Nationals banks to remain closed for five consecutive days in coming week, check dates here

Bank across India will remain closed for a total of four days from March 16. Several public and private banks are likely to remain open for only four days next week due to bank strikes and public holidays. Therefore, bank account holders should plan their visits accordingly. However, mobile and internet banking functions will remain unaffected on these holidays.

Several bank unions have called for a bank strike across the country on March 15 and 16 against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders by the government. These unions comprise All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE), All India Bank Officers’ Association (AIBOA), Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI), Indian National Bank Employees’ Federation Federation of Canara Bank Employees’ Congress (INBEF), Indian National Bank Officers’ Congress (INBOC), National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW), National Organisation of Bank Officers (NOBO), All India Nationalised Bank Officers’ Federation Canara Bank Officers’ Association (Regd.) (AINBOF).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced privatisation of two public sector banks and a public insurance company in the budget presented for the forthcoming financial year. This privatisation will be in the financial year 2021-22.

March 13, 2021: Second Saturday

March 14, 2021: Sunday

March 15, 2021: Monday (bank strike)

March 16, 2021: Tuesday (bank strike)

March 21, 2021: Sunday

List of Bank holidays in March 2021:

March 11, 2021: Mahashivratri

March 13, 2021: Second Saturday

March 14, 2021: Sunday

March 21, 2021: Sunday

March 22, 2021: Bihar Day

March 27, 2021: Fourth Saturday

March 28, 2021: Sunday

March 29, 2021: Dhuleti/Yaosang second day

March 30, 2021: Holi