Bank Holiday: On August 16, 2025, Janmashtami, a festival celebrated throughout the country, is observed. It is also the third Saturday of the month. Although banks are usually open on the third Saturday of the month, due to the festival, banks are closed today in many states. By the way, there is a bank holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. However, banks will remain open in many states, while in others, they will be closed. In the states where there is no holiday today, banks will remain open normally today. According to the RBI holiday calendar, a total of 15 holidays have been declared in banks in August 2025. There is a bank holiday every Sunday and second and fourth Saturdays.

Bank holiday today in these states

According to the list of holidays of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on August 16, banks have been closed in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Jammu, Srinagar and Chandigarh.

Will banks be open in these states?

At the same time, banks are open today in Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, Goa and Himachal Pradesh.

When are banks closed in which states?

August 16 (Saturday): Banks will remain closed on the occasion of Janmashtami/Krishna Janmashtami in 18 cities, including Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Patna.

August 19 (Tuesday): Banks will remain closed in Agartala (Tripura) on the occasion of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur’s birthday.

August 25 (Monday): Banks in Guwahati (Assam) will remain closed due to the Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Shankardev.

27 August (Wednesday): Banks will remain closed in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Panaji, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad due to Ganesh Chaturthi.

August 28 (Thursday): Nuakhai celebrations in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Panaji (Goa) will be observed on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi.

All digital services, such as net banking, mobile apps, and UPI transactions, will remain operational.