Indian Bank Holidays in August 2020

After a quiet July, August arrives with a plethora of bank holidays to look out for. The month is topped and tailed by the major Islamic Festivals of Bakrid (August 1st) and Ashura (August 29th/30th).

In the middle is the popular Hindu festival of Janmashtami, though nationwide disruption of Independence Day is restricted to a Saturday this year. Ganesh Chathurthi is on different dates in various states, but the dates are either the fourth Saturday or the Sunday afterwards.

In between these big holidays we have the usual smattering of regional holidays that will disrupt banking operations in several states.

In total, there are 15 days out of 31 that are affected by holidays.

Here is the list of the bank holidays in August:

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
August 1st	Saturday	Bakrid	Nationwide
August 2nd	Sunday		Nationwide
August 3rd	Monday	Raksha Bandhan	Several states
August 8th	Saturday	Second Saturday	Nationwide
August 9th	Sunday		Nationwide
August 11th	Tuesday	Janmashtami	Several states
August 12th	Wednesday	Janmashtami	Several states
August 15th	Saturday	Independence Day	Nationwide
August 16th	Sunday		Nationwide
August 21st	Friday	Teej	Local
August 22nd	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	Nationwide
August 23rd	Sunday		Nationwide
August 29th	Saturday	Ashura	Many states
August 30th	Sunday		Nationwide
August 31st	Monday	Onam	Kerala

• Public Holidays in India for 2020

Disclaimer: All precautions have been taken to gather the most accurate information about the Bank Holiday dates for the month of August 2020. However, readers are advised to verify with their local branches to corroborate the same.