In July 2024, banks will remain closed for almost six days in Maharashtra. Apart from regular bank holidays..e Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays, there is one additional bank holiday in Maharashtra on July 17 on account of Muharram.
Date & Month | Day | Holiday |
---|---|---|
July 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
July 17 | Wednesday | Muharram |
July 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
In July, there is only one regional holiday in Maharashtra and as such except for one regional holiday and regular bank holidays including Sundays and Second and Fourth Saturdays, banks will function as normal in the state. Banks in Maharashtra will remain closed for six days in the state in July 2024.
Except for gazetted holidays, banks are not the same across all the states in India. If Banks in Maharashtra are closed on a particular day it does not mean banks are also closed in other parts of the country.
All the banks including ICICI Bank, DCB Bank, Federal Bank will remain closed on bank holidays in Maharashtra.
Mumbai, known as the financial center of India, is the capital of Maharashtra. It is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. Bank holidays in Maharashtra include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, Gudi Padwa, and Maharashtra Day.
If you have never thought of vacationing in Maharashtra then you can visit the state on a bank holiday in Maharashtra. Some of the famous places in Maharashtra are Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Mahabaleshwar, Lonavala, Khandala, Matheran, Ajanta and Ellora caves, and Panchgani.
In the month of July, banks will remain closed for six days in Maharashtra. The days when banks will remain closed in Maharashtra include:
July 7 - Sunday
July 13 - Saturday
July 14- Sunday
July 17- Moharram
July 21 - Sunday
July 27 - Sunday
July 28 - Saturday
Apart from national holidays, Maharashtra also has regional bank holidays.
Thus, if banks in other states are open on a certain date banks in Maharashtra don't need to also remain open on that day. During these bank holidays in Maharashtra, the banks are closed. As per an understanding between the Indian Banks' Association and All India Bank Employees Association, all public sector banks in Maharashtra and other states of India are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
In Maharashtra, bank holidays do not mean people will not have access to net banking facilities. Even when banks are closed people can conduct financial transactions via online mode.
All the banks in Maharashtra will remain closed on the above-mentioned days. The banks will not perform the usual functioning on these days.
Moharram: It is a Muslim festival. It is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months as per the Islamic calendar. The word Moharum means forbidden. The tenth day of Moharram is the Day of Ashura. The sighting of the new moon ushers the Islamic New Year.