Mahavir Jayanti 2025: Will April 10 Be A Bank Holiday In Your City?

Published: Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 12:26 [IST]

If you have any important bank work pending, this is the time to plan. Banks will remain closed on Thursday, April 10, on account of Mahavir Jayanti, according to an NDTV report. With the Second Saturday on April 12 and Sunday on April 13, it will be a long weekend for bank staff in many parts of the country.

What Is Mahavir Jayanti?

Mahavir Jayanti, also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, marks the birth of Lord Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. It is one of the most important religious festivals for the Jain community and is celebrated in March or April each year, based on the lunar calendar.

Will Banks Be Closed On April 10?

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list, banks will be closed on April 10 in several major cities, including:

Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, and others.

Where Will Banks Remain Open?

Banks will remain open in cities such as:

Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Kochi, Kohima, Panaji, Patna, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, and across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Full List Of Bank Holidays In April 2025

April 1 (Tuesday) - Account Closing (Banks closed in Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, West Bengal, and Himachal Pradesh)
April 5 (Saturday) - Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti (Hyderabad)
April 6 (Sunday) - Weekly Holiday (All over India)
April 10 (Thursday) - Mahavir Jayanti (Most states)
April 12 (Saturday) - Second Saturday (All over India)
April 13 (Sunday) - Weekly Holiday (All over India)
April 14 (Monday) - Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti and regional festivals (Some states)
April 15 (Tuesday) - Bengali New Year, Himachal Day, Bohag Bihu (Some states)
April 16 (Wednesday) - Bohag Bihu (Guwahati)
April 18 (Friday) - Good Friday (Most states)
April 20 (Sunday) - Weekly Holiday (All over India)
April 21 (Monday) - Garia Puja (Agartala)
April 26 (Saturday) - Fourth Saturday (All over India)
April 27 (Sunday) - Weekly Holiday (All over India)
April 29 (Tuesday) - Lord Parshuram Jayanti (Shimla)
April 30 (Wednesday) - Basava Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya (Bengaluru)