Bank Holidays in Maharashtra 2018, List of Bank Vacations in Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, a bank holiday refers to a day when financial institutions such as banks and financial offices remain closed to the public. These holidays are typically observed on occasions of national, regional, or religious significance. On bank holidays in Maharashtra 2018 banking operations, such as transactions, deposits, and withdrawals, are temporarily suspended, allowing employees and customers to observe and celebrate the occasion.
Bank Holidays in Maharashtra 2018
There are total 23 bank holidays declared in Maharashtra. These 23 bank holidays do not include Sunday and second/fourth Saturday. Holidays declared under Negotiable Instrument Act by Maharashtra State Government are observed by all the banks in Maharashtra.
Check the month wise Maharashtra bank holidays calendar 2018 with holiday date and holiday name.
There are some holiday when all the bank across India remain closed for example 26th January (Republic Day), 15th August (Independence Day) and 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti).
Select state from below state list to view holidays list as declared by respective states and notified by IBA / RBI. All most all the state governments consider bank holidays as "Public Holiday".
Banks in India remain closed on bank holiday. Banks are not allowed to process any public transaction on bank holiday. They are required to keep their offices closed for public transactions. However, some of the services offered by banks such as ATM transactions, IMPS Fund Transfer, etc. get processed even on bank holiday.
Find list of the bank holidays in Maharashtra 2018 below, though dates may vary if any official change is announced. Also, all the private and public sector banks remain closed on 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month.
List of Bank Holidays in Maharashtra 2018
Date | Day | Holiday |
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January 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
February 14 | Wednesday | Mahashivratri |
February 19 | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
March 02 | Friday | Holi (second Day)/dol Jatra/chapchar kut/dhulandi |
March 29 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
March 30 | Friday | Good Friday |
April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar jayanti/cheiraoba/vishu/good Friday/biju festival/maha Visubha Sankranti/tamil New year's Day |
April 30 | Thursday | Buddha Pournima |
May 01 | Friday | Maharashtra Din/may Day |
June 16 | Saturday | Ramzan Id (id-ul-fitr)/maharana Pratap jayanti |
July 02 | Monday | Annual Closing Of Rbi |
August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
August 17 | Friday | Parsi New Year (shahenshahi) |
August 22 | Wednesday | Bakri Id (id-ul-zuha)/karma Puja |
September 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi/vinayakar chathurthi/samvantsari (chaturthi paksha)/varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
September 20 | Thursday | Moharram/karma Puja |
October 02 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
October 18 | Thursday | Durga Puja/ayudhapooja/dussehra (mahanavami/vijaya Dashmi) |
November 07 | Wednesday | Diwali Amavasaya (laxmi Pujan) |
November 08 | Thursday | Diwali (balipratipada)/goverdhan Puja/vikram samvant New Year Day |
November 21 | Wednesday | Eid Milad-un-nabi\eid-e- Milad (prophet mohhammad's Birthday)/barawafat |
November 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti/kartika Purnima/seng Kut snem/friday Following Eid-i-milad-ul-nabi |
December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
Note: 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month as public holiday for banks in India