Bank Holidays 2025: Banks Will Be Closed For Just 2 Days From September 15-21; Check City-Wise Holiday List

The holidays for banks in India are decided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under two categories, namely Negotiable Instruments Act and Banks' Closing of Accounts. However, in the country, bank holidays vary on a regional basis, state-wise, and national holidays. That being said, in the coming week from September 15th to September 21st, banks will be closed for two days, but it won't be applicable to all cities, only for certain areas.

Also, in the coming week, banks will not have any Saturday holiday, since it's the third Saturday, which is a working day.

Which Days Are Banks Working?

Banks will be open on days like September 15, September 16, September 17, September 19, and September 20.

Which Days Are Banks Closed?

Banks will be closed on September 18, in cities like Shillong for the celebration of Unitarian Anniversary Day. The government of Meghalaya has also announced September 18th as the local holiday meaning schools and financial institutions will also be closed. Even offices will be shut.

Unitarian Anniversary Day 2025:

The Unitarian Union of North East India (UUNEI), formerly the Khasi Hills Unitarian Union, is a Unitarian church based in the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, India. It was founded by Hajjom Kissor Singh in 1887. Unitarian Day, held annually on 18 September in honor of the church's founding, has been a state holiday in Meghalaya since 1908, as per Wikipedia.

Apart from this, banks will be closed on September 21, which is Sunday. All banks in India will be closed on this Day.

No Saturday Holiday?

As per RBI's guidelines, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks-public, private, foreign, cooperative, regional rural and local area banks—will observe public holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays from September 01, 2015; and will observe full working days on Saturdays other than the second and fourth Saturdays.

Since September 20th is the third Saturday of the month, all bank-related operations will continue as normal. Payment systems will also be opened on September 20th, including Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT), and Cheque Clearing operated by various Bankers' Clearing Houses in the country, including the grid-based Cheque Truncation System (CTS) and ECS suite [Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), Regional Electronic Clearing Service (RECS) and National Electronic Clearing Service (NECS)].

Upcoming Bank Holidays:

Banks are in for a long-week holiday from September 22nd to September 30th. A host of festivals are lined up, such as Navratra Sthapna on September 22, followed by the Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji holiday on September 23, Maha Saptami/Durga Puja on September 29, and Maha Ashtami/Durga Ashtami/Durga Puja on September 30.

Banks will also be closed on September 27th due to fourth Saturday.