Good Friday Today: From Schools, Colleges, Banks, Govt Offices To Liquor Shops, What’s Open, What’s Closed?

Good Friday, observed among Christians across the world, marks the commemoration of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. This year, Good Friday is falling on April 18. As the day holds immense significance among Christians, the occasion also impacts business operations, financial services like banks, schools, government offices, etc. The Indian stock market will also remain shut today on the occasion of Good Friday.

Good Friday is observed across the world with activities like somber church services. People also perform fasting and reflection on the sacrifice. The day is observed in different ways with various traditions observed worldwide.

Good Friday: What's Open and What's Closed Today?

Good Friday is a gazetted holiday in India, which means that it has been declared as a public holiday by the government. People can check other days mentioned as gazetted holiday from other sources as these holidays are published in official gazette. As Good Friday is a public holiday, all the government offices, and other businesss are likely to remain closed today, April 18.

School, College Holiday on Good Friday

All the government and private schools across India will remain shut on Good Friday, as it is a public holiday. Colleges and other educational institutions will also remain closed on the occasion.

Stock Market Holiday

Indian stock markets will remain shut today on the occasion of Good Friday. According to Bombay Stock Exchange's official website, trading in all equity segment, equity derivative segment, currency derivatives segment, and SLB Segment will remain closed today. Additionally, there is a trading holiday in the NDS-RST and Tri Party Repo
NDS-RST and Tri Party Repo, Commodity Derivatives Segment and Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR) Segment. The week was shortened for the Indian stock market as there were two trading holidays in the week on occasions of Good Friday and BR Ambdkar Jayanti.

Good Friday: Are Banks Closed Today?

All the commercial banks, including public sector, private sector and foreign banks and cooperatives banks, etc will be closed today on the occasion of Good Friday, ie April 18. According to the Reserve Bank of India's Holiday calendar, banks will remain shut in all the regions accept Agartala, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jammu, Shimla and Srinagar. Apart from these holidays, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks will remain shut on every second and fourth Saturday of the month and every Sundays. Even though it is a bank holiday today, people can still complete their financial tasks through ways like online banking.

Good Friday: Are Government Offices Closed or Open Today?

As Good Friday has been notified as a gazetted holiday, all the government offices will remain shut across the country today.

Dry Day in Delhi: Liquor Shops To Remain Closed Today

All liquor shops will remain closed in Delhi on the occasion of Good Friday, Delhi government notified in an order issued earlier. The Excise Department had issued orders mandating closure of all liquor shops today under the Rule 52 of the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010. According to a PTI report, Excise Commissioner Sunny Singh has said that it is mandatory for all liquor license holders to comply with the directives to avoid penal action. In addition to Good Friday, liquor shops in Delhi will remain closed on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in May and on Eid-ul-Zuha in June.