Today Bank Open or Not in Chandigarh

Many friends keep asking me the question "today bank open or not in Chandigarh"? For the convenience of our readers, we are giving a complete list of bank holidays in Chandigarh in 2023. Chandigarh is the capital of two states Punjab & Haryana, but is itself a Union Territory (U.T.). It has two satellite cities Mohali (Punjab) & Panchkula (Haryana) and these 3 cities collectively referred as Tricity or Chandigarh Tricity. The list of bank holidays in Chandigarh is different from the holidays in Punjab and Haryana. So the people living in or around Chandigarh always have the confusion about bank holidays.

Today Bank Holiday in Chandigarh

Today's date is 29 March 2024 and this is the 5th Friday of March. If you want to know "are banks open today in Chandigarh", then continue reading this page. If you are a bank employee working in Chandigarh, you must be looking for the answer as 'Yes, today is a holiday in banks in Chandigarh.'.

You may be little disappointed to know that today is not a bank holiday in Chandigarh. The banks are closed on every 2nd and 4th Saturday of a month, but today is not 2nd or 4th Saturday. This day is also not in the list of bank holidays as declared by the Chandigarh administration. So all the public and private sector banks in Chandigarh will remain open. For a list of bank holidays in Chandigarh during the current year i.e. 2023, please check the next section on this page.
For a list of holidays in schools in Chandigarh or the holidays in the government offices of Chandigarh administration, check this link: Chandigarh Administration Holidays 2023

Bank Holidays in Chandigarh 2023

The complete list of bank holidays in Chandigarh U.T. during the year 2023 is given below. It is important to note that bank holidays are not same throughout the country. The list is issued by the respective state governments according to the directions of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. According to the list issued by Chandigarh administration, there are 16 bank holidays in Chandigarh during the year 2023.
Bank Holidays in Chandigarh 2023
HolidayHoliday DateWeekday
Republic Day 26 January 2023 Thursday
Holi 8 March 2023 Wednesday
Shaheedi Diwas S. Bhagat Singh 23 March 2023 Thursday
Ram Navmi 30 March 2023 Thursday
Annual Closing of Accounts Day 1 April 2023 Saturday
Mahavir Jayanti 4 April 2023 Tuesday
Good Friday 7 April 2023 Friday
Vaisakhi, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Jayanti 14 April 2023 Friday
Mahatama Budha Jayanti 5 May 2023 Friday
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 29 June 2023 Thursday
Independence Day 15 August 2023 Tuesday
Janmashtami 7 September 2023 Thursday
Gandhi Jayanti 2 October 2023 Monday
Dussehra (Vijay Dasami) 24 October 2023 Tuesday
Diwali 12 November 2023 Sunday
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Birthday 27 November 2023 Monday
Christmas Day 25 December 2023 Monday

Other than these holidays banks will remain closed on all Sundays and also on 2nd/4th Saturdays of each month.