Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed this Saturday, September 12, 2026?

Banking services were disrupted due to the nationwide bank strike on Friday, but can you complete your bank-related tasks today (Saturday, September 12, 2026)? If you have tasks pending, where a physical visit to your bank branch is necessary, it is important to check whether banks will be open or closed today.

Are banks open or closed today (Saturday, September 12, 2026)?

Banks are closed across India today as it is the second Saturday of the month.

Banks in India observe closures on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, as well as on Sundays and other regional and national holidays, in accordance with the regulations established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).


Banks in India are open to provide customer services on the first, third, and fifth (if applicable) Saturdays of the month. However, this is dependent on specific holidays or closures. Therefore, customers should be aware that banks are operational on every first, third, and fifth (if applicable) Saturday unless there is a designated holiday.

Digital banking will be available today

Banking transactions are not possible on specific holidays, and physical banking services are not provided. Nevertheless, customers can utilise Internet banking, SMS banking, and WhatsApp banking for both financial and non-financial activities today.

Bank holidays in September 2026

As per the RBI’s holiday calendar, banks will be closed on the occasions of Janmashtami (Vaishnva), elections in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, Ganesh Chaturthi, Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Nuakhai/Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day), Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva/Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi, Karma Puja, Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji and Indrajatra, depending on the state.

September bank holidays

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Agartala
Ahmedabad	•				•
Aizawl	•
Belapur				•
Bengaluru				•
Bhopal	•
Bhubaneswar	•			•	•
Chandigarh	•
Chennai	•			•
Dehradun	•
Gangtok	•									•
Guwahati			•				•
Hyderabad	•			•
Imphal
Itanagar
Jaipur	•	•
Jammu	•								•
Kanpur	•
Kochi	•						•
Kohima
Kolkata	•
Lucknow	•
Mumbai				•
Nagpur				•
New Delhi
Panaji				•	•
Patna	•
Raipur	•
Ranchi	•							•
Shillong	•					•
Shimla	•
Srinagar	•								•
Thiruvananthapuram	•						•
Vijayawada	•			•