On account of Good Friday, many banks will be closed today. For Christians, it is the day to commemorate Jesus's crucifixion. This year Good Friday is falling on April 7 and on April 9, Easter is to be celebrated.
April 7, Friday Bank holiday
Good Friday - On April 7, Banks will be closed in Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kochi, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Panaji, Ranchi, Raipur, Shillong, and Thiruvananthapuram.
As Good Friday falls on April 7 (Friday) and is followed by the second Saturday and Sunday so, one needs to note that banks in these cities will next open on Monday, April 10 since Good Friday is followed by 1st Saturday and a Sunday. In India, Banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays, but open on the first and third Saturdays.
Other Bank holidays in April 2023
April 14: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Bohag Bihu/Biju Festival/Buisu Festival/Cheiraoba/Vaisakhi/Baisakhi/Maha Bisubha Sankranti/Tamil New Year's Day
April 15: Bengali New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Himachal Day/Vishu
April 18: Shab-l-Qadr
April 21: Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)/Jumat-ul-Vida/Garia Puja
April 22: Ramzan Eid
Banks are open on the first and third Saturdays of each month whereas the second and fourth Saturdays are bank holidays.
While the bank branches will remain closed on these days, as usual, mobile and internet banking will remain functional. Customers can make transactions via online modes.
Meanwhile, there will be no action in the stock market today. As per the holiday calendar available with the BSE, both the leading stock exchanges namely, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will remain closed today for Good Friday.
