Bank Holidays: Banks to remain closed for 3 days this week! Check this RBI holiday list before visiting a branch..

Bank Holidays This Week: If you need to visit a bank branch this week for tasks like updating your passbook, depositing a cheque, or withdrawing cash, this information is very useful for you. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar, banks in various states across the country may remain closed for a total of three days this week (August 3 to August 9) due to regional festivals and the weekend.

Today, Monday, August 3, banks across the country are open as usual; however, between August 4 and August 9, there will be holidays in some states due to festivals and the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). Let us find out which days and in which locations bank branches will remain closed this week.

When will banks remain closed this week?

According to the RBI calendar, banking services will be affected on the following days this week:

August 4, Tuesday (Ker Puja): All public and private sector banks in Tripura (Agartala) will remain closed on the occasion of Ker Puja.

August 8, Second Saturday (Tendong Lho Rum Faat & Second Saturday): Banks in Sikkim will remain closed due to 'Tendong Lho Rum Faat' (a major festival of the Lepcha tribe). Additionally, as it is the second Saturday of the month, there will be a national holiday for all banks—including State Bank of India, HDFC, ICICI, and PNB—across the country.

August 9, Sunday: All bank branches across the country will remain closed due to the regular weekly Sunday holiday.

When are the other holidays in August?

August 13 (Thursday): Banks will remain closed only in Manipur on the occasion of Patriots' Day.

August 15 (Saturday): There will be a national holiday across the country to mark Independence Day.

August 19 (Wednesday): There will be a bank holiday in Tripura on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.

August 25 (Tuesday): Banks will remain closed in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of First Onam, Milad-un-Nabi, and Milad-i-Sharif. August 26 (Wednesday): Banks will remain closed in several states—including Delhi, UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Kerala—on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad/Thiruvonam.

August 28 (Friday): Banks will remain closed in several states—including Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, UP, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh—on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

These digital services will remain operational even when banks are closed

Despite bank branches being closed, customers will face no issues with financial transactions. Digital banking platforms operate 24x7, 365 days a year. Services such as UPI, mobile banking, and online fund transfers will remain available without interruption. ATMs will remain operational for cash withdrawals and deposits.

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