Bank Holiday Today: From Andhra pradesh to West Bengal, check the list of states with a bank holiday today.
Bank Holiday on August 19. (Photo credit: depositphotos)
New Delhi: Bank Holiday is being observed on August 19, 2024, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan in some states across India. Bank customers should take note of the list of states where banks are closed on Monday to ensure that their important work does not get hampered due to the holiday. Banks will remain closed for 13 days in August including 4 Sundays and 2 Saturdays, apart from the RBI designated holidays.
List of states with bank holidays today
| S. No. | States |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Bihar |
| 3 | Chandigarh |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh |
| 5 | Gujarat |
| 6 | Haryana |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 8 | Jammu |
| 9 | Jharkhand |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 11 | Meghalaya |
| 12 | Odisha |
| 13 | Rajasthan |
| 14 | Sikkim |
| 15 | Srinagar |
| 16 | Tamil Nadu |
| 17 | Telangana |
| 18 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 | Uttarakhand |
| 20 | West Bengal |
Citywise list of bank holidays on Raksha Bandhan
| S. No. | City |
| 1 | Agartala |
| 2 | Ahmedabad |
| 3 | Bhopal |
| 4 | Bhubaneswar |
| 5 | Dehradun |
| 6 | Jaipur |
| 7 | Kanpur |
| 8 | Lucknow |
| 9 | Shimla |
Upcoming Bank Holidays in 2024
RBI lists three types of holidays, namely holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, under the Negotiable Instruments Act and RTGS holiday, and holidays related to the closing of accounts by banks.
| Date | Event |
| September | |
| 4 | Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva |
| 7 | Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)/Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata/Vinayakar Chathurthi |
| 14 | Karma Puja/First Onam |
| 16 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (bara vafat) |
| 17 | Indrajatra/Id-e-Milad (Milad-Un-Nabi) |
| 18 | Pang-Lhabsol |
| 20 | Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi |
| 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day |
| 23 | Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji |
| October | |
| 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasye |
| 3 | Navratra Sthapna |
| 10 | Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami) |
| 11 | Dusshera (Mahashtami/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Durga Ashtami |
| 12 | Dasara/Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashmi)/Durga Puja (Dasain) |
| 14 | Durga Puja (Dasain) |
| 16 | Lakshmi Puja |
| 17 | Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu |
| 26 | Accession Day |
| 31 | Diwali (Deepavali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Naraka Chaturdashi |
| November | |
| 1 | Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyothsava |
| 2 | Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day |
| 7 | Chhath (Evening Arghya) |
| 8 | Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival |
| 12 | Egaas-Bagwaal |
| 15 | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima |
| 18 | Kanakadasa Jayanti |
| 23 | Seng Kutsnem |
| December | |
| 3 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier |
| 12 | Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma |
| 18 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham |
| 19 | Goa Liberation Day |
| 24 | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Christmas |
| 26 | Christmas Celebration |
| 27 | Christmas Celebration |
| 30 | U Kiang Nangbah |
| 31 | New Year’s Eve/Lossong/Namsoong |
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