Bank Holidays in Delhi during August

All the banks in Delhi will remain closed on the above-mentioned days. The banks will not perform the usual functioning these days. All the banks including Canara Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, and IDBI Bank will remain closed on the bank holidays.

Independence Day: Independence Day commemorates India’s independence from the United Kingdom's rule. On this day, the UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act of 1947 transferring complete legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly. The country attained freedom after the independence movement which was undertaken by several freedom fighters. Theirs scarifies finally led the British government to grant autonomy to the country. 

Raksha Bandhan: It is a Hindu festival. It is popularly known as Rakhi. It is a festival for brothers and sisters. It is observed on the last day of the Hindu month of Shravan. On this day, sisters tie an auspicious thread around the wrists of their brothers, ritually protecting their brothers and in turn receiving gifts from them.