By Admin 
Bank Holiday Next Week: Another new week is going to start tomorrow i.e. from Monday 26th January and banks are going to remain closed for at least two days this week. Banks will remain closed across the country tomorrow on the occasion of Republic Day. All physical branches will remain closed.
The country is going to celebrate the 77th Republic Day, which marks completion of 76 years since the Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950. This is a national holiday, so there will be no work in banks and government offices during this period. There will also be a holiday for schools and colleges. Republic Day is celebrated throughout the country, with parades and flag hoisting across the country.
Beating ceremonies are common.
Will banks remain closed on January 27 also?
Bank employees can go on strike on 27th January i.e. Tuesday. Their demand is to implement a 5-day work week schedule. Talks regarding this have been going on for a long time. This proposal from the Indian Banks Association has been pending with the government for the last two years, but till now nothing concrete has come out on it. If there is a strike, banks will remain closed on 27 January 2026 also.
What is the demand?
Bank unions say that a five-day work week will reduce work pressure, increase efficiency and give employees an opportunity to spend more time with their families. Most central government offices and financial institutions in India already follow a five-day schedule – bank employees also want the same. Currently, bank employees get leave on the second and fourth Saturday of every month apart from Sunday. This strike may not affect the functioning of the branches of big private sector banks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
To ensure that customer service is not affected, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has proposed to work 40 minutes more every day from Monday to Friday. The forum says that RBI, LIC, GIC, stock market, forex and money market are already closed on Saturdays. Apart from these two days, banks will also remain closed across India on 1st February because that day is a Sunday. It is noteworthy that during this period only physical branches will remain closed. Customers will be able to use Internet Banking/ATM/UPI services as usual.
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