Bank Holiday Today: Are banks open or closed on Saturday, April 5? Look here | Mint

Bank Holiday Today: Banks will remain open on Saturday, April 5, 2024, according to the Calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Typically, banks are open on the first and third Saturdays of each month, while they remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays. Since April 5 is the first Saturday of the month, the banks will remain open on this day. However, banks will be closed in Telangana due to Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday, according to RBI Calender. Bank holidays in April 2025 will remain nine days in various regions of the country in the month of April 2025, excluding weekends. April 1 (Tuesday) – Banks’ annual account closes and Sarhul, a tribal festival in Jharkhand, in celebration of the new year. April 5 (Saturday) – Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday April 10 (Thursday) – Mahavir Jayanti April 14 (Monday) – Ambedkar Jayanti and various regional celebrations such as Vishu, Bihu, Tamil New Year, etc. April 15 (Tuesday) – Bengali New Year, Himachal Day and Bohag Bihu. April 18 (Friday) – Good Friday, April 21 (Monday) – Banks remain closed in Tripura, where banks will remain closed for Garia Puja, a stem festival observed in the state. April 29 (Tuesday) -Bhagwan Shri Parshuram Jayanti April 30 (Wednesday) -Basava Jayanti types of banking holidays the RBI categorizes banking holidays in three types: negotiable instruments, real-time gross settlement (RTGs) holidays and the closure of accounts. Customers can get information on bank holidays through the official channels of the RBI, which are the website and notifications for banks. Services available on bank holidays It should be noted that online banking will be available for seamless access to banking, even on banking holidays during the banking holidays across the country. Customers can use these services for easy financial transactions. In addition, fund transfer requests can be made using NEFT/RTGS transfer forms, demand -request forms and control book forms. Credit cards, debit cards and ATM cards can be used by card services. Services such as account maintenance forms, setting up standing instructions and application for a locker room are also available.