Bank holiday: Are banks open or closed this Saturday on January 18, 2025?

As many working individuals keep their bank related work for Saturday to visit bank branches, such individuals should make sure that it is a working Saturday before visiting the branch. All scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe a public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules.

Are banks open or closed this Saturday on January 18, 2025?

Banks will work as usual this Saturday on January 18, 2025 as it is the third Saturday of the month. Banks are open on the first, third and fifth Saturdays in some cases unless specified in the RBI’s holiday list.

RBI releases bank holiday list for January 2025: Check bank holidays in January 2025


Banks are closed across the country on national holidays such as January 26 (Republic day), August 15 (Independence day), October 2 (Gandhi Jayanti). Regional holidays differ depending on the state. There are some holidays which are particular to the state such as Karnataka Rajyotsava, Bihar Day, Maharashtra day.

Also read: Central government holiday list 2025

Upcoming bank holidays in January 2025
January 23 - Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata.

Banking transactions which need bank visit
Though bank transactions can be done online using digital banking modes, there are transactions such as depositing a cheque or taking out a pay order or demand draft which need you to visit a bank. Additionally, some banks require customers to visit the bank branch when carrying out high value transactions above a certain limit.

Jan-25	1	2	6	11	14	15	16	23
Agartala								•
Ahmedabad					•
Aizawl	•	•		•
Belapur
Bengaluru					•
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar					•			•
Chandigarh			•
Chennai	•				•	•	•
Dehradun
Gangtok	•	•			•
Guwahati					•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh					•
Hyderabad - Telangana					•
Imphal	•			•
Itanagar	•				•
Jaipur
Jammu
Kanpur					•
Kochi
Kohima	•
Kolkata	•							•
Lucknow					•
Mumbai
Nagpur
New Delhi
Panaji
Patna
Raipur
Ranchi
Shillong	•
Shimla
Srinagar
Thiruvananthapuram

Holiday Description	January dates
New Year’s Day/Loosong/Namsoong	1
Loosong/Namsoong/New Year Celebration	2
Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	6
Missionary Day/Imoinu Iratpa	11
Makar Sankranti/Uttarayana Punyakala/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Birthday of Hazarat Ali	14
Thiruvalluvar Day	15
Uzhavar Thirunal	16
Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti	23