Bank Holidays Alert: Banks To Remain Closed On These Days In The Last 2 Weeks of August

Bank holidays are categorized into three legal categories, according to the holiday list of Reserve Bank of India (RBI): 'Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act,' 'Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday,' or 'Banks' Closing of Accounts.' Banks will be closed for ten days in the last two weeks of August under the 'Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act' category, according to the RBI holiday list. The Parse New Year (Shahenshahi), which is celebrated in Belapur, Mumbai, and Nagpur on August 16, will result in a bank holiday today. Muharram (Ashoora) which falls on August 19, banks will be closed on the occasion for the same at Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, and Srinagar. To know more about the bank holidays in the coming and last 2 weeks of August, check the complete list here.

Bank Holidays In August 2021 (For the last 2 weeks starting from today)

1. Parse New Year (Shahenshahi) (August 16, 2021): Banks to remain shut in Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur.

2. Muharram (Ashoora) (August 19, 2021): Banks to remain shut in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Srinagar.

3. Muharram/First Onam (August 20, 2021): Bank to remain closed in Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

4. Thiruvonam (August 21, 2021): Bank to remain closed in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

5. August 22, 2021 - Sunday (Weekend)

6. Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi (August 23, 2021): Bank to remain closed in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

7. August 28, 2021 - 4th Saturday

8. August 29, 2021 - Sunday (Weekend)

9. Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi (August 30, 2021): Banks to remain closed in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla and Srinagar.

10. Sri Krishna Ashtami (August 31, 2021): Banks to remain shut in Hyderabad.

Source: RBI