New Delhi, April 3 -- Public and private banks across most cities in India including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore will be closed today, 3 April, on the occasion of Good Friday.

All banks, including SBI, HDFC Bank, PNB, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank will be closed in these cities, according to the RBI Bank Holiday calendar.

The RBI categorises all bank holidays into three parts, namely, Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays and banks' closing of accounts.

According to the RBI bank holiday calendar, bank holidays vary from region to region depending upon the festivals and observances there. However, all banks observe holidays on national holidays like Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti.

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