Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed today on July 5, 2025?
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Jul-25 3 5 14 16 17 19 28 Agartala • • Ahmedabad Aizawl Belapur Bengaluru Bhopal Bhubaneswar Chandigarh Chennai Dehradun • Gangtok • Guwahati Hyderabad Imphal Itanagar Jaipur Jammu • Kanpur Kochi Kohima Kolkata Lucknow Mumbai Nagpur New Delhi Panaji Patna Raipur Ranchi Shillong • • Shimla Srinagar • Thiruvananthapuram Vijayawada
Holiday Description Day Kharchi Puja 3 Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday 5 Beh Deinkhlam 14 Harela 16 Death Anniversary of U Tirot Singh 17 Ker Puja 19 Drukpa Tshe-zi 28
In India, holidays for banks are governed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) along with the respective state governments. This system integrates national holidays, state-specific observances, and local festivals. There are mandatory holidays such as Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti. However, there are also regional holidays such as Onam, Bihu, and Durga Puja which are only celebrated in some states.As per the RBI's guidelines, banks follow a structured Saturday holiday system, where all scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays of a month while they operate as usual on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays (if applicable) unless mentioned in the RBI's holiday list.Banks are open in all states except in Jammu and Srinagar today on July 5, 2025 as it is the first Saturday of the month.Banks in Jammu and Srinagar are closed to commemorate the birthday of Guru Hargobind Ji. Guru Hargobind Ji's birthday is on June 19th, but in Jammu and Kashmir, it's celebrated on the 21st of Harh, which usually falls in June or July.Physical branches of banks remain closed on bank holidays but digital banking services such as mobile banking, internet banking, ATMs, and UPI transactions continue to function as usual. However, certain banking operations like cheque clearance and in-person services are affected.Source- RBI Calendar
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