Bank Holidays in August: Banks have become essential to citizens’ lives. You must know when the bank will be closed in such a situation. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases the list of holidays every month on its website. According to RBI, banks will remain closed for 14 days in August for various reasons. You can gather this information to plan bank-related work next month.
Rakshabandhan, Janmashtami and Independence Day this month
Big festivals like Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami are going to come in August. Apart from this, Independence Day will also be celebrated on 15 August. In such a situation, you must do bank-related work thoughtfully to avoid problems. This will also not waste your time. Banks will be closed nationwide on Rakshabandhan, Janmashtami and Independence Day. Apart from this, banks will also remain closed across the country on 4 Sundays and 2 Saturdays. Apart from this, holidays and festivals will be held in different states as well.
Banks will remain closed on these days in August
- 3 August – Ker Puja – Holiday in Agartala
- 4 August – Sunday – Holiday in the whole country
- 7 August – Hariyali Teej – Holiday in Haryana
- 8 August – Tendong Lho Rum Faat – Holiday in Gangtok
- 10 August – Second Saturday – Holiday in the entire country
- 11 August – Sunday – Holiday in the whole country
- 13 August – Patriot Day – Holiday in Imphal
- 15 August – Independence Day – Holiday in the entire country
- 18 August – Sunday – Holiday in the whole country
- 19 August – Rakshabandhan – Holiday in many places, including Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow
- 20 August – Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti – Holiday in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
- 24 August – Fourth Saturday – Holiday in the whole country
- 25 August – Sunday – Holiday in the entire country
- 26 August – Janmashtami – Holiday in the whole country
ATM, You Can Use UPI and Net Banking
You can visit RBI’s website (https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/HolidayMatrixDisplay.aspx) to gather more information about this. However, you can withdraw cash through ATM even on all these holidays. You can also use UPI, net banking or mobile banking. All these services are available 24 hours.
