Banks will remain closed for 4 days in a row starting from Holi which falls on 24 March (Thursday) which will continue till Sunday (27 March). Customers will not be able to make any business transaction.
ATMs might remain operational during these holidays. Thursday will be a holiday for Holi, followed by Good Friday and the fourth weekend of the month.
Banks are closed on second and fourth Saturdays every month. Hence, four continuous offs for bank employees in several states.
In states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, however, there will not be a holiday on Holi, as per the IBA website.
A section of employees of the Bank have served a notice of strike from 28 March 2016 to 31 March 2016. If the strike materialises, normal banking services may be affected. In order to minimize the inconvenience to customers, the bank has decided to keep all its offices open on 26 March 2016 (Saturday).Officer, IDBI bank
The staffers, belonging to the All India Bank Employees Association and All India Bank Officers Association, have given the strike call to protest against the government move to privatise IDBI Bank.
(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)