A claim is being shared on social media stating that the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) has introduced a new rule requiring that Indian banks remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays, making it a five-day work week.

News outlet Zee Bangla also reported about the viral claim.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false. The RBI has not released any such official notice or guidelines.

What we found: At first, we checked RBI's website to find out if any such regulation was released by the apex court.

According to a press announcement from the RBI in August 2015 , all scheduled and non-scheduled banks, including public, private, foreign, cooperative, regional rural, and local area banks, would be closed on every Sunday and o

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