Banks Open on May 17: RBI Confirms Third Saturday Operations
As it is the third Saturday of May 2025, all banks in India are open and operating normally, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This is helpful to those who want to visit a bank over the weekend. The RBI rules ensure that banks work on the first and third Saturdays of the month and are not open on the second and fourth Saturdays. As today is May 17, all banking services are open during regular business hours since it is a Saturday.
The RBI has scheduled several bank holidays for the rest of May 2025:
- May 18 (Sunday) – Regular weekly off
- May 24 (Saturday) – Fourth Saturday closure
- May 25 (Sunday) – Regular weekly off
- May 26 (Monday) – Banks in Agartala closed for Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Birthday
- May 29 (Thursday) – Banks in Shimla closed for Maharana Pratap Jayanti
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Maharana Pratap Jayanti was celebrated on May 29 which led to all the banks in Shimla being closed that day. The central bank has specified a total of six bank holidays for May, with specific days depending on areas and their traditions. While branches are closed on holidays, people can use online and mobile banking, ATMs and send money online without any disruption. The RBI constantly posts holiday schedules on its website to help customers with their banking tasks.
