Saturday bank holiday: Are banks closed this Saturday, August 17?
The Government of India has declared only three national holidays in 2024: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October).
Is it a bank holiday on August 17, 2024?
No, it is not a bank holiday on August 17 as it is the third Saturday of the month. As per the RBI rules, banks are closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month and first, third and fifth Saturdays, will be working Saturdays for banks.
Minimum balance charge of savings bank account: SBI vs HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, PNB
Bank holidays in August: Festivals in the month of August
Banks are closed on the occasion of Ker Puja, Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Patriot's Day, Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi), Raksha Bandhan/Jhulana Purnima/Birthday of Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi, Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi, depending on the state.
August Bank holidays 2024
August 19- (Monday)- Raksha Bandhan/Jhulana Purnima/Birthday of Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur- Banks are closed in Tripura, Gujarat, Orissa, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh.
August 20- (Tuesday)- Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi -Banks are closed in Kerala.
August 26- (Monday)- Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi- Banks are closed in Gujarat, Orissa, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh state, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Srinagar.
