Bank holiday: Are banks open or closed today for Buddha Purnima?

Banks will remain closed on Monday in several parts of the country due to Buddha Purnima, a major religious holiday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has listed May 12 as a bank holiday in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bhopal, Nagpur, Raipur, and others.

Several banks are closed on May 12 for Buddha Purnima (Representative image/Bloomberg)

According to the RBI holiday calendar, this closure applies to the following cities: Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, and Srinagar.

This long weekend comes as banks were already closed on May 10 (Saturday) and May 11 (Sunday).