March 2026 Bank Holidays: Check the complete city-wise list of bank holidays across India as per RBI guidelines, including state and national holidays.March Bank Holidays 2026 List: As March begins, eighteen bank holidays in India are designated for this year, celebrating significant occasions such as Holi, Eid al-Fitr, Gudi Padwa, and others, in accordance with the RBI’s calendar for the fiscal year 2026.Bank holidays in India are designated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), following the Negotiable Instruments Act, RTGS holidays, regional and national observances, and mandatory weekly days off on the second and fourth Saturdays and every Sunday.A complete state-wise list of bank holidays in India for March 2026:Sno.DateDay of the weekObservanceCities that will observe closure11 March 2026SundayWeekly Off (Sunday)All Cities22 March 2026MondayHolika DahanKanpur, Lucknow33 March 2026TuesdayHoli (Second Day) / Dol Jatra / Dhulandi / Attukal PongalaBelapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada44 March 2026WednesdayHoli / Dhuleti / Yaosang 2nd DayAgartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla58 March 2026SundayWeekly Off (Sunday)All Cities613 March 2026FridayChapchar KutAizawl714 March 2026SaturdaySecond Saturday (Bank Holiday)All Cities815 March 2026SundayWeekly Off (Sunday)All Cities917 March 2026TuesdayShab-I-QadrImphal, Jammu, Srinagar1019 March 2026ThursdayGudhi Padwa / Ugadi / Telugu New Year / Cheiraoba / 1st NavratraBelapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar, Vijayawada1120 March 2026FridayEid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan) / Jumat-ul-VidaImphal, Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada1221 March 2026SaturdayRamzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) / Khutub-E-Ramzan / SarhulAgartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar1322 March 2026SundayWeekly Off (Sunday)All Cities1426 March 2026ThursdayShree Ram NavamiAhmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, Shimla1527 March 2026FridayShree Ram Navami (Chaite Dasain)Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Patna, Vijayawada1628 March 2026SaturdayFourth Saturday (Bank Holiday)All Cities1729 March 2026SundayWeekly Off (Sunday)All Cities1831 March 2026TuesdayMahavir Janmakalyanak / Mahavir JayantiAhmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, RanchiSource: RBI Holiday Calendar 2026Bank branches in various Indian cities may be closed on certain holidays, which could disrupt customer transactions and services. Google search trends show increasing interest in ‘bank holiday in March 2026’. (Screenshot)Customers are advised to check the holiday calendar and plan their visits accordingly; the complete list is provided below.Online banking services will remain operational:It’s important to bring to your attention that, regardless of the physical closure of banks in India, essential financial services will remain available through digital and self-service platforms:Online and mobile banking for fund transfers, balance queries, and bill payments.NEFT and RTGS services (according to operational windows)ATM Withdrawal and Card TransactionsOnline requests for chequebooks, demand drafts, and account-related services.Customers are advised to plan in-branch visits around the holiday and to use online banking for uninterrupted service.