Mon Mar 31 06:00:00 UTC 2025: ## RBI Cancels Eid al-Fitr Bank Holiday for Year-End Accounting

**Mumbai, March 31, 2025** – Indian banks remained open today, March 31st, despite the scheduled Eid al-Fitr holiday, following a directive from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI mandated that banks conduct special clearing operations and expedite government transaction accounting for the closing of the 2024-25 financial year. This decision overturned the previously scheduled holiday, impacting the extended break many anticipated, which included Shab-I-Qadr and Jumat prayers earlier in the week. While the second and fourth Saturdays of the month are typically bank holidays, Saturday, March 29th, remained operational as the fifth Saturday. The RBI’s decision falls under its authority to regulate bank holidays as outlined in the Negotiable Instruments Act.

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