Banks closed July 25 under RBI's fourth Saturday rule. Digital services stay on. Rural lenders face bigger disruption; state holidays compound the closure.
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Banks across India will be shut on Saturday, July 25, 2026, under Reserve Bank of India guidelines that mandate closures on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Digital banking platforms, including mobile apps and internet banking, will remain fully accessible. Customers planning cash withdrawals or cheque deposits will need to wait until the next working day.
The closure is a routine calendar event. It offers a lens into the sector's reliance on physical versus digital channels. State-level data from the RBI's holiday schedule shows additional closures in some regions on July 18 and 22 for local festivals. At least some branches in Agartala and Ahmedabad will have been shut earlier in the week.
For banks with heavier branch footprints in semi-urban and rural areas, Saturday closures carry a bigger relative impact on deposit volumes and over-the-counter fee income. Lenders with higher digital transaction shares face less disruption. The RBI's own data shows digital payments now account for more than 80% of non-cash retail transactions, limiting the financial hit from a single Saturday closure.
Branches reopen Monday, July 27.
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