In August, the Karnataka government announced holidays on the following days. August 10, the second week of Saturday as a Bank Holiday; August 15, on account of Independence Day, August 24, the fourth week of Saturday as a Bank Holiday.
Date & Month | Day | Holiday |
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August 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 15 | Thursday | Independence Day |
August 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
All the banks in Karnataka will remain closed on the above-mentioned days. The banks will not perform the usual functioning these days. All the banks including Citi Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and ICICI Bank will remain closed during 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.