Banks are the backbone of any nation’s economy. Banks fulfill several financial functions in the economy for the nation, enterprise entities, businesses, organizations, and individuals. Some of the portfolio of services banks offer include accepting deposits, giving loans, wealth management, exchange of currency, money transfers, safe deposit lockers and others. There are different kinds of banks like investment banks, retail banks and commercial banks.
Banks in India decide their policies and processes based on the guidelines issued by the Reserve bank of India. Even the
bank holidays follow the common rules developed by the RBI. Indian banks do not work on public holidays that can be national or regional. While national holidays apply universally throughout the country, regional holidays are followed in specific states corresponding to the events of local importance.
Since the regional holidays in a given state might vary based on the gazette published by the concerned state, it is important that you also consult the local holidays on official announcements made by the state government. Indian banks do not work on Sundays. The other common holidays for banks are on the second and fourth Saturdays of all months. Here is the complete list of bank holidays in India for April 2022.
Bank holidays in April 2022Date
| Day
| Holiday Description
| Applicable in States
|
1 April 2022
| Friday
| Odisha day/ Maundy Thursday
| Odisha / Many states
|
2 April 2022
| Saturday
| Telugu New Year/Gudi Padwa
| Many states
|
4 April 2022
| Monday
| Sarhul
| Jharkhand
|
5 April 2022
| Tuesday
| Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti
| Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
|
9 April 2022
| Saturday
| Second Saturday
| All-over India
|
10 April 2022
| Sunday
| Ram Navami
| Many states
|
13 April 2022
| Wednesday
| Ugadi, Bohag Bihu
| Many states, Assam
|
14 April 2022
| Thursday
| Mahavir Jayanti/Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti/Tamil New Year/Vishu/Vaishakh/Bohag Bihu/Maha Vishubha Sankranti/Cheiraoba
| Many states
|
15 April 2022
| Friday
| Good Friday, Bengali New Year & Himachal Day
| All over India except in Jharkhand and Haryana, West Bengal and Tripura, Himachal Pradesh
|
17 April 2022
| Sunday
| Easter Sunday
| Nagaland and Kerala
|
21 April 2022
| Thursday
| Garia Puja
| Tripura
|
29 April 2022
| Friday
| Shab-i-Qadr, Jumat-ul-Wida
| All states
|
30 April 2022
| Saturday
| Fourth Saturday
| All states
|
So, keep track of the list of
bank holidays in April 2022 so that you can be well-prepared to schedule your bank visits and crucial banking functions on the working days. Though some very important banking functions might be affected due to bank holidays, you can always visit the ATMs 24 X7 for the basic banking functions, cash deposits and withdrawals.
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