Bank holidays in August 2023: Banks to be closed for 14 days in August, here’s the state-wise bank holiday list

In August 2023, banks will be closed for 14 days across various states including Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays. There are state-specific bank holidays, as well as others when all banks in the country are closed. Banks will be closed countrywide on August 15 in commemoration of Independence Day.

This is why it is critical to schedule all of your bank-related chores to avoid delays.

State-wise holidays include Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Independence Day, Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva, First Onam, Thiruvonam, Raksha Bandhan, Raksha Bandhan/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Pang-Lhabsol.


According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) holiday schedule, all commercial and public sector banks across different states will be closed for 14 days on following days.

August 8 (Tuesday)- Tendong Lho Rum Faat- Banks are closed in Sikkim.
August 15 (Tuesday) – Independence day
August 16 (Wednesday)- Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)- Banks are closed in Maharashtra.
August 18 ( Friday)- Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva- Banks are closed in Assam
August 28 (Monday)- First Onam- Banks are closed in Kerala
August 29 (Tuesday)- Thiruvonam- Banks are closed in Kerala.
August 30- (Wednesday)- Raksha Bandhan- Banks are closed in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh.
August 31- (Thursday)- Raksha Bandhan/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Pang-Lhabsol- Banks are closed in Uttarakhand, Assam, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh.

Aug-23	8	15	16	18	28	29	30	31
Agartala		•
Ahmedabad		•
Aizawl		•
Belapur		•	•
Bengaluru		•
Bhopal		•
Bhubaneswar		•
Chandigarh		•
Chennai		•
Dehradun		•						•
Gangtok	•	•						•
Guwahati		•		•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh		•
Hyderabad - Telangana		•
Imphal		•
Jaipur		•					•
Jammu		•
Kanpur		•						•
Kochi		•			•	•		•
Kohima		•
Kolkata		•
Lucknow		•						•
Mumbai		•	•
Nagpur		•	•
New Delhi		•
Panaji		•
Patna		•
Raipur		•
Ranchi		•
Shillong		•
Shimla		•					•
Srinagar		•
Thiruvananthapuram		•			•	•		•

Holiday Description	Day
Tendong Lho Rum Faat	8
Independence Day	15
Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)	16
Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva	18
First Onam	28
Thiruvonam	29
Raksha Bandhan	30
Raksha Bandhan/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Pang-Lhabsol	31

The Bank holidays have been designated by the RBI as follows: Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks' Closing of Accounts.

Most banking transactions, including financial and non-financial, can be completed through net banking, mobile banking, or Whatsapp banking. You should ensure that you have enrolled for these services in order to access banking services while on the go.