Bank holiday in Kerala on 27th or 28th? Know more details

NEW DELHI: As part of the Bakrid celebrations, Kerala declared public holidays on May 27 and 28. According to the calendar, Eid was on the 27th. However, due to the delay in sighting the moon crescent, Eid will be celebrated on the 28th. Accordingly, some states have declared public holidays on the 27th and 28th.

However, there is ambiguity on whether the banks will function on these two days. Bank holidays for Bakrid vary from state to state. Banks in some states have declared a holiday on May 27. In other places, May 28 is also a holiday.

States with bank holidays on May 27

Bank holidays will be observed on May 27 in the following states: Kerala, Tripura, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh.

Customers should contact the bank to confirm the timings and holidays before conducting any banking transactions.

States with bank holidays on May 28

Bank holidays will be observed on May 28 in Kerala, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa, Meghalaya and Bihar. Customers should contact their banks to confirm the holiday.