Banks In Odisha To Remain Closed For 12 Days In March; Know Why

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Bhubaneswar: All public sector and private banks will remain closed for eight consecutive days from March 8 to March 15.

While March 8 and 15 are Sundays, banks will remain closed on March 9 and 10 on account of Holi celebrations as it is observed at different places on different dates. Post Holi, a three-day strike called by bank officials over a salary hike demand will have the shutters down till March 13. The following day is second Saturday again a holiday.

Besides, March 5 will also be a holiday in Odisha on account of Panchayati Raj Divas. Banks will remain closed in the state for 12 days this month.

In total, the month will see 15 non-working days on account of national holidays, weekly offs and regional holidays apart from Holi and the nationwide bank strike.

Here is the list of bank holidays in March 2020

March 1 is a Sunday
March 5 is a Wednesday and Panchayati Raj Day in Odisha
March 6 is Friday when Mizoram will be celebrating Chapchar Kut festival
March 8 is a Sunday
March 9 is Monday when Uttar Pradesh will be observing Hazrat Ali anniversary
March 10 is Holi
March 14 is second Saturday
March 15 is Sunday
March 22 is Sunday
March 23 is Monday when Haryana will be observing Shaheed Bhagat Singh Day
March 25 is Wednesday and Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur and Jammu & Kashmir
March 26 is Thursday and Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be observing Cheti Chand anniversary
March 27 is Friday and Jharkhand will be observing Sarhul festival
March 28 is fourth Saturday
March 29 is Sunday