Bank Holidays in March 2022: As per the holiday calendar shared by the RBI, the banks will remain closed for 13 days in March 2022. Apart from the national holidays, there are some state-wise holidays which consist of all Sundays along with the second and fourth Saturdays. The bank customers need to have a look at the bank holiday list before visiting branches for any banking activities.
Holi, one of India’s largest festivals, falls on March 18 in 2022, and banks across the country, with some exceptions, will be closed. Banks will also be closed across many states on March 1, 2022, on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
Bank holidays come into effect as per a list released by the Reserve Bank of India or RBI. According to a list by the central bank, the number of holidays has been fixed at 7 this month. The remaining are the weekend leaves. This includes all Sundays of the month, as well as second and fourth Saturdays. Banks remain open on the first and third Saturdays of every month. The RBI’s list of holidays falls into three categories. These are state-wise celebrations, religious holidays, and festival celebrations.
Full list of bank holidays in March 2022:
- March 01, 2022: Mahashivaratri
- March 03, 2022: Losar
- March 04, 2022: Chapchar Kut
- March 17, 2022: Holika Dahan
- March 18, 2022: Holi/Holi 2nd Day Dhuleti/Doljatra
- March 19, 2022: Holi/Yaosang 2nd Day
- March 22, 2022: Bihar Divas
List of Saturdays and Sundays as holidays:
- Sunday: March 6, 2022
- Second Saturday: March 12, 2022
- Sunday: March 13, 2022
- Sunday: March 20, 2022
- Fourth Saturday: March 26, 2022
- Sunday: March 27, 2022
Meanwhile, banks across India had a total of 12 holidays in February 2022. Some of the notable occasions in the month were Saraswati Puja/Shree Panchami/Basant Panchami and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Jayanti.
