Business News: Bank holiday in these states two days after Ram Navami and elections

This week may prove troublesome for bank customers in many states. This is because there are continuous bank holidays in some states this week. First of all, banks are closed today due to Ram Navami. After that banks will remain closed due to the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.

Today is a bank holiday in these states

According to the list of holidays of the Reserve Bank, banks will remain closed in many states on the occasion of Ram Navami on 17th April. Since the birth of Lord Ram is celebrated, the states where banks remain closed on Wednesday due to this festival include Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh. Are included. ,

First phase of voting this week

A week from today, on April 19, banks will remain closed in many places. Another bank holiday this week is the first phase of Lok Sabha 2024 voting. Lok Sabha elections 2024 will begin with the first phase of voting on April 19. Along with the first phase of Lok Sabha, voting for assembly elections is also going to be held in some states on 19th April.

Banks were closed at these places on 19 April

Due to Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, bank branches will remain closed at many places on Friday, April 19. Voting will be held for Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2024 on that day. In such a situation, banks will remain closed in the state. Voting is also to be held for the by-election of Vilavancode assembly constituency located in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. Banks will remain closed in Chennai, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kohima, Nagpur and Shillong on April 19.

These states declared holidays

Due to elections, state government employees are also going to get holidays in many states. Uttarakhand government has declared holiday on April 19 due to elections. The Nagaland government has announced paid holiday for employees of all government, private and commercial organizations. The Tamil Nadu government has also declared April 19 as a public holiday.