January 18 Bank Holiday: Check if Banks are Open or Closed Today,

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the bank holidays for January 2025. As per the RBI calendar, banks across the country will remain open on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

Typically, banks are open on the first and third Saturdays of each month, while they remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays.

Since January 18 falls on the third Saturday, customers can expect normal banking hours on this day. However, banks will remain closed nationwide on major national holidays like Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Independence Day (August 15), and Republic Day (January 26). Each state has its own regional holidays, which may affect banking services locally.

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In January 2025, apart from the regular weekend holidays, there will be an additional bank holiday on Thursday, January 23, due to the municipal local body elections and the celebration of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday and Vir Surendrasai Jayanti. However, please note that this holiday may vary depending on your state.

Here is the list of bank holidays in January 2025:

January 1 – New Year’s Day/Loosong/Namsoong: Banks closed in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, and Shillong.

January 2 – Loosong, Namsoong, New Year Celebration: Banks closed in Aizawl, Gangtok.

January 5 – Sunday: Regular Holiday.

January 6 – Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday: Banks closed in Chandigarh.

January 11 – Missionary Day, Imoinu Iratpa, Second Saturday: Banks closed in Imphal, Aizawl.

January 12 – Sunday: Regular holiday.

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January 14 – Makar Sankranti, Uttarayana Punyakala, Pongal, Maghe Sankranti, Magh Bihu, Birthday of Hazarat Ali: Banks closed in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad (AP & Telangana), Itanagar, Kanpur, and Lucknow.

January 15 – Thiruvalluvar Day: Banks closed in Chennai.

January 16 – Uzhavar Thirunal: Banks closed in Chennai.

January 19 – Sunday: Regular holiday.

January 23 – Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti: Banks closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata.

January 25 – Fourth Saturday: Regular holiday.

January 26 – Republic Day (Sunday): Regular holiday.

Online banking services will remain available across the country during these holidays for seamless transactions.