No, RBI Has Not Yet Announced Only Five-Day Work Week For Banks in India

RBI has not announced any such new regulation as of 28 March 2025.

A false claim about RBI announcing five-day work week for all banks is going viral online.

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A message is going viral online which claims that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a new regulation about banks across India to operate only five days a week, starting from April 2025.

This comes after the United Forum of Bank Unions decided to hold a nationwide strike on 24 and 25 March demanding a five-day work week for the banking sector, enhanced recruitment across all cadres, and regularisation of temporary employees.

However, they later called off the strike.

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What's the truth?: RBI has not issued any such regulation recently.

How did we find out the truth?: We checked RBI's official website but did not find any such official announcement or circular.

- We did not find any such circular on RBI's official social media accounts.

- We also found a post shared by PBI dismissing the viral claim.

Furthermore, we received a confirmation from an official source at the RBI about the claim being false.

Conclusion: A false claim about RBI announcing five-day work week for all banks is going viral online.

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