Ram Navami 2024: Is today a bank holiday? Banks are shut in THESE cities; check full list here
https://www.rbi.org.in/. The bank categorises bank holidays into three groups— holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holidays. Ram Navami, one of the major Hindu festivals, commemorates Lord Rama's birth anniversary and is observed as a bank holiday in most states of the country.
This festival holds special significance as it falls on the ninth day of the Chaitra month, the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar. According to RBI's bank holiday calendar, both public and private sector banks will be closed on April 17. However, this may vary from state to state.
Banks will remain closed for Ram Navami in various cities, including Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Ranchi and Shimla. On April 17, customers will not be able to carry out transactions like withdrawals and deposits at bank branches. However, banking services will be accessible online or through mobile banking apps.
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