Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 2025 bank holiday holiday: January 6, 2025 is the birthday of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. On this day, people generally pray for each other's prosperity and well-being and they also read or listen to the poems of Guru Gobind Singh.

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti: Will banks remain closed?

Government institutions, offices, private businesses and banks do not observe Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti as a holiday and will remain open in the rest of the country. According to the RBI holiday calendar, banks will remain closed in Chandigarh for Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti. The Haryana government has officially included Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti as a public holiday in its holiday list.

Online banking services will remain operational

Online banking services will remain fully operational even if bank branches remain closed. This will cause less hassle to customers as they will be able to avail banking services from home. Apart from this, ATM services will also continue to run normally, so that people can withdraw money without any hassle. In cities where e-banking kiosks or e-lobbies are available, people will be able to avail other normal banking services besides depositing money.

Bank holidays are decided according to the annual calendar issued by the Reserve Bank. According to this calendar, banks are open on the first, third and fourth Saturdays of every month, while banks are closed on the second and fourth Fridays. Apart from this, under the NI Act, some holidays are declared at the national level and some at the regional level.