Bank Holiday July 2021: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a notification announcing a few days in July 2021 when public and private banking operations will remain closed, including second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. If you have important bank-related work in July, you must note that banking operations will remain closed for a total of 15 days in the month of July. Of these, nine days are festival-related holidays. 

According to RBI’s holiday calendar, certain bank holidays will be limited to local or regional branches.

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The month of July will see the main holiday of Eid-al-Adha or Bakrid on July 21 wherein all banks will remain closed.
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Customers must note that online banking services will continue to operate on these days. Moreover, banking activities and holidays may differ in different states and from bank to bank.
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According to the RBI, bank holidays are placed under three brackets – 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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The RBI guidelines further stated that all banks including the public sector, private sector, foreign banks, cooperative banks and regional banks across the country should remain closed on the notified holidays.
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Here’s the list of holidays in July 2021

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> 4 July 2021 – Sunday

>> 10 July 2021 – 2nd Saturday

>> 11 July 2021 – Sunday

>> 12 July 2021 – Monday – Kang (Rajasthan), Rath Yatra (Bhubaneswar, Imphal)

>> 13 July 2021 – Tuesday – Bhanu Jayanti (Martyr’s Day- Jammu & Kashmir, Bhanu Jayanti- Sikkim)

>> 14 July 2021 – Drukpa Tshechi (Gangtok)

>> 16 July 2021- Thursday – Harela Puja (Dehradun)

>> 17 July 2021 – Kharchi Puja (Agartala, Shillong)

>> 18 July 2021 – Sunday

>> 21 July 2021 – Tuesday – Eid al Adha (Across the country)

> 24 July 2021 – 4th Saturday

> 25 July 2021 – Sunday

> 31 July 2021- Saturday – Ker Puja (Agartala)

However, The Banks in India were  remain closed for nine days in the month of June, including the weekend holidays, according to the holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI’s calendar also showed that the schedule, except those for the weekends, which were different across various cities in the country.