Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Banks to Open Sunday Before Three-Day Nationwide Strike
Banks in India may be closed for several days in a row.
They were already scheduled to close on September 26 and September 27.
A three-day strike is planned to begin on September 28.
To give customers another chance to do urgent banking, public sector banks and regional rural banks will open on Sunday, September 27.
The government announced this decision.
The Reserve Bank of India approved the Sunday operations.
Customers can use that day for important banking work.
This may help reduce the length of the disruption.
Public sector banks and regional rural banks will open on Sunday, September 27.
The decision comes before a proposed three-day nationwide bank strike beginning September 28.
Banks were otherwise scheduled to remain closed on September 26 and 27.
The additional opening could prevent banking disruption from lasting five consecutive days.
The Reserve Bank of India approved operations at branches, ATM-linked branches, offices, and currency chests.
- Who
- The Union Finance Ministry, public sector banks, regional rural banks, and the Reserve Bank of India.
- What
- Public sector and regional rural banks will operate on Sunday before a proposed three-day nationwide strike.
- When
- Sunday, September 27, before the strike scheduled to begin on September 28; September 26 is also a scheduled bank holiday.
- Where
- Across India.
- Why
- To give customers an additional day for urgent transactions and avoid a possible five-day disruption.
- Sunday opening
- Public sector banks and regional rural banks will remain open on September 27.
- Strike start
- A proposed three-day nationwide bank strike is scheduled to begin on September 28.
- Earlier closures
- Banks are already scheduled to be closed on September 26 and September 27.
- Approving authority
- The Reserve Bank of India approved the Sunday operations.
- Facilities operating
- Branches, offices, ATM-linked branches, and currency chests may operate on Sunday.
- Purpose
- The opening is intended to help customers complete essential banking work.