Holiday on the bank today: Janmashtami, the Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, contributed to the extended weekend for banks in several countries throughout India. While Friday, August 15th, a national holiday on Independence Day, the timing of Janmashtami falling on Saturday, August 16, creates a few consecutive states for several consecutive states.
This means that customers in many countries will see another two -day closure of the bank this weekend: Saturday August 16 (Janmashtami) and Sunday 17th August (weekly holiday). There will still be two non -working days on both sides where banks open on Saturdays.
Banks closed in these cities
On the occasion of Janmashtami 2025“The following is the list of territories of states and trade unions where banks are closed on Saturday, August 16, 2025: Chandigarh (Union of the territory), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Mizoram, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Jharkhankhand, Jharkanhandhand, Jharkanhandhans, Jharkanhandhand, Jharkhandhand, Jharkhandhand, Jharkhandhand Jharkhandhand, Jhasthan.
But not every state will observe it as an official holiday. The branches in the states other than the above will remain open during the usual opening hours.
The impact of banking services
Holidays back could mean a short break in the banking services of physical branches. Meanwhile, services such as ATMs, mobile banking and clean banking will still work; In these data and in these specific regions, physical branches such as cash storage, Incashing checks or updates of deposits will not be possible.
Customers can continue to use services such as Unified Payments Interface (UPI), mobile banking and internet banking for basic transactions. Customers in closed regions relying on physical banks’ branches for their financial needs will have to move their activities to Monday 18 August 2025.
The customer may know the status of their preferred branches by checking the list of holidays of their state or confirm whether branches will be open on August 16 in their city.
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