Bank Holiday: Check the calendar before going to the bank! Branches will remain closed on these dates from 24-30 August, check RBI holiday calendar
Samira Vishwas August 24, 2026 04:24 PM

August Bank Holiday: Rakshabandhan is about to come, in such a situation people will go to the bank branches to withdraw money. If you also have some important work in the bank, then complete it quickly. Because, banks are going to be closed in many places for a few days. Actually, between 24th and 30th August there will be holidays at bank branches due to festivals in different states.

At some places banks will be closed on 25th August, at other places on 26th August and in some states there will be a holiday on 28th August. However, according to the information, banks will not remain closed on August 29 because it will be the fifth Saturday of the month. According to RBI rules, banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. Will banks remain closed from 22 to 30? Banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. That is, if you have to deposit a cheque, submit any document in the bank, have any cash work or go to the branch to do any important work, then leave only after checking the date. Today being Monday, August 24, banks will remain open across the country. At the same time, after this there will be bank holiday on 25th, 26th and 28th August due to local festivals in different states.

Banks will remain closed in these states from 25th to 28th. It is being said that banks will remain closed in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh on 25th August due to First Onam, Milad-un-Nabi as well as Milad-i-Sherif. At the same time, on August 26, bank branches will remain closed in Uttarakhand, Telangana, Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala due to Id-E-Milad, Baravafat, Milad-un-Nabi and Thiruvonam. After this, banks of some states will remain closed on 28th August also. On August 28, banks will remain closed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala as well as Gujarat due to Rakshabandhan. Banks will remain closed in these states on 29th and 30th. According to media reports, it is the fifth Saturday of the month, hence banks will not remain closed in any state. At the same time, 30th August is Sunday, hence all the banks across the country will remain closed on this day. According to RBI banking rules, Sunday is a regular bank holiday. Therefore, you should not postpone any of your important work till 30th August.

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