In August, the Rajasthan government announced holidays on the following days. August 9, on account of World Tribal Day; August 12, the second week of Saturday as a Bank Holiday; August 15, on account of Independence Day; August 26, the fourth week of Saturday as a Bank Holiday; August 31, on account of Raksha Bandhan.
Date & Month | Day | Holiday |
---|---|---|
August 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 15 | Thursday | Independence Day |
August 19 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan |
August 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 26 | Monday | Janmashtami |
All the banks in Rajasthan will remain closed on the above-mentioned days. The banks will not perform the usual functioning these days. All the banks including UCO Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, IDBI Bank, and Punjab National 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.