Bank Holiday: Today is Saturday, and many people are unsure whether banks are open or closed. If you are wondering about this as well, let us clear up the confusion. Most public and private sector banks will remain open on Saturday, July 18. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar, banking operations will continue as usual today. Banks remain open on the third Saturday of the month; therefore, banks such as SBI, HDFC, and PNB will be open today. However, banks are closed in some locations. Let us inform you which banks are closed today.

Banks are open in these cities on Saturday

According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, bank holidays occur only on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Since today is the third Saturday, banks are open in states and cities across the country, except in Sikkim. In Sikkim, banks will remain closed due to the Buddhist festival ‘Drukpa Tshe-zi’.

Where will banks remain open today?

Banking operations will continue as usual across all parts of the country. Banks will remain open today in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Shillong, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Vijayawada.

Banks will remain closed in Gangtok

Banks will remain closed on July 18 in cities such as Gangtok, on the occasion of ‘Drukpa Tshe-zi’. This is considered one of the most auspicious and significant occasions for Buddhists worldwide. ‘Drukpa Tse-Zhi’ is celebrated on the fourth day (‘Tse-Zhi’) of the sixth month (‘Drukpa’) of the Tibetan lunar calendar. It commemorates the day, over 2,500 years ago, when Lord Buddha—after attaining enlightenment—delivered his first sermon on the ‘Four Noble Truths’ to his first five disciples at the Deer Park in Sarnath.

Bank holidays in July 2026

Banks across the country will remain closed on July 19 and July 26.

Banks in Agartala (Tripura) will remain closed on July 22 due to Kharchi Puja.

There will be a bank holiday on July 25, as it falls on the fourth Saturday.

Bank Holidays in August

Banks in Agartala will remain closed on August 4 due to Ker Puja.
Banks in Imphal will remain closed on August 13.
There will be a bank holiday on August 15 due to Independence Day and the Parsi New Year.
Banks in Agartala will remain closed on August 19 due to the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore.
Bank employees in Thiruvananthapuram and Srinagar will have a holiday on August 26 due to Eid-e-Milad/Barawafat.
There will be a bank holiday on the 28th due to Raksha Bandhan, Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti, etc.