Bank Holiday list August 2020: In August, there are many national and local festivals including Bakrid, Rakshabandhan, Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Independence Day, Ganesh Chaturdashi, Muharram and Haritalika Teej. Due to this, banks will remain closed for several days in August. There are also five Sundays. Apart from this, on 8 and 29 August respectively, banks will remain closed due to the second and fourth Saturdays respectively. So if in August it is necessary to settle the work related to the bank, you know in advance how long the bank will be closed? See this list ..
The date | day | The holiday | description |
01 August | Saturday | Bakrid | Gazetted holiday |
03 August | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Local holiday |
11 August | Tuesday | Shree krishna janmashtami | Local holiday |
12 August | Wednesday | Shree krishna janmashtami | Gazetted holiday |
August 15 | Saturday | Independence day | Gazetted holiday |
21 August | Friday | Teej (Haritalika) | Local holiday |
22 August | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Local holiday |
30 August | Sunday | Muharram | Gazetted holiday |
31 August | Monday | Onam | Local holiday |
Source: RBI
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According to the Reserve Bank of India’s Bank Holiday List, on August 1, banks will remain closed in almost all cities except Chandigarh, Panaji and Gangtok. Tell us that the festival of Eid ul-Azha Bakrid will be celebrated on 1 August. Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahli of Marakji Chand Committee and Maulana Saif Abbas, President of Shia Chand Committee, said that the moon of Eidul Azha has not been seen on Tuesday. Therefore, the festival of Bakrid will be celebrated on August 1, Saturday.