Bank Holidays in April 2025: Mark these dates on your calendar for Ambedkar Jayanti, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday, Parshuram Jayanti

Bank Holidays in April 2025: Are you wondering that banking services are closed on April 14 due to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a bank holiday on Equality Day, but for selected states and cities.

Ambedkar Jayanti, also known as Bhim Jayanti, is observed annually on April 14 to honor the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the eminent politician, jurist, and social reformer who played a pivotal role in the Indian constitution.

According to the central bank, banking services are not available in over 20 states and UTs on this occasion, including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and Kerala.

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Here is the list of these cities and capitals by which you can indicate your city's bank holiday:

RBI, however, exempted several states from shutting down banking services, such as New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Meghalaya.

Here is the list of these states where the banking services remain open on Ambedkar Jayanti, along with capitals:

• Bhopal – Madhya Pradesh
• Kohima – Nagaland
• New Delhi
• Raipur – Chhattisgarh
• Shillong – Meghalaya
• Shimla – Himachal

April 2025 Bank Holidays

Apart from this, there are eight upcoming holidays this month. Here is the list:

• 1. April 10 - Mahavir Jayanti
• 2. April 14 - Ambedkar Jayanti/Buisu Festival/Maha Vishuva Sankranti/Tamil New Year's Day/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba 14
• 3. April 15 - Bengali New Year’s Day/Himachal Day
• 4. April 16 - Bohag Bihu
• 5. April 18 - Good Friday
• 6. April 21 - Garia Puja
• 7. April 29 - Parshuram Jayanti
• 8. April 30 - Basava Jayanti/Akshaya Tritiya