Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Confusion over Bank Holiday on 5th April (Mahavir Jayanti) & 6th April (Good Friday)

There is a confusion whether it is a Bank holiday or not on 5th April,12 on account of "Mahavir Jayanti". Some newspapers and websites declared that 5th and 6th April, Banks will be closed for  "Mahavir Jayanti" and "Good Friday" and this news created lot of confusion to Bank employees and customers.
5th April is NOT a nation wide Bank Holiday. Bank branches in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal will remain closed as a holiday on account of "Mahavir Jayanti".
In the rest of the country, the bank will operate normally.
It may be mentioned that 6th April, Good Friday is a holiday in all states except Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Gujarat, H.P., J &K, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura.
Central Govt. offices will remain closed in both days throughout the country.

2 comments :

Anonymous said...

6th April, No holiday in Haryana for Bank employees.

Anonymous said...

UNDER SECTION 25 OF THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881, THE REVENUE DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENTS CAN DECLARE BANK HOLIDAYS.

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