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Public sector banks (PSBs) will have uniform timings across all states

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With all Public Sector Banks (PSBs) having banking hours at their convenience, the integrated working hours have been introduced by the Indian Department of Financial Services. The banks will commence service at 10 am on the basis of the new timing starting , 1 October 2019. Lunch breaks are allowed in the afternoon, between 2.00 and 2.30.Public sector banks (PSBs) will have uniform timings across all states

Key points:
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However, Mizoram, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have the most common timing change. It is reported that banks in Mizoram and Nagaland operate between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm and in Madhya Pradesh, bank timings are 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.
ii. The timings for Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar are yet to be fixed.
iii. Background: Earlier, many banks started working at their convenience which meant opening in the morning used to range between 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

Here’s the full list of banking hours for every state and union territory in India:

Andaman and Nicobar IslandsTBD
Andhra Pradesh10 am – 4 pm
Arunachal Pradesh10 am – 4 pm
Assam10 am – 4 pm
Bihar10 am – 4 pm
Chandigarh10 am – 4 pm
Chhattisgarh10 am – 4 pm
Dadra and Nagar HaveliTBD
Daman and DiuTBD
Goa10 am – 4 pm
GujaratTBD
Haryana10 am – 4 pm
Himachal Pradesh10 am – 4 pm
Jammu and Kashmir10 am – 4 pm
Jharkhand10 am – 4 pm
Karnataka10 am – 4 pm
Kerala10 am – 4 pm
Madhya Pradesh10:30am – 4:30 pm
MaharashtraTBD
Manipur10 am – 4 pm
Meghalaya10 am – 4 pm
Mizoram9 am – 3 pm
Nagaland – Dimapur District10 am – 4 pm
Nagaland – except Dimapur District9 am – 3 pm
NCT (National Capital Territory) of Delhi10 am – 4 pm
Odisha10 am – 4 pm
Puducherry10 am – 4 pm
Punjab10 am – 4 pm
Rajasthan10 am – 4 pm
SikkimTBD
Tamil Nadu10 am – 4 pm
Telangana10 am – 4 pm
Tripura10 am – 4 pm
Uttar Pradesh10 am – 4 pm
Uttarakhand10 am – 4 pm
West Bengal10 am – 4 pm

Note: TBD means (To be decided).