Bank holiday today, Nov. 12 -- Public and private sector lenders, including the State Bank of India and HDFC Bank, will be working as usual today, on Thursday, 12 November, according to the Reserve Bank of India's holiday calendar.

As per RBI rules, banks in India are closed for common national and gazetted holidays, weekend offs and local holidays and festivals off, as required. The central bank releases its annual, official bank holiday list in January. Please contact your nearest local bank branch for their confirmed holiday schedule for 2026.

Notably, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe listed holidays and mandatory closure on second and fourth Saturdays and every Sunday in a month. In-branch services are shut, but digital...