New Delhi: With a forum of 10 central trade unions announcing a general strike or ‘Bharat Bandh’ across the country on July 9, 2025, the question which arises is whether banks and stock markets will be closed or open on Wednesday.
The trade unions have said that over 25 crore workers engaged in various sectors, including banking, postal, coal mining, insurance, highway and construction are expected to participate in the ‘Bharat bandh’.
The government or the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have not released any official announcement on the closure of banks on July 9. The stock market exchanges – BSE and NSE have also not released any official communique in regards to any holiday on Wednesday in view of the general strike call by the trade unions.
As per the RBI Bank Holiday list of July 2025, there is no holiday mentioned. The banks will remain closed in Shillong on July 14 in view of Beh Deinkhlam.
Banks holidays in July
July 16: Banks will be closed in Dehradun for Harela
July 17: Banks will observe a holiday in Shillong as death Anniversary of U Tirot Singh will be observed
July 19: Banks will be closed in Tripura for Ker Puja
July 28: Banks will be closed in Sikkim for Drukpa Tshe-zi
There is no holiday for stock markets in the month of July. The exchanges will observe holidays as usual on Saturdays and Sundays.
Bharat Bandh on July 9
The trade unions given a call for Bharat Bandh to “oppose the anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the government”.
In a statement, the forum has called for making “the nationwide general strike a grand success”.
“More than 25 crore workers are expected to take part in the strike. Farmers and rural workers will also join the protest across the country,” Amarjeet Kaur from All India Trade Union Congress was quoted by PTI as saying.