Bank Holidays: Banks To Remain Closed For 18 Days In August 2022: Check Full List Here

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Bank Holidays in August 2022: A new month is going to start from tomorrow, and there will be a new list of bank holidays that will come into effects as per the calendar prepared by the Reserve Bank of India.

According to the list released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will remain shut for 18 days, in the month of August 2022. This includes regional holidays, second and fourth Saturdays, as well as Sundays

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has classified the holidays into three categories: holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement, and bank closings. Many bank holidays are may differ from state to state and bank to bank.

Full list of Bank Holidays in August 2022 As Per RBI:

1. August 01 (Monday): On the occasion of Drukpa Tshe-zi, banks will remain closed in Sikkim.
2. August 07 (Sunday): Weekly off. Banks across the country will remain closed.
3. August 08 (Monday): On the occasion of Muharram (09 Ashoora), banks will remain closed in Jammu and Kashmir.
4. August 09 (Tuesday): On the occasion of Muharram (10 Ashoora), banks will remain closed in J&K, Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, New Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand.
5. August 11 (Thursday): On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, banks will remain shut in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand
6. August 12 (Friday): On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, banks will remain close in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
7. August 13 (Saturday): Second Saturday. Banks across the country will remain closed. Also, on the occasion of Patriot’s day, banks in Manipur will remain
8. August 14 (Sunday): Weekly off. Banks across the country will remain closed.
9. August 15 (Monday): On the occasion of Independence day, banks across the country will remain closed.
10. August 16 (Tuesday): On the occasion of Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), banks will remain shut in Maharashtra.
11. August 18 (Thursday): On the occasion of Janmashtami, banks will remain closed in Orissa, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh
12. August 19 (Friday): On the occasion of Janmashtami/Krishna Jayanti, banks will remain closed in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Jammu, Srinagar, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh.
13. August 20 (Saturday): On the occasion of Sri Krishna Ashtami, banks will remain closed in Telangana.
14. August 21 (Sunday): Weekly off. Banks across the country will remain closed.
15. August 27 (Saturday): Fourth Saturday. Banks across the country will remain closed
16. August 28 (Sunday): Weekly off. Banks across the country will remain closed.
17. August 29 (Monday): On the occasion of Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, banks will remain closed in Assam.
18. August 31 (Wednesday): On the occasion of Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Ganesh Chaturthi/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi, banks will remain close in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Goa.

Note, in total, RBI announced 18 bank holidays for the month of August, including second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. Customers can, however, use online banking tools to conduct crucial financial tasks during bank holidays.