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Bank Holiday: Will the banks open or closed on 8 March 2025? Learn full details
News Update | March 10, 2025 11:24 AM CST

If you are thinking of settling any necessary work in the bank on Saturday, March 8, 2025, then it is important to know whether the banks will be open or not. This is the second Saturday of the month, and according to the rules of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. That is, banks will remain closed on this Saturday.

Banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays

According to the RBI guidelines, banks remain open on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of every month, while banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays. In addition, banking services are closed during Sunday and other national or local holidays.

However, despite the bank being closed, customers can make their financial transactions using net banking, mobile banking, SMS banking, and UPI services. If you use online banking, make sure that you are already registered for these services with your bank.

Full list of bank holidays in March 2025

According to the RBI calendar, a total of 14 days of banks are closed in March 2025. This includes the holidays of festivals falling in Saturdays, Sundays and various states. Below is the entire bank holiday list of March 2025:

March 2025 Bank Holiday List (State Wise Holidays)

date Holiday name Holiday states
7 March Chapchar kut Mizoram
8 March Second Saturday (weekly holiday) all states
9 March Sunday (weekly holiday) all states
13 March Holika Dahan, Atukal Pongla Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Kerala
14 March Holi (Dhulati / Dhulandi / Dol Jatra) Most states (except Tripura, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Kerala and Nagaland)
15 March Holi (second day) Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Patna
16 March Sunday (weekly holiday) all states
22 March Fourth Saturday and Bihar Day All states (special holidays in Bihar)
23 March Sunday (weekly holiday) all states
27 March Shab-e-raad Jammu
28 March Jumat-ul-Vida Jammu and Kashmir
30 March Sunday (weekly holiday) all states
31 March Ramadan-Eid (Eid-ul-Fitr) Most states (except Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh)

In which city in March 2025, which days banks will be closed?

In March, banks will be closed at different dates in different states and cities. Below is the bank holiday list of some major cities:

City 7 March 13 March 14 March 15 March 22 March 27 March 28 March 31 March
Agartala ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Ahmedabad ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Imphal ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Kanpur ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Kolkata ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Guwahati ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Chennai ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Delhi ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Mumbai ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Patna ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Lucknow ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Srinagar ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅

What to do when the bank is closed?

If you are not getting banking services due to any bank holiday, do not worry. You can use the following digital mediums:

✔ Net Banking – Do transactions through online banking.
✔ Mobile Banking – Take fund transfer, balance check and other services from the bank's mobile app.
✔ UPI Payments – Pay from UPI app like PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm.
✔ ATM services – Use ATM to withdraw money, check balance and get a mini statement.

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