Public sector banks kept open on a Sunday ahead of a three-day bank strike

27 September 2026

The Ministry of Finance directed that all Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks, along with their branches, ATMs and currency chests, would function normally on Sunday, 27 September 2026. The step was taken because the United Forum of Bank Unions called a three-day nationwide strike from 28 to 30 September 2026, which would otherwise have combined with the weekend to shut banking services for an extended stretch. The Reserve Bank of India approved the special working day. The government said the priority was customer convenience and appealed to the unions to defer the strike.