March Bank Holidays: State-Wise Closures and Festival Dates

February 26, 2026

As we see we have nearly reached to the third month of the year 2025. The month of march has numerous holidays across India. March is filled with variety of festivals and significant occasions celebrated throughout the country. A few of the holidays are countrywide, where

As March 2026 unfolds, bank customers across India should review the holiday calendar ahead of time to prevent disruptions to in-person banking needs. Financial institutions follow a mix of nationwide observances and region-specific closures, as outlined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This leads to varying holiday schedules depending on the state or union territory. In addition to festival-related shutdowns, branches will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, per standard RBI rules.

Customers relying on physical branch services such as large cash transactions or cheque processing are encouraged to plan accordingly and opt for digital channels when possible.

The key festival and regional bank holidays in March 2026 include:

March 2: Banks closed in Uttar Pradesh for Holika Dahan.
March 3: Closures in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Telangana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh to mark Holi (Second Day), also known regionally as Dol Jatra, Dhulandi, Holika Dahan, or Attukal Pongala.
March 4: Banks shut in Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Odisha, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, and Himachal Pradesh for Holi, Dhuleti, or Yaosang (2nd Day).
March 13: Holiday observed in Mizoram for Chapchar Kut.
March 17: Banks closed in Jammu & Kashmir for Shab-I-Qadr.
March 19: Closures across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Srinagar to celebrate Gudhi Padwa, Ugadi Festival, Telugu New Year, Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba), or the 1st Navratra.
March 20: Banks remain closed in Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Srinagar, and Andhra Pradesh for Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) or Jumat-ul-Vida.
March 21: Widespread closures in Assam, Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, West Bengal, Delhi, Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, and Srinagar for Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr), Khutub-E-Ramzan, or Sarhul.
March 26: Banks closed in Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Nagpur, Jharkhand, and Himachal Pradesh for Shree Ram Navami.
March 27: Holiday in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh for Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain).
March 31: Closures in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand for Mahavir Janmakalyanak or Mahavir Jayanti.

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Throughout these dates, essential digital services including ATMs, UPI transactions, internet banking, and mobile applications will operate normally, enabling seamless fund transfers, bill settlements, and other everyday banking operations.

This schedule, reported by The Times of India drawing from RBI guidelines, highlights the importance of verifying local branch status for any planned visits.