Bank Holidays: Banks will remain closed for 4 days this week, check the list of holidays before leaving home

Four Days Bank Closure: According to the rules of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), government, private and regional banks will remain closed for a total of four days in different states of the country between 13 to 19 July 2026. The rules of festivals and local holidays are different in all the states of the country, so this banking holiday will not be applicable all over India simultaneously. In such a situation, if you have important branch related work like depositing cash, check clearance, getting new KYC done or getting a demand draft made, then get them done in time so that you do not face any problem.

For your information, let us tell you that as per RBI rules, banks across the country remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays of every month, while other holidays are decided on the basis of local festivals.

Bank holidays between 13th to 19th July are as follows-

• 16 July (Thursday): Banks will not open in Uttarakhand and Manipur due to ‘Harela’ festival.
• 16 July (Thursday): There will be a bank holiday in Odisha on this day due to ‘Rath Yatra’.
• 17 July (Friday): Banks will remain closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of ‘death anniversary of U Tirot Singh’.
• 18 July (Saturday): There will be a bank holiday in Sikkim due to ‘Drukpa Tshe-ji’ festival.
• 19 July (Sunday): Due to Sunday being a weekly holiday, banks will remain closed across the country.

All major government and private banks will remain closed

All major government and private banks of the country, like SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, PNB, BoB and Canara Bank, work as per the holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This simply means that during the holidays decided by RBI, the branches of all these banks will remain completely closed and there will be no work there.

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Digital banking will not be affected

Your online services will not stop even if the bank is closed. You can use these facilities 24 hours sitting at home-

• UPI
• Send money instantly through Google Pay, Phone Pay or Paytm.
• Transfer money from one account to another instantly.
• Mobile and Net Banking
• Complete banking work through mobile app or website.
• Withdraw cash when you need money.
• View account balance and mini statement.