New Delhi : This Monday, i.e. on 26th August, the festival of Janmashtami is going to be celebrated across the country. This festival is one of the biggest Hindu festivals of the year. This festival of Janmashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Shravan and Bhadrapada. This week, along with Saturday and Sunday, banks may also remain closed on Monday. Let us know which banks may remain closed on this day?
The country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, has issued some important guidelines on the occasion of Janmashtami, based on which it has been learned that banks may remain closed in some parts of the country on this holy festival of Janmashtami. This week, banks are going to remain closed on Saturday and Sunday anyway.
Banks will remain closed in these cities too
Banks will remain closed on Janmashtami in cities like Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla and Srinagar. However, let us tell you that holidays are decided according to the states in different parts of the country. That is why you should get this information by contacting your nearest bank.
Long weekend holiday can be available in these states
You can enjoy long weekend holiday this week in areas like Gujarat, Orissa, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh state, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Srinagar. However, you cannot avail this benefit in areas like Tripura, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, New Delhi and Goa.
Internet banking will continue
Despite the long bank holidays, digital banking services offered by most banks are going to continue. This may include internet banking, WhatsApp banking, SMS banking, mobile banking. Nowadays, many financial and non-financial services can continue with the help of net banking and mobile banking. That is why if you want, you can avail these services even on this long weekend holiday.
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