Banks are closed in a few states today, August 26, in observance of Krishna Janmashtami. So, it’s important for bank customers to check if there’s a holiday in their state.
August 26: Banks closed in these states
Banks are closed in some states today, August 26, on the occasion of Janmashtami.
Banks are closed in these states: Gujarat, Orissa, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh state, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Srinagar.
Krishna Janamashtami
Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
Festivals in August
Banks are closed on the occasion of Ker Puja, Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Patriot’s Day, Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), Raksha Bandhan/Jhulana Purnima/Birthday of Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi, Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi, depending on the state.
The Government of India has declared only three national holidays in 2024: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October).
The RBI designates the Bank holidays as follows: holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), private and public sector banks in India are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month, as well as on Sundays and national and regional holidays.
August bank holidays
| Aug-24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 26 |
| Agartala | • | • | • | ||||
| Ahmedabad | • | • | • | ||||
| Aizawl | • | ||||||
| Belapur | • | ||||||
| Bengaluru | • | ||||||
| Bhopal | • | • | • | ||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | • | • | ||||
| Chandigarh | • | • | |||||
| Chennai | • | • | |||||
| Dehradun | • | • | • | ||||
| Gangtok | • | • | • | ||||
| Guwahati | • | ||||||
| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | • | • | |||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | • | |||||
| Imphal | • | • | |||||
| Itanagar | • | ||||||
| Jaipur | • | • | • | ||||
| Jammu | • | • | |||||
| Kanpur | • | • | • | ||||
| Kochi | • | • | |||||
| Kohima | • | ||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | |||||
| Lucknow | • | • | • | ||||
| Mumbai | • | ||||||
| Nagpur | • | ||||||
| New Delhi | • | ||||||
| Panaji | • | ||||||
| Patna | • | • | |||||
| Raipur | • | • | |||||
| Ranchi | • | • | |||||
| Shillong | • | • | |||||
| Shimla | • | • | • | ||||
| Srinagar | • | • | |||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | • | • |
| Holiday Description | Day |
| Ker Puja | 3 |
| Tendong Lho Rum Faat | 8 |
| Patriot’s Day | 13 |
| Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | 15 |
| Raksha Bandhan/Jhulana Purnima/Birthday of Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur | 19 |
| Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi | 20 |
| Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi | 26 |
Source: RBI website
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