Bank Holiday Update: Most banks across India are open Wednesday, with closures limited to just two cities — Gangtok and Shimla — due to Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti and Saga Dawa, respectively, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.
Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti honors the birth anniversary of Kabir Das, a 15th-century poet and social reformer known for advocating equality and spiritual unity. Saga Dawa, observed mainly in Himalayan regions, marks the birth, enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of Lord Buddha.
Under the RBI’s guidelines, which follow the Negotiable Instruments Act, RTGS holidays and regional observances, bank holidays vary by state and occasion.
Banks closed in these states today:
Banks are closed in Gangtok, Sikkim, in observance of Saga Dawa, and in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, for Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti.
Banks to remain open in these states:
In the rest of the country, banks are open as usual. This includes Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram.
Upcoming bank holidays in June:
June 14 (Saturday): Second Saturday – banks closed nationwide
June 15 (Sunday): Weekly off – all banks closed
June 22 (Sunday): Weekly off – all banks closed
June 27 (Friday): Ratha Yatra / Kang (Rathajatra) – banks closed in Odisha and Manipur
Customers are advised to check their local bank’s schedule or the RBI’s official calendar for region-specific holiday details.
What services remain available on a bank holiday?
Online interbanking services remain in continuous operation on bank holidays throughout the country. Customers can avail themselves of a whole range of financial transactions without the need to go to the physical branch.
Services such as sending funds using NEFT and RTGS, making chequebook and demand draft requisitions, and card functions pertaining to credit, debit, and ATM cards continue to be uninterrupted.
Along with these services, you can make withdrawals or deposits into your account and send standing instructions, including locker applications, through digital platforms. Thus, even if a branch is closed, banking can be used through these services.
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