Bank Holiday Today: Due to hectic weekdays, many people generally prefer to visit banks on Saturdays, But, what is more important is that before visiting a branch, one must check whether the bank is operational or not, given the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) holiday calendar.
Are banks open or closed today: March 14, 2026?
Usually, banks are operational on the first, third and fifth (in some cases) Saturdays of the month unless specified as holiday in the RBI holiday calendar.
So, in that case, today, March 14, 2026, is the second Saturday of the month and therefore banks are closed. It is pertinent to note that all scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
This means all banks, and all their branches, across India, including SBI, PNB, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and other private and public lenders, will remain closed today.
Bank holiday list: Here is the full March 2026 list
17 March, Tuesday: Shab-I-Qadr
Jammu and Srinagar (J&K).
19 March, Thursday: Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Telugu New Year's Day / Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) / 1st Navratra
Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur (Maharashtra), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Hyderabad (Telangana), Imphal (Mizoram), Panaji (Goa), Srinagar (J&K), and Vijayawada (AP).
20 March, Friday: Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) / Jumat-ul-Vida
Jammu and Srinagar (J&K), Kochi (Kerala), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), and Vijayawada (AP).
21 March, Saturday: Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1) / Khutub-E-Ramzan / Sarhul
Agartala (Tripura), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Aizawl (Mizoram), Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur (Maharashtra), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Bhopal (MP), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Chandigarh, Chennai (TN), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Gangtok (Sikkim), Guwahati (Assam), Hyderabad (Telangana), Imphal (Manipur), Itanagar (Arunachal), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Jammu and Sri Nagar (J&K), Kanpur and Lucknow (UP), Kohima (Nagaland), Kolkata (WB), New Delhi, Panaji (Goa), Patna (Bihar), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Ranchi (Jharkhand), and Shillong (Meghalaya).
22 March, Sunday: Pan India weekly off
26 March, Thursday: Shree Ram Navami
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Aizawl (Mizoram), Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur (Maharashtra), Chandigarh, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Kanpur and Lucknow (UP), Kolkata (WB), Ranchi (Jharkhand), and Shimla (HP).
27 March, Friday: Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain)
Bhopal (MP), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Gangtok (Sikkim), Hyderabad (Telangana), Patna (Bihar), and Vijayawada (AP).
28 March, Saturday: Fourth Saturday weekly off - Pan India
29 March - Sunday - Pan India weekly off.
31 March - Tuesday - Mahavir Janmakalyanak / Mahavir Jayanti
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur (Maharashtra), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Bhopal (MP), Chennai (TN), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Kanpur and Lucknow (UP), Kolkata (WB), New Delhi, Patna (Bihar), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), and Ranchi (Jharkhand).
Digital banking option functional
Even on a bank holiday, digital banking services remain fully functional on all days irrespective of branch operations. Customers can use the internet and mobile banking services, withdraw cash from ATMs and make payments using UPI . Daily digital transactions continue without any disruption.
Bank holidays decided by RBI
The Reserve Bank of India decides the bank holidays in India. It publishes the RBI bank holiday calendar at the beginning of every year.
Bank holidays are followed as per the RBI bank holiday calendar.
The RBI categorises all bank holidays into three parts -- Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays and banks' closing of accounts.
Bank holidays vary from region to region, depending on the festivals and observances. However, all banks observe holidays on national holidays like Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti.
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