{"id":13151,"date":"2026-08-17T03:53:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13151"},"modified":"2026-08-17T03:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:53:47","slug":"bank-holidays-this-week-when-and-where-will-banks-stay-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13151","title":{"rendered":"Bank holidays this week: When and where will banks stay closed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133285879,imgsize-86200,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bank-holidays-for-week-starting-august-17.jpg\" alt=\"Bank holidays this week: When and where will banks stay closed?\" title=\"Bank holidays this week\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Planning a bank visit this August? Before you head to the branch, take a quick look at the holiday calendar. Banks will remain closed on several days this month, with the dates varying from state to state depending on regional festivals and local observances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>For customers, this means a quick check of the holiday schedule could save an unnecessary trip to the branch. This week, banks in Tripura will stay shut on August 19, on the birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Apart from festivals and other national and regional events, banks also remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month under the RBI&#8217;s holiday guidelines.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>August has more bank holidays lined up:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"10\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>August 25: <\/b>Banks in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh will remain closed on August 25 for Milad-Un-Nabi\/First Onam\/Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed).<\/li>\n<li><b>August 26: <\/b>A larger number of states will observe a bank holiday on August 26. Banks in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand will remain closed for Id-E-Milad\/Baravafat\/Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)\/Thiruvonam.<\/li>\n<li><b>August 28: <\/b>Banks in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Himachal Pradesh will remain closed on August 28 for Raksha Bandhan\/Pang-Lhabsol\/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi\/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi\/Ayyankali Jayanthi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>A branch holiday does not mean banking services come to a complete halt. <!-- -->Customers can continue using internet banking, mobile banking apps, ATMs and UPI platforms for fund transfers, bill payments and account management.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>However, services that require a visit to the branch, such as cheque processing, issuance of demand drafts and large cash transactions, will not be available on these holidays. Customers should therefore plan such transactions in advance.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/bank-holidays-this-week-when-and-where-will-banks-stay-closed\/articleshow\/133285545.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning a bank visit this August? Before you head to the branch, take a quick look at the holiday calendar. 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