Bank Holiday: Banks will remain open in these states including Delhi on Shri Krishna Janmashtami, see list.
Bank Holidays 16 aug 2025.
The festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami is being celebrated with great pomp across the country on 16 August 2025. On this special day, many people want to know whether banks will be closed or they will open as usual.
Especially when banks are closed on 15th August due to Independence Day across the country and 17th August is Sunday and banks will also remain closed, it becomes very important for the customers whether the bank will be open or closed on Janmashtami.
According to the holiday calendar issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will remain closed in some states on August 16, while in some states banks will provide normal service. Let us know in detail in which states the banks will remain closed and in which places the banks will open.
In which states will banks remain closed on 16 August 2025?
According to RBI rules, these states will remain on bank holiday on Janmashtami. Both government and private bank branches will remain closed in these states, so all banking related work may be affected.
States where banks will remain closed:
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Jammu
Srinagar
Chandigarh
In these states, you will not be able to do things like depositing checks, withdrawing cash, updating passbook on Janmashtami.
In which states will banks open on 16 August 2025?
No banking holiday is declared in the following states on Janmashtami. Therefore, banks will open here at normal time and customers can avail banking facilities.
States where banks will open:
Delhi
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Karnataka
Kerala
Nagaland
West Bengal
Goa
Himachal Pradesh
Odisha
Assam
Tripura
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Customers in these states can get banking services without any interruption. Even though bank branches are closed in some states, digital banking services like net banking, mobile banking, UPI, and ATM services will remain operational across the country.
This means that you can do things like fund transfer, bill payment, balance check from home. But keep in mind that work like processing of checks or demand drafts will not be possible on holidays.
Other bank holidays coming in August 2025
After August 16, banks will remain closed in some states on some other special days in the month of August, whose information may be important for you.
On August 19, banks will remain closed in Agartala due to the birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur in Tripura.
After this, on August 25, banks will remain closed in Guwahati on the Tirubhav date of Srimanta Sankardev in Assam.
Then on August 27, banks will remain closed in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Panaji, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad due to the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Finally, on August 28, banks will be closed on account of Nuakhai in Odisha and second day of Ganesh Chaturthi in Goa.
Important tips for banking on Janmashtami.
If you live in a state where banks will be closed on Janmashtami, it would be better to complete your important banking work before Janmashtami.
Also, take full advantage of digital banking options as services like net banking, mobile banking and UPI are available even on holidays and can meet your banking needs.
Apart from this, it is also important to plan in advance for paper-based transactions like checks or demand drafts so that you do not face any inconvenience. At the same time, for customers of those states where banks will be open on Janmashtami, this day will be completely suitable for normal banking.
Do these things.
In view of the long weekend (such as 9-10 August or 23-24 August) and the festive season, complete important transactions such as cheque deposits, cash withdrawals, or large transactions in advance.
To avoid cash shortages or technical problems at ATMs, give preference to online options for important tasks.
However, there is no need to worry about holidays, because ATM machines are open 24 hours and you can take advantage of the facilities provided by ATMs including cash withdrawal and balance check.
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