New Delhi: Banks will have extended holidays over the weekend, including today i.e August 15. Banks across the country will remain closed on separate accounts on separate days between August 15 and August 17, as per the RBI bank holiday list.
However, it must be noted that these holidays will not be straight holidays for all branches across the country. Banks will be closed in various states for different festivals and regional celebrations being observed this week.
Banks will remain closed for upto 3 days (each day differently in various cities) from on account of several regional festivities, gazetted holidays and those of weekends.
Bank Close 3 Days From Between 15 August – 17 August 2025
August 15, Friday — Banks across India closed on account of Independence Day, Parsi New Year, and Janmashtami
August 16, Saturday — Banks in Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhopal, Ranchi, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad , Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Shillong, Jammu, Srinagar, Vijayawada will be closed on account of Janmashtami and Krishna Jayanthi
August 17, Sunday —Banks across India will remain closed for Sunday weekend holiday
Branches Not Closed On All 3 Days Consecutively In All States
Furthermore, you must note that the banks will NOT be closed for all the days consecutively in all states or regions. This is the total number of days when banks in different parts of the country will remain closed for state-observed holidays. For instance banks will be closed for Birthday of Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur in Agartala, but in other states it will NOT be closed for the same reason.
Reserve Bank of India places its Holidays under three brackets –Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. However, it must be noted that the bank holidays vary in various states as well not observed by all the banking companies. Banking holidays also depend on the festivals being observed in specific states or notification of specific occasions in those states.