Bharat Bandh tomorrow: Are banks open or closed for nationwide strike on July 9, 2025?

Many central trade unions, along with organizations representing farmers and rural labourers, have called for a nationwide strike, termed "Bharat Bandh". The strike is being organized to protest against the government's policies, which the unions claim are anti-worker and pro-corporate. With farmers and agricultural labourers mobilizing from rural parts of the country, organizers expect over 25 crore workers from both the formal and informal sectors to participate in the protest.

According to a Times of India report, “All India Trade Union Congress’s Amarjeet Kaur said, “More than 25 crore workers are expected to take part in the strike. Farmers and rural workers will also join the protest across the country.” Harbhajan Singh Sidhu of Hind Mazdoor Sabha added, “Banking, postal, coal mining, factories, state transport services will be affected due to the strike.”

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Are banks open or closed for strike on July 9, 2025?

Banks will be open on July 9, 2025 unless it is specified as a holiday in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday list.
The RBI designates specific holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, and these may vary from one state to another. The RBI releases state-by-state and month-by-month holiday calendars.

Note that all scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holiday on the second and the fourth Saturdays of the month.

Bank holidays in July 2025

Banks will be closed on occasions such as Kharchi Puja, Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday, Beh Deinkhlam, Harela, Death Anniversary of U Tirot Singh, Ker Puja, Drukpa Tshe-zi depending on the state.

Upcoming bank holidays in July 2025

Bank holiday on July 14, 2025
Banks will be closed in Meghalaya on the occasion of Beh Deinkhlam on July 14, 2025.

Bank holiday on July 16, 2025
Banks will be closed in Uttarakhand on the occasion of Harela on July 16, 2025.


Bank holidays

Jul-25	3	5	14	16	17	19	28
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

Holiday Description	Day
Kharchi Puja	3
Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday	5
Beh Deinkhlam	14
Harela	16
Death Anniversary of U Tirot Singh	17
Ker Puja	19
Drukpa Tshe-zi	28