If you are planning your bank visit in the month of March this year, keep the bank holiday list handy. Due to several festivals in the month, your plan may get halted.
Planning a bank visit keeping the bank holidays in mind will let you plan the month and ensure your financial activities on time. For your convenience, we have prepared a chart of state-specific bank holidays for March 2020. In addition to the listed festivals, the second and fourth Saturdays will be holidays for the banks as per the Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines.
Bank Holidays in March 2020:
| Date | Day | Holiday Description | Applicable in states |
| 1 March 2020 | Sunday | Sunday holiday | All states |
| 5 March 2020 | Thursday | Panchayati Raj Diwas | Odisha |
| 6 March 2020 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| 8 March 2020 | Sunday | Sunday Holiday | All States |
| 9 March 2020 | Monday | Hazrat Ali’s birthday | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 March 2020 | Tuesday | Doljatra | Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura and Assam |
| 10 March 2020 | Tuesday | Holi Second day of Yaosang | Holi in many states and second day of Yaosang in Manipur |
| 14 March 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday | All states |
| 15 March 2020 | Sunday | Sunday Holiday | All States |
| 22 March 2020 | Sunday | Sunday Holiday | All States |
| 23 March 2020 | Monday | Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| 25 March 2020 | Wednesday | Ugadi/Gudi Padwa/Sajibu Nongmapanba/Beginning of Navratra | Ugadi in Karnataka and Andhra PradeshGudi Padwa in MaharashtraSajibu Nongmapanba in ManipurBeginning of Navratra in Jammu and Kashmir |
| 26 March 2020 | Thursday | Cheti Chand | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand |
| 27 March 2020 | Friday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| 28 March 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday | All States |
| 29 March 2020 | Sunday | Sunday holiday | All States |
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