Bank Holiday Raksha Bandhan– Tomorrow, Saturday 9th August, the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated all over the country. Due to Raksha Bandhan, banks remain closed in some states of the country and branches remain open in some. However, this time the festival of Raksha Bandhan falls on the second Saturday.
Banks remain closed on the second Saturday of the month. This is the reason why most of the banks in the country are going to remain closed. In such a situation, bank branches will remain closed in all states and union territories on the day of Raksha Bandhan.
However, digital banking services like UPI, net banking, mobile banking and ATM services will continue to be available as before. If you have to visit the branch for any important banking work, it would be better if you plan for the next week.
When will the banks remain closed in August 2025?
The month of August is usually full of festivals and holidays. Something similar will be seen this time too . In August 2025, banks are going to be closed for a total of 15 days, out of which some are weekend holidays and the rest are based on the festivals of different states. In such a situation, if you want to do any important work related to the bank, then it would be better to check the bank holiday list in advance.
Holidays on every weekend
Banks in India are closed every Sunday . Apart from this, banking services are also not available on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. This time there will be a total of 7 weekend holidays.
9 August – Second Saturday
August 10 – Sunday
August 17 – Sunday
August 23 – Fourth Saturday
August 24 – Sunday
August 31 – Sunday
When will banks remain closed due to festivals?
Bank Holiday List for August 2025
August 8 (Friday) – Tendong Lho Rum Phat, Gangtok
9 August (Saturday) – Rakshabandhan / Jhulan Purnima, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Shimla, Bhubaneswar
August 13 (Wednesday) – Patriots Day, Imphal
15 August (Friday) – Independence Day / Parsi New Year / Janmashtami
16 August (Saturday) – Janmashtami / Krishna Jayanti, Aizawl, Chennai, Hyderabad, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Gangtok, Chandigarh, Jammu, Srinagar
19 August (Tuesday) – Birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram, Agartala
25 August (Monday) – Srimanta Sankardev Disappearance, Guwahati
27 August (Wednesday) – Ganesh Chaturthi / Samvatsari, Mumbai, Belapur, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Panaji
28 August (Thursday) – Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) / Nuakhai, Bhubaneswar, Panaji.