Banks to remain closed for 12 days in July 2024; Check the full list of bank holidays here

Banks will remain closed for a total of 12 days in the month of July. Image: Reuters

Bank Holidays July 2024: Banks will remain closed for a total of 12 days in the month of July including public holidays, regional holidays, and regular closures on Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays, as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list. July includes Muharram festival. Despite the closure on these specific days, customers can access banking services via net banking, ATMs, mobile applications, and bank websites.

In June, banks were closed for 10 days and these holidays included Bakrid, Maharana Pratap Jayanti, and the usual weekend breaks.

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RBI classifies holidays into three categories: Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, Banks’ Closing of Accounts Holiday, and Holidays Under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. The RBI in 2015, had announced that both private and PSU banks in India would remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. While on other Saturdays, banks will stay operational full-day. Banks across the country remain closed on Sundays. Here is a look at the dates of the July 2024 bank holidays across regions.

Bank Holidays July 2024

July 3 (Wednesday): Beh Dienkhlam – Banks will remain closed on July 3 in Shillong.

July 6 (Saturday): MHIP Day – Banks will stay closed in Aizawl.

July 8 (Monday): Kang (Rathajatra) – Banks will be closed in Imphal.

July 9 (Tuesday): Drukpa Tshe-zi – Banks will remain shut in Gangtok.

July 16 (Tuesday): Harela – Banks will remain closed in Dehradun.

July 17 (Wednesday): Muharram/Ashoora/U Tirot Sing Day – Banks will remain closed on July 17 all across the country except for Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kochi, Kohima, Panaji, and Thiruvananthapuram.