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Banks Closed for 3 Consecutive Days in West Bengal; Check Full RBI Holiday List for May 2025:
Samira Vishwas | May 10, 2025 1:29 AM CST


Bank Holiday: Now, private and public banks will be non-operational on April 10. In consonance with Union Government directives, public and private sector banks will be observing a close on the aforementioned date.

In accordance to the “Holidays

Now, all Government of Bengal services will be temporarily suspended on April 9. As for public sector entities, there will be no activities on April 10 and April 11. In this manner, there will be no activities by the Government of Banks from 10-11 April. For the non-working days already established, all private and public sector, no activity would be undertaken on April 10-11.

As specified by the Indian central bank, government sector banks will be serve closed on April 10 because it denotes the second Saturday, which halts operations for public services. These Synonymous to all state banks, these days deemed as holidays have their operations ceased.”

What are the days in May when banks would be closed?

On the basis of the holiday list released by RBI, this month banks will be closed for a total of 12 days. This total includes the weekly offs.  Let’s see its complete list.

May 12 – Buddha Purnima will be celebrated in the country on this day. Because of this, banks will close in Belapur, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raipur, Itanagar, Kanpur, Shimla, and many other cities.

May 16 – Due to State Day, banks in Gangtok will be closed on this day.

May 26 – All banks in Agartala will remain closed due to Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti.

May 29 – All private and government banks will be closed in Shimla due to Maharana Pratap Jayanti.

Leverage the benefits of virtual banking.

If for some reason the banks in your state are still not open, then you can make use of mobile and online banking services. Suffice it to say, with the emergence of online banking, a host of banking activities can now be done from the convenience of one’s home. A classic example would be the transfer of electronically through UPI which can be up to Rs 1 lakh. It can be sent all at once or in parts. There are numerous banks nowadays, which also allow the opening of FD’s and other multiple services through online applications.

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