Bank Holiday In July 2025: Banks To Remain Closed For 5 Days This Week Starting Today | Banking and Finance News

Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 09:02 IST

Bank Holidays Next Week: Banks will remain closed in many states between 14th and 20th July 2025 due to local festivals and events.

Bank Holiday Today: Banks To Remain Closed In Meghalaya Today.

Bank Holiday In July 2025: Banks are set to close for five days this week across the country due to several public holidays. The closure of banking services won’t be consecutive in one state or region, but in different parts of the country on different days. This also includes one nationwide public holiday on Sunday (July 20).

It’s better to know beforehand so you can avoid the difficulty while using the banking service offline there.

Banks Are Closed Today In Meghalaya

Banking services will remain off today in Meghalaya due to a state festival Beh Deinkhlam. Apart from the state, there’s no banking holiday in the country.

Beh Deinkhlam is a traditional and vibrant festival celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) tribe in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, India. The term “Beh Deinkhlam” roughly translates to “chasing away the plague/disease.”

It is a religious harvest festival primarily celebrated to drive away diseases, evil spirits, and to pray for a good agricultural season. It also symbolizes community bonding and spiritual cleansing.

Banking services will remain closed in these states from 13 to 20 July

14 July, (Monday): Banks will remain closed in Meghalaya due to Beh Dinkhlam festival. This is a traditional festival of the Jaintia tribe.

16 July (Wednesday): Banks will not open in Uttarakhand due to Harela festival. It is especially celebrated in Kumaon and some parts of Himachal.

17 July (Thursday): There will be another holiday in Meghalaya. This day is celebrated as the death anniversary of U Tirot Singh, who was a freedom fighter.

19 July (Saturday): Banks will remain closed in Tripura due to Ker Puda. This puja is dedicated to the traditional deity Ker there.

20 July (Sunday): This day will be a weekly holiday everywhere; that is, all banks will remain closed.

Rest of the holidays in July 2025

26 July: Banks will remain closed across the country due to the fourth Saturday of the month.

27 July: Banks will remain closed across the country on Sunday.

28 July: Banks will remain closed in Sikkim on the occasion of Drukpa Tshe-ji.

Online services will continue

Many times important work gets stuck due to bank holidays. But now there is no problem as banks have made most of their services online. The special thing is that online services of banks remain operational on holidays. Therefore, you can do many things including transferring money from one bank account to another through net banking, mobile banking or UPI.

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