If you are planning to visit the bank in the month of April, it is necessary to keep the bank holidays list handy as the fourth month of the year has a lot of public holidays. Banking operations at branches will be disrupted five days this month owing to various events. As the banks were opened on Sunday, March 31, 2019, all commercial and co-operative banking institutions were closed for the first day of the month. April 2019 Festivals, Events and Holiday Calendar: Chaitra Navratri to Gudi Padwa to Rama Navami, Know All Important Dates and List of Hindu Fasts for the Month.

As many festivals are coming in this month, we have listed out bank holidays in April. All banks will be closed on second Saturday, April 13, followed by Ram Navmi on Sunday. Banks will remain shut on April 17 as Mahavir Jayanti is a holiday for banks. April 19 is Good Friday followed by April 27, 2019, as it is fourth Saturday.

List of bank holidays in April 2019:

Date Day Holiday
April 13, 2019 Saturday Second Saturday
April 14, 2019 Sunday Ram Navami
April 17, 2019 Wednesday Mahavir Jayanti
April 19, 2019 Friday Good Friday
April 27, 2019 Saturday Fourth Saturday

On Saturday, April 6, Gudi Padwa, banks will remain closed in Maharashtra due to Marathi new year. The Himachal Pradesh banks across the country will be closed on April 15, on the eve of Himachal day. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guideline, all public and commercial sector banks are closed on second and fourth Saturday of every month and the same practice will be followed in the month of April as well.

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