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Today’s Bank Holiday: Are banks open or closed on January 24th? Find out if the RBI has declared a public holiday in your city.

Today’s Bank Holiday: As soon as Saturday arrives, people become confused about bank holidays. If you have some work to do at the bank, check whether the banks in your city are open today…

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Today’s Bank Holiday: As Saturday approaches, many people wonder whether banks are open. This question especially arises for those who have important banking tasks (salary, check clearance, cash deposits and withdrawals). Not knowing bank openings and closing times can cause problems.

Actually, banks aren’t closed every Saturday; they are closed only on certain Saturdays. Therefore, having accurate information is crucial to saving both time and effort. If you’re planning a trip to the bank today, check here in advance whether the banks are open…

Are banks open today?

Today, January 24, 2026, is a nationwide bank holiday, as it is the fourth Saturday of the month. The RBI has divided these holidays into three categories: Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holidays.

These services will remain available even on bank holidays.

Although today is a bank holiday due to the fourth Saturday, you will still be able to access some digital services, including UPI and net banking.

– You can transfer and request money through UPI even on holidays.

– You can pay your electricity bill online.

– You can also pay your mobile bill online.

Bank holiday list for January 2026

DateDayLeave/ReasonIn which city will banks remain closed?
January 1, 2026ThursdayNew Year / Gaan-NgaiAizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima,  Kolkata, Shillong
January 2, 2026FridayNew Year Celebration / Mannam JayantiAizawl, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
January 3, 2026SaturdayHazrat Ali’s birth anniversaryLucknow
January 4, 2026sundayweekly holidayAll banks
January 10, 2026SaturdaySecond SaturdayAll banks
January 11, 2026sundayweekly holidayAll banks
January 12, 2026mondaySwami Vivekananda’s birth anniversaryKolkata
January 14, 2026WednesdayMakar Sankranti / Magh BihuAhmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Itanagar
January 15, 2026ThursdayPongal/Uttarayana auspicious timeBengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Vijayawada
January 16, 2026Fridaythiruvalluvar dayChennai
January 17, 2026SaturdayUzhavar TirunalChennai
January 18, 2026sundayweekly holidayAll banks
January 23, 2026FridayNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Birth Anniversary / Basant PanchamiAgartala, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata,
January 24, 2026SaturdayFourth SaturdayAll banks
January 25, 2026sundayweekly holidayAll banks
January 26, 2026mondayRepublic DayAlmost all over India
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