End of the financial year is always a hectic time for bankemployees and as a custom, that day is working for the employees but publicdealing is not permitted.
Also, second and fourth Saturdays per calendar month are nowoff days at banks while the other Saturdays are full-time when earlier allSaturdays were working days for half-day.
Then, there are scheduled holidays which also depend uponthe state where the bank is operating depending upon the local customs andtraditions.
Now, how all this affects you is that the upcoming week fromMarch 27, 2021 to April 4th, 2021 either your bank’s physical branchwill be closed or you will not be entertained even if the branch is open.
The details of each day are given in a little below.
But first, if you are using online services like your bank’sapp, or G Pay, PayTM, MobiKwik ,PhonePe,or any such facility, then you do not need to be concerned.
However, if you require the services of a physical bank,then you are out of luck as the doors of you bank will open on Monday of April5th, 2021 with only two working days in between.
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Though, it is reasonable to predict that all branches of allbanks of the nation will be inundated with many more than average footfallsduring those two days and on 5th April.
The date-wise reason for the off-days is as follows:
March 27: Fourth Saturday
March 28: Sunday
March 29: Holi
March 30, Tuesday: Patna banks will be closed as Holi hereis a two-day holiday, but elsewhere BANKS ARE OPEN
March 31: Last day of the financial year
April 1: Book closing of accounts
April 2: Good Friday
April 3, Saturday: BANKS ARE OPEN
April 4: Sunday
All readers are advised to keep calm, migrate to online servicesif they have not already started using the same, and plan their schedule toallow for some delay in getting their requests at the physical branchesprocessed on the days the banks open on or before April 5th, 2021.