Holiday: Banks will be closed in some states tomorrow, March 19, 2026. Banks will be closed in several states on Thursday due to the first day of Navratri, Gadi Padwa, Ugadi, and the Telugu New Year.
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Bank Holiday: Banks will be closed in some states tomorrow, March 19, 2026. Banks will be closed in several states on Thursday due to the first day of Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, and the Telugu New Year. Banks will be closed on different days in various parts of the country due to various festivals in March. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar, bank holidays are not uniform across the country. This means that banks may be closed in some states, while others will operate as usual.
Banks will be closed in these states on March 19
Banks will be closed on this day in Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar, and Vijayawada. Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, and the first day of Navratri are festivals celebrated in different parts of India that symbolize the new year and new beginnings. In Maharashtra, it’s called Gudi Padwa, in South India, it’s Ugadi and the Telugu New Year, while in North India, it marks the beginning of Navratri. On this day, people clean their homes, decorate them, and begin auspicious activities.
These festivals also hold significant religious and cultural significance. People worship in temples, wear new clothes, and prepare traditional dishes with their families. It is believed that any work begun on this day is auspicious and successful.
Although bank branches are closed, customers can still use digital services like net banking, mobile banking, UPI, and ATMs. However, over-the-counter transactions like check clearing, cash deposits, and withdrawals will not be possible on this day.
Other Bank Holidays in March
March 19 – Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Telugu New Year / First Day of Navaratri
Banks will be closed on this day in Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar, and Vijayawada.
March 20 – Eid al-Fitr / Jumaat al-Vida
Banks will be closed on this day in several cities, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow, Patna, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Ranchi, Raipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kochi.
March 21 – Ramadan Eid/Sarhul
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, and Ranchi.
March 22 – Sunday
Bank branches will be closed across the country due to Sunday.
March 26 – Ram Navami
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Ranchi, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Kolkata.
March 27 – Ram Navami (Chaitra Dashain)
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, and Gangtok.
March 31 – Mahavir Jayanti
Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, and Ranchi.
If you have any important banking work to do, it’s best to check the holiday list first. This will help avoid inconvenience caused by bank closures.
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