Bank Holiday Today: Eid-ul-Fitr 2026 – Are Banks Open or Closed? Check State-Wise Schedule

Banks Closed Today for Eid-ul-Fitr 2026: Check State-Wise Holiday List

Banks across several Indian cities are closed on March 21, 2026, in observance of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the most significant festivals in Islam that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.

Cities observing bank holiday

Banking services will remain unavailable in the following cities (state-wise):

Tripura: Agartala
Gujarat: Ahmedabad
Mizoram: Aizawl
Maharashtra: Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur
Karnataka: Bengaluru
Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal
Odisha: Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh: Chandigarh
Tamil Nadu: Chennai
Uttarakhand: Dehradun
Sikkim: Gangtok
Assam: Guwahati
Telangana: Hyderabad
Manipur: Imphal
Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar
Rajasthan: Jaipur
Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu, Srinagar
Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur, Lucknow
Kerala: Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
Nagaland: Kohima
West Bengal: Kolkata
Goa: Panaji
Bihar: Patna
Chhattisgarh: Raipur
Jharkhand: Ranchi
Meghalaya: Shillong
Himachal Pradesh: Shimla
Andhra Pradesh: Vijayawada

Banking alternatives

Customers are advised to use digital banking services like net banking, mobile apps, and ATMs for essential transactions while banks remain closed.

Bank timings in March 2026
SBI, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
ICICI, HDFC, Axis, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra: 9:30 am – 4:30/3:30 pm (branch-dependent)
Bank of Baroda: 9:45 am – 4:45 pm or 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Canara Bank: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm