Are banks open or closed today for Janmashtami, August 26?

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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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