New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Bank holiday for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti: Banks in Maharashtra will be closed on Thursday, 19 February, on the occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti. Therefore, it will be a bank holiday for all public and private lenders including SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, PNB and Axis Bank among others.

Bank holidays are decided by the Reserve Bank of India, where lenders follow the RBI bank holiday calendar that is released at the beginning of every year.

Bank holidays can differ from region to region. For example, while there is a bank holiday tomorrow in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, branches in other parts of India will be open.

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