Bank holiday on janmashtami: Today, on Saturday 16 August 2025, Janmashtami festival is being celebrated across the country. This is also the third Saturday of the month. Banks are usually open on the third Saturday, but due to the festival, bank branches will remain closed in many states.
Banks will be closed in these states
reserve Bank of India (Rbi) Of the holiday list Under, Today Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, MizoramBank branches in Jammu, Srinagar and Chandigarh will remain closed.
General banking service will be available here
Digital service will remain on
If your bank shut down today Is, So Too ATM, Digital service like internet banking and mobile banking will be available as before. With these you can easily do work like cash withdrawal, money transfer and bill payment.
August 2025 holiday list
16 August (Saturday) , Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) / Krishna Jayanti , Holiday will remain closed in many cities like Chennai, Hyderabad, Ranchi, Jammu etc.
Janmashtami is the festival of the birth of Lord Krishna, which is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month.
19 August (Tuesday) , The birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur , Holiday only in Agartala
25 August (Monday) , Shrimant Shankardev Tirubhav Date , Holiday only in Guwahati
27 August (Wednesday) , Ganesh Chaturthi / Samvatsari / Ganesh Puja , Holiday in cities like Mumbai, Nagpur, Chennai, Hyderabad etc.
28 August (Thursday) , Ganesh Chaturthi (Second Day) / Nuakhai , Holiday in Bhubaneswar and Panaji
Stock market holiday
BSE and NSE will also be closed on the occasion of Independence Day on 15 August 2025.
RBI holiday list