INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Banks are to remain closed for 15 days in August 2021Banks, public as well as private ones, will remain closed for 15 days during this
August 2021, out which seven days include second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays.The remaining eight days include regional holidays
This year, August 15 or Independence Day is falling on a Sunday, which is a weekly off for banks, according to the list of holidays released
by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).Muharram and Janamashtami, which fall on August 19 and August 30 respectively, are being observed as
holidays in most of the cities across the country.Some other major regional holidays apart from the two mentioned above this month are Onam
Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday and Banks Closing of Accounts.Check out the full list of
bank holidays in August 2021, here:August 1: Weekly off (Sunday)August 8: Weekly off (Sunday)August 13: Patriot's Day (Manipur)August
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and other states)August 20: Onam (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil
states)August 31: Sri Krishna Ashtami (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)All banks remain shut on public holidays
Only gazetted holidays are recognised by banks across the country.
