Bank Holidays August 2023:Banks will remain closed for fourteen days in August 2023 including weekends, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s holiday list. These holidays include second and fourth Saturdays, as well as Sundays. The central bank has placed the holidays under three brackets: Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holidays; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. Some of these bank holidays are state-specific. Banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. In June too, banks stayed closed for twelve days, including second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. On other Saturdays, banks stay operational full-day. Meanwhile, banks across the country remain closed on Sundays.
Bank Holidays August 2023
August 6, 2023 -Weekly Holiday
August 12, 2023 – Second Saturday
August 13, 2023 – Weekly holiday
August 15, 2023- Independence Day
August 16, 2023 – Parsi New Year – Shahenshahi – Maharashtra
August 18, 2023- Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva – Assam
August 20, 2023 – Weekly Holiday
August 26, 2023 – Fourth Saturday Holiday
August 27, 2023 – Weekly Holiday
August 28, 2023 – First Onam- Kerala
August 29, 2023- Thiruvonam- Kerala
August 30, 2023 – Raksha Bandhan- Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh
August 31, 2023 – Raksha Bandhan/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Pang-Lhabsol – Uttarakhand, Assam, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
Bank Holiday List 2023
7 September: Janmashtami19 September: Ganesh Chaturthi28 September: Eid e Milad2 October: Gandhi Jayanti21 October: Maha Saptami22 October: Maha Ashtami23 October: Maha Navami24 October: Vijaya Dashami12 November: Diwali13 November: Deepavali Holiday15 November: Bhai Dooj27 November: Guru Nanak Jayanti25 December: Christmas Day