Today on Monday, voting is taking place on 96 Lok Sabha seats in 10 states and union territories, due to which a government holiday has been declared in the bank. Apart from this, banks will remain closed for many days between 13th and 26th May due to Sundays and festivals. However, internet banking services will continue.
May Bank Holiday 2024: There is good news for bank users. If there is any bank related work then get it done immediately because banks are going to remain closed for many days between 13th to 26th May. In this, voting is to be held today on a total of 96 seats in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, due to which there will be a holiday in banks today.
Apart from this, banks will remain closed due to weekly holidays along with festivals taking place in different states. Due to bank closure, many works including check book and pass book may get affected, however online services will continue. Let us tell you on which dates the banks are going to remain closed in May.
Banks closed in these cities today due to Lok Sabha elections
Andhra Pradesh: Amalapuram, Anakapalle, Anantapur, Araku, Bapatla, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Hindupur, Cuddapah, Kakinada, Kurnool, Machilipatnam, Nandyal, Narasaraopet, Narasapuram, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Rajampet, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram.
Bihar: Begusarai, Darbhanga, Munger, Samastipur, Ujiarpur.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar
Jharkhand: Khunti, Lohardaga, Palamu, Singhbhum
Madhya Pradesh: Dewas, Dhar, Indore, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Ujjain.
Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Beed, Jalgaon, Jalna, Maval, Nandurbar, Pune, Raver, Shirdi, Shirur.
Odisha: Berhampur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nabarangpur.
Telangana: Adilabad, Bhongir, Chevella, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Mahabubnagar, Malkajgiri, Medak, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Peddapalle, Secunderabad, Warangal, Zaheerabad.
Uttar Pradesh: Akbarpur, Bahraich, Dhaurahara, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Kannauj, Kanpur, Kheri, Misrikh, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Unnao.
West Bengal: Asansol, Baharampur, Bardhaman Durgapur, Bardhaman Purba, Birbhum, Bolpur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat.
Know when banks will remain closed in May
- May 13- Bank closed in many states
- 16 May- Statehood Day (All banks will remain closed in Gangtok on this occasion.)
- 19 May- Sunday (All banks will remain closed.)
- 20 May- Lok Sabha Elections (All banks will remain closed in Belapur and Mumbai on this occasion.)
- 23 May- Buddha Purnima (On this occasion all banks will remain closed in Agartala, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar.)
- 25 May 2024 – Fourth Saturday
- 26 May- Sunday (All banks will remain closed.)
You can take help of these online services
Customers can use online services during bank holidays, because bank holidays have no effect on digital services like UPI, Mobile Banking, Internet Banking.
Users can transfer money through UPI. You can use ATM for cash withdrawal.
You can also do your work through Net Banking, ATM, digital payment.
Despite banks being closed, customers can easily make payments through credit cards and debit cards.
You can transfer money from one account to another through net banking or mobile banking.
