Here is the complete list of bank holidays for August 2022
Reserve Bank of India has released the list of bank holidays for August. According to the RBI calendar, banks will be closed for a total of 13 days in a month.
Both private and public banks are closed on gazetted holidays, statutory holidays and Sundays. Banks also do not work on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.
Apart from these holidays, there are many regional festivals to be celebrated in the states. Local branches of banks in various states will also remain closed on such occasions.
You need to plan all your bank related works to avoid any inconvenience as banks will not work for almost half month in August. Online banking services will be available during the holidays.
Here is the complete list of bank holidays for August 2022:
August 1: Sunday
August 8: Sunday
August 14: Second Saturday
15 August: Sunday
22 August: Sunday
August 28: Fourth Saturday
29 August: Sunday
National and regional holidays:
August 1: Drukpa Tshe-zi (Sikkim)
8 and 9 August: Muharram
11th and 12th August: Raksha Bandhan
August 13: Patriots Day
15 August: Independence Day
16 August: Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
August 18: Janmashtami
19 August: Shravan Vad/Krishna Jayanti
August 20: Shri Krishna Ashtami
29 August: Date of Shrimant Sankardev
August 31: Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) / Ganesh Chaturthi / Varsiddhi Vinayak Vrat / Vinayaka Chaturthi
Banks will remain closed across the country only on the occasion of Independence Day on 15th August. Other regional holidays include Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami, Shahenshahi and Muharram.
