Bank Holidays: Banks will remain closed for two days this week! Check the full list of RBI holidays before visiting a branch..
Bank Holidays This Week: If you have any urgent bank-related work to attend to this week, make sure to check the RBI's holiday list before leaving home. Public and private sector banks—such as SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and PNB—will remain closed for two days this week across various parts of the country.
According to the Reserve Bank of India's official holiday calendar, banking operations will be suspended this week due to Independence Day and regional festivals.
When will banks remain closed this week?
Banks across various states will be open for only 4 to 5 days this week:
13 August (Thursday) – Patriots' Day: All banks in Manipur will remain closed on 13 August to pay tribute to the brave martyrs of the 1891 Anglo-Manipur War.
15 August (Saturday) – Independence Day and Parsi New Year: 15 August marks the national festival of Independence Day. Due to this national holiday, both public and private sector banks across India will remain completely closed. Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) will also be celebrated on this day.
16 August is a Sunday, so banks nationwide will observe their weekly holiday.
When else will banks remain closed in August?
Apart from 15 August, there will be further bank holidays this month due to various festivals and weekends:
19 August (Wednesday): Banks will remain closed only in Tripura on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.
25 August (Tuesday): Banks will remain closed in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, First Onam, and Milad-i-Sharif.
26 August (Wednesday): Banks will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, and Kerala on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad, Barawafat, and Thiruvonam. August 28 (Friday): Banks will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, and Himachal Pradesh on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
Upcoming Weekend Holidays
August 16: Sunday (Weekly holiday)
August 22: Fourth Saturday
August 23: Sunday (Weekly holiday)
August 30: Sunday (Weekly holiday)
Online services to remain operational during holidays
Despite the bank holidays, customers will continue to have access to digital banking services. Net banking, mobile banking apps, UPI services, and ATMs will remain operational 24x7. You can carry out financial transactions without interruption using Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, or net banking. However, for branch-related tasks such as cheque clearance, passbook updates, or cash deposits/withdrawals, you will need to wait for the bank to reopen.
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