Indian scheduled commercial banks are up for a long weekend this week, with four days of holidays from August 13 to August 17 lining up. The month of August is among the highest festival seasons for Indians, with Raksha Bandhan, Shravan, Purnima, Janmashtami, Independence Day and Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in the picture. This week, however, banks will be closed on both the national and state levels.
Bank Holidays This Week:
Banks will be closed on August 13, August 15, August 16 and August 17; however, these holidays will vary from state to state. August 15th is a national holiday and hence both government and private offices will be officially closed.
Meanwhile, banks will be open on August 11, August 12, and August 14.
During holidays, financial transactions that require a visit to bank branches will not be possible since banks will be closed. However, online banking services like net banking, Google Pay, Paytm, and BharatPe will all be working as normal. Also, ATM services are fully operational on bank holidays.
Bank Holiday On August 13:
On this day, banks will be closed in the regions of Imphal. This is due to the celebration of Patriots' Day in the state. In the rest of India, banks will be open.
Bank Holiday On August 15:
This is a national holiday due to Independence Day. However, special festivals like Parsi New Year and Janmashtami will also be celebrated on Friday. Hence, banks will be closed across India, whether private or public.
On August 15, devotees will be fasting due to Janmashtami.
Bank Holiday On August 16:
On this day, banks will be closed due to the celebration of Krishna Jayanthi and Shravan Vad-8. This day is popularly known as Dahi Handi for Hindus.
However, not every state will have a bank holiday due to Dahi Handi. The list of cities where banks will be closed is Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Srinagar, and Vijayawada. In the rest of the cities, banks will be open.
This is also a third Saturday, which is a working day for banks.
Bank Holiday On August 17:
August 17th is a Sunday, which is a default holiday for all banks in India.
August 2025 Festivals:
Manipur Patriot's Day 2025:
The Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 is one of the most important events in the history of Manipur. In the war against the British colonial expansion, many martyrs of the tiny kingdom of Manipur laid down their lives to save the dignity, honour and sovereignty of their motherland despite the inevitable defeat against the mighty empire of the British. After the graceful defeat at the Battle of Khongjom, where the Manipuri armies fought gallantly under Major Paona Brajabashi, Manipur lost its sovereignty to the British. And, on the fateful day of 13th August 1891, martyrs of Manipur- Yubraj Tikendrajit, Thangal General, were hanged in front of the public at Pheidabung, presently known as Bir Tikendrajit Park. That was one of the most shocking incidents the people of Manipur witnessed in their history. Patriots' Day is observed every year on August 13 with the highest kind of tribute and honour the Manipuris can pay to those martyrs in remembrance of their bravery and love of their motherland, as per the government's website.
Krishna Janmashtami 2025:
Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In certain Hindu texts, such as the Gita Govinda, Krishna has been identified as the supreme God and the source of all avatars, as per Wikipedia.
Independence Day 2025:
The Independence Day of India, which is celebrated religiously throughout the Country on the 15th of August every year, holds tremendous ground in the list of national days, since it reminds every Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of deliverance from the clutches of British colonialism of more than 200 years. It was on 15th August 1947 that India was declared independent from British colonialism, and the reins of control were handed over to the leaders of the Country. India's gaining of independence was a tryst with destiny, as the struggle for freedom was a long and tiresome one, witnessing the sacrifices of many freedom fighters, who laid down their lives on the line, as per the KnowIndia government website.
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