Bank Holidays in April 2022: There are 15 holidays for all private and public sector banks in the month of April. However, as the month progressed, some bank holidays were over, but many still remained for the rest of the month. April 1 was a bank holiday due to the annual closure of bank accounts of banks notified by the Reserve Bank of India, which is enjoyed by bank employees every year. Seven bank holidays being used in April, banks will be closed For eight more days out of the remaining 21 days of this month.
there are four consecutive Bank holiday This week, starting with Ambedkar Jayanti from Thursday. Banks will remain closed in some parts of India on account of Ambedkar Jayanti, Good Friday, Bohag Bihu and weekend holidays. Hyderabad is witnessing the maximum number of bank holidays this month at 9 pm, while Shimla, in contrast, has only five.
The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, compiles a list of bank holidays every year. The list includes holidays under three categories – ‘Leave under Negotiable Instruments Act’, ‘Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday’ and ‘Bank’ Closing of Accounts’. According to that list, there are 15 bank holidays this month due to different festivals for different regions.
As per the Reserve Bank’s list, there are nine holidays due in April, while the rest are weekend holidays. However, it should also be noted that some holidays are not uniform across the country and are applicable in different states according to different occasions. Branches of all public sector, private sector, foreign banks, co-operative banks and regional banks remain closed on holidays notified by RBI.
To avoid any kind of confusion, bank customers should contact their nearest branch regarding bank holidays in their respective state before planning any action.
Check Here Full List of Bank Holidays in April 2022 (Starting from 1st April, 2022)
Holiday wise list of leaves under the Negotiable Instruments Act
April 1: Annual Closure of Bank Account – All over India except Aizawl, Chandigarh, Shillong and Shimla.
April 2: Gudi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / First Navratri / Telugu New Year’s Day / Sajibu Nongmapanaba (Cheeroba) – Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu, Goa and Jammu and Kashmir
April 4: Sarhul
April 5: Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday- Telangana
14 April: Doctor. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti / Mahavir Jayanti / Baisakhi / Vaisakhi / Tamil New Year’s Day / Cheeraoba / Biju Mahotsav / Bohag Bihu – All over India except Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh
April 15: Good Friday / Bengali New Year’s Day (Nabavarsha) / Himachal Day / Vishu / Bohag Bihu — All over India except Rajasthan, Jammu and Srinagar
April 16: Bohag Bihu – Assam
April 21: Garia Puja – Tripura
April 29: Shab-e-Qadr/Jumat-ul-Vida — Jammu and Kashmir
weekend holidays list
April 3: sunday
9 April: second saturday
April 10: sunday
April 17: sunday
23 April: fourth saturday
24 April: sunday
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