Coronavirus lockdown: Bank-related work to remain suspended for 14 days in April; know when
Coronavirus lockdown: Bank-related work to remain suspended for 14 days in April; know when
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown in the country due to coronavirus outbreak, no essential services have been suspended, including the banking services. The staff of various banks both PSB and private banks have been working through the 21-day lockdown.
As per the latest notification released by the Reserve Bank of India, the bank services will remain close for a total of 14 days in April 2020. The holiday will include 9 region-specific festival holidays, one second Saturday and four Sundays.
The only bank-related operation will be closed during the 14 days while rest other online services will remain functional as usual. Additionally, there is not necessary that ATM machines might dispense the cash. So, if you want some important bak-related work then keep some cash in your pocket for an emergency otherwise, you can make payments via online mode.
Know when Bank is on off-duty:
Date
Holiday
April 1
Annual closing of banks
April 2
Ram Navami
April 6
Mahavir Jayanti
April 10
Good Friday
April 11
Second Saturday
April 13
Bihu /Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi
April 14
Ambedkar Jayanti/Bengali New Year’s Day/Tamil New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Vishu
April 15
Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day
April 20
Garia Puja
April 25
Parshuram Jayanti
So, no bank works on the aforesaid dates in your region, including 4 Sundays of the month.
Worth mentioning here is that during the region-specific holidays, banks of that particular region or area will remain closed while banks on other regions will remain operational.