If you have urgent banking transactions scheduled for that day, it is advised to check whether your local branch will be open. Instead, physical branch closures are restricted to specific regions due to local observances. Bank Holiday on September 23: Banks will remain closed on Wednesday (September 23) in some parts of the country, as confirmed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). September 23 is not a pan-India public holiday, according to the official calendar issued by the RBI.
The day is celebrated as a public and gazetted holiday across J&K, and schools, colleges, universities, and banks are closed there. Rest of India: Bank branches in other Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, and Jharkhand, will remain open and operate during regular business hours. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K): According to RBI, public and private bank branches will remain closed on September 23 in cities like Jammu and Srinagar to mark the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji, who was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (Dogra dynasty).
