Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its holiday calendar, which lists 14 holidays in August, including scheduled Sundays and Saturdays off. All Indian banks, both public and private, will be closed on these days.
In addition to gazetted public holidays, all scheduled and unscheduled banks observe closures on all second and fourth Saturdays as well as every Sunday. These holidays also include holidays to mark and celebrate religious and regional festivals. August 4 (Tuesday): Banks in Tripura will be shut on account of Ker Puja.
August 8 (Saturday): All bank branches nationwide will be shut as it is the second Saturday. Additionally, banks in Sikkim will mark Tendong Lho Rum Faat, a Sikkimese festival that worships Mount Kanchenjunga. August 13 (Thursday): Banks across Manipur will be shut for Patriots’ Day
Bank weekend holidays across India in August 2026
Banks will be closed on all Sundays, August 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, in addition to the national and state-specific holidays. According to RBI norms, all banks will also be closed on August 8, the second Saturday, and August 22, the fourth Saturday.
Essential online banking services will continue to function nationwide even if physical branches are closed on the mentioned dates. Even on national holidays, you can still access online or mobile banking services.
| Date | Day | States/UTs | Occasion |
| August 4, 2026 | Tuesday | Tripura | Ker Puja |
| August 8, 2026 | Saturday | All India (Second Saturday); Sikkim (additional) | Second Saturday; Tendong Lho Rum Faat |
| August 13, 2026 | Thursday | Manipur | Patriots’ Day |
| August 15, 2026 | Saturday | All India | Independence Day |
| August 19, 2026 | Wednesday | Tripura | Birth Anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur |
| August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | Kerala, Andhra Pradesh | Milad-Un-Nabi (Milad-i-Sherif) / First Onam |
| August 26, 2026 | Thursday | Delhi NCR, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand | Id-E-Milad (Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi – Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) / Thiruvonam |
| August 28, 2026 | Friday | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh | Raksha Bandhan / Pang-Lhabsol / Friday after Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi / Ayyankali Jayanthi |
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