Bank Holiday Alert! Banks to remain closed for 5 days next week, check list

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Jul 09, 2022, 02:58 PM IST

There are eight holidays under the Holidays Under Negotiable Instruments Act in July 2022 and seven are leaves on the weekend.

We are 10 days into July 2022 and this month many private and public sector banks across India will remain closed for 15 days. This coming week banks will remain closed for a total of 5 days.

The holidays come into effect under three categories - 'Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act', 'Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday', and 'Banks' Closing of Accounts'.

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There are eight holidays under the Holidays Under Negotiable Instruments Act in July 2022 and seven are leaves on the weekend. Notably, the private and public sector banks across the country remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. In addition, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has also made it compulsory for banks to remain shut on Sundays.

List of bank holidays this week 

July 10, 2022: Sunday 

July 11 (Monday): Eid-ul-Azha (Jammu and Kashmir)

July 13 (Wednesday): Bhanu Jayanti (Sikkim)

July 14 (Thursday): Ben Dienkhlam (Meghalaya)

July 16 (Saturday): Harela (Uttarakhand)

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Complete list of bank holidays in July 2022

July 1 (Friday): Ratha Yatra (Odisha)

July 7 (Thursday): Kharchi Puja (Tripura)

July 9 (Saturday): Id-Ul-Ad’ha (Bakrid)/ Second Saturday

July 11 (Monday): Eid-ul-Azha (Jammu and Kashmir)

July 13 (Wednesday): Bhanu Jayanti (Sikkim)

July 14 (Thursday): Ben Dienkhlam (Meghalaya)

July 16 (Saturday): Harela (Uttarakhand)

July 23 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday

July 26 (Tuesday): Ker Puja (Tripura)

Sundays: July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31

Note: If you have any bank-related work you should complete it while keeping in mind the bank holidays mentioned above.