Bharat Bandh, July 9: Public services such as banking, coal mining, highway and construction, insurance, and post are expected to be impacted today as over 25 crore workers participate in a Bharat Bandh.

Key Highlights

• Over 25 crore workers join Bharat Bandh; major public sector banks likely see limited branch operations.
• Although no official bank holiday declared, bank employees’ unions confirmed participation causing potential service disruptions. 

rotests have been called against the government's new labor codes and privatization. Demands include raising the minimum wage to ₹26,000 and restoring the old pension scheme.

TAccording to a PTI report, a forum of ten central trade unions is leading the nationwide general strike and has called for it to be a "grand success." 

Amarjeet Kaur of the All India Trade Union Congress told PTI that more than 25 crore workers are expected to participate in the strike. Farmers and rural workers will join the protests across the country.

Are banks closed today? Here's what will be impacted

According to Harbhajan Singh Sidhu of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha, the strike will affect public services such as banking, postal, coal mining, factories, and state transportation.

Notably, while workers from the participating unions will go on strike, the banks have not declared or announced an official holiday. Banks are likely to remain open with fewer or fewer employees, which may cause delays and disrupt services, but they may not be closed.

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Among the bank unions that have joined the strike is the Bengal Provincial Bank Employees Association, which is affiliated with the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA). Please check with your local branch to see what the current status is.

Bharat Bandh, 9 July 2025: A joint union of ten trading organizations has called for a nationwide strike, or Bharat Bandh, on Wednesday, July 9, to protest new labor codes and privatization.