Bank Holiday: When will banks be closed for Bakrid? Will banking operations take place in your city today?
Due to the festival of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid), banking operations will remain suspended in various states across the country on May 27 and 28. According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) holiday calendar, banks will remain closed on different days in different locations, based on the sighting of the moon. Let's take a look at which days banks will be closed in your specific region.
**Where will banks remain closed on May 27 (Wednesday)?**
Wednesday will be a holiday in North and East India, as well as in several other states. The cities where bank branches will remain closed are:
New Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Dehradun, Chandigarh, and Shimla
Bhopal, Raipur, Ranchi, and Kolkata
Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, and Imphal
Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Jammu, and Srinagar
**Which cities will observe a holiday on May 28 (Thursday)?**
On the following day—i.e., tomorrow, Thursday—the festival will be celebrated primarily in various parts of South and West India. On this day, banks will observe a holiday in the following cities:
Mumbai, Belapur, Nagpur, and Panaji
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Vijayawada
Patna, Jaipur, Aizawl, and Shillong
(Note: Due to local regulations, Jammu and Srinagar are also included in the holiday list for this day.)
**Online Services to Remain Fully Operational**
Customers need not be concerned at all about the closure of bank branches. You can easily complete all your essential financial transactions from the comfort of your home using UPI, mobile apps, internet banking, and ATMs. All these digital facilities will continue to function seamlessly, 24 hours a day.
**Why is there a discrepancy in the dates?**
All festivals observed by the Muslim community are based on the Islamic lunar calendar. This time, the moon of *Dhul-Hijjah* was not sighted at the scheduled time in most parts of the country; consequently, in the majority of states, the festival was shifted forward by one day to May 28. However, in certain regions—including Jammu and Kashmir—local committees confirmed the sighting of the moon; as a result, the festival will be celebrated there on May 27 itself. Such a difference in the appearance of the moon across different geographical regions is quite common.
Due to the festival of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid), banking operations will remain suspended in various states across the country on May 27 and 28. According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) holiday calendar, banks will remain closed on different days in different locations, based on the sighting of the moon. Let's take a look at which days banks will be closed in your specific region.
**Where will banks remain closed on May 27 (Wednesday)?**
Wednesday will be a holiday in North and East India, as well as in several other states. The cities where bank branches will remain closed are:
New Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Dehradun, Chandigarh, and Shimla
Bhopal, Raipur, Ranchi, and Kolkata
Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, and Imphal
Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Jammu, and Srinagar
**Which cities will observe a holiday on May 28 (Thursday)?**
On the following day—i.e., tomorrow, Thursday—the festival will be celebrated primarily in various parts of South and West India. On this day, banks will observe a holiday in the following cities:
Mumbai, Belapur, Nagpur, and Panaji
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Vijayawada
Patna, Jaipur, Aizawl, and Shillong
(Note: Due to local regulations, Jammu and Srinagar are also included in the holiday list for this day.)
**Online Services to Remain Fully Operational**
Customers need not be concerned at all about the closure of bank branches. You can easily complete all your essential financial transactions from the comfort of your home using UPI, mobile apps, internet banking, and ATMs. All these digital facilities will continue to function seamlessly, 24 hours a day.
**Why is there a discrepancy in the dates?**
All festivals observed by the Muslim community are based on the Islamic lunar calendar. This time, the moon of *Dhul-Hijjah* was not sighted at the scheduled time in most parts of the country; consequently, in the majority of states, the festival was shifted forward by one day to May 28. However, in certain regions—including Jammu and Kashmir—local committees confirmed the sighting of the moon; as a result, the festival will be celebrated there on May 27 itself. Such a difference in the appearance of the moon across different geographical regions is quite common.
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