Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed today?

Banks in India are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays, Sundays, and national and regional holidays. All private and public sector banks will work on the first, third, and fifth (in case) of the month unless a holiday falls on that particular day. Bank customers should note that regional holidays vary depending on the state they reside in.

Is it a bank holiday today?

The first Saturday of July is a bank holiday in only one state and is not observed as a bank holiday elsewhere.

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It is a bank holiday in this state

Banks will be closed in Mizoram on MHIP Day. M.H.I.P. stands for 'Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl,' which means 'binding women together. '

MHIP Day

Every year on July 6, the state of Mizoram observes MHIP Day as a public holiday. It honours the establishment of the largest women's organisation in the state, the Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl. The meaning of the name is ''binding women together''.

MHIP Day is celebrated on July 6 each year in Mizoram, India. M.H.I.P. stands for 'Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl,' which means 'binding women together.

July Bank holidays 2024

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday list, banks in different states will be closed for 12 days in July 2024.

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Banks will be closed in July on Beh Dienkhlam, MHIP Day, Kang (Rathajatra), Drukpa Tshe-zi, Harela, and Muharram/Ashoora/U Tirot Sing Day.

Jul-24	3	6	8	9	16	17
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

Source: RBI website

• July 8 (Monday)- Banks will be closed in Manipur on the occasion of Kang (Rathajatra). One of the most significant and well-liked celebrations for the Meitei population in Manipur is the Kang festival, often referred to as the Rath Yatra.
• July 9 (Tuesday)- Banks will be closed in Sikkim on the occasion of Drukpa Tshe-zi. Drukpa Tshe-zi is one of most auspicious and significant occasion for Buddhists all over the world.
• July 16 (Tuesday)- Banks will be closed in Uttarakhand on the occasion of Harela. Harela is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and in some regions of Himachal Pradesh
• July 17 (Wednesday)- Banks will be closed in Tripura, Mizoram, maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu, UP, Bengal, New Delhi, Patna, Chhattisgarh, Jharkahand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh

The Bank holidays have been designated by the RBI as follows: Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks' Closing of Accounts.

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