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In August 2025, if you are thinking of settling any important work to your bank, then stop a little and read this news! This time there is a long list of festivals and holidays in August. Along with big festivals like Independence Day, Rakshabandhan, Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi, Sunday and second-fourth Saturday are also included in the holidays of banks. That is, banks can remain closed for half a month in many states.

If you want your work to be done on time and there is no problem, then start your planning from now. Come, let us know when the banks will remain in August and how can you handle your important work.

Banks will not open on these dates in August

The month of August is full of festivals and holidays. Due to Sunday on August 3, banks will be closed across the country, but in Tripura, there will also be a holiday for Ker Puja on this day. On August 8, banks will be closed due to Tendong Low Rum Fat in Sikkim and Odisha. On August 9, Rakshabandhan holiday will be in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

After this, banks will be closed on August 13 on the occasion of patriotic day in Manipur. On August 15, there will be Independence Day holiday across the country. On August 16, banks will remain closed in Gujarat and Maharashtra due to Janmashtami and Parsi New Year. Ganesh Chaturthi will be holiday in Karnataka and Kerala on 26 August, while Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on 27 August in Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

There will be a holiday of Nuakhai in Odisha, Punjab and Sikkim on 28 August. Apart from these, banks will remain closed across the country due to the second and fourth Saturdays on August 10 and 23. Also, there will be no work in banks every Sunday i.e. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 August.

How to do banking work easier?

Due to so many holidays, withdrawing cash, clearing checks or any other important banking work can be a little difficult. Therefore, it is advisable that in early August take your important work. The good news is that digital banking service such as mobile banking, internet banking and ATMs will also be operational during these holidays. You can easily do your necessary transactions by using them.

But keep in mind, holidays may be different in different states. Sometimes there may also be a change in holidays due to the notification of local or central government. Therefore, before going to the bank, check the list of holidays from your bank’s website or nearest branch. This will save your time and your work will be done without any hindrance.