Bank Holiday on Janmashtami : Banks will remain closed on Monday next week due to Janmashtami. Banks are going to remain closed in most of the states of the country on Monday 26 August 2024 on the occasion of Janmashtami.
Janmashtami is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. It is one of the important festivals of Hinduism. Banking services may be affected due to bank holiday on this occasion, so people who have to do any kind of bank related work are advised to finish their work on Friday itself. Or finish it on Tuesday 27 August. However, digital banking services like net banking, mobile banking and ATM services will continue as normal, so that customers will not face any problem in daily banking work.
Banks will remain closed in these states on Janmashtami
On Monday, August 26, 2024, on the occasion of Janmashtami, private and public sector banks will remain closed in many cities of India. According to the RBI website, this holiday has been declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Banks will not be closed across the country. Banks will be closed only in some states.
This list includes cities like Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla and Srinagar. Banks will remain closed here. If you are planning to do banking related work in these cities, then keep this in mind and settle your bank work.
Complete list of bank holidays in August: RBI
August 20: Banks will remain closed in all cities on the occasion of Sri Narayana Guru Jayanti.
25 August: Sunday holiday
August 26: Banks will remain closed in all cities on the occasion of Janmashtami.
31 August: Fourth Saturday Holiday
