Indian Bank Holidays in August 2021

Banks will remain shut for a total of 8 days in August on account of holidays. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar list, all 8 holidays are state-specific holidays for different occasions.

These exclude the regular holidays such as the second and fourth Saturdays of the month and Sundays. Both public and private banks will remain closed on August 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28 and 29 owing to second Saturdays and Sundays.

Here is the full list of holidays for the month of August 2021, as per RBI mandate:

1. August 1, 2021 – Sunday
2. August 8, 2021 – Sunday
3. August 13, 2021 – Patriot’s Day (Imphal)
4. August 14, 2021 – Second Saturday
5. August 15, 2021 – Sunday
6. August 16, 2021 – Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) / (Belapur, Mumbai and Nagpur)
7. August 19, 2021 – Muharram (Ashoora) / (widespread)
8. August 20, 2021 – Muharram/First Onam (Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram)
9. August 21, 2021 – Thiruvonam (Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi)
10. August 22, 2021 – Sunday
11. August 23, 2021 – Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi (Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi)
12. August 28, 2021 – Fourth Saturday
13. August 29, 2021 – Sunday
14. August 30, 2021 – Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)/Krishna Jayanthi (widespread)
15. August 31, 2021 – Sri Krishna Ashtami (Hyderabad)

• Public Holidays in India for 2021

Disclaimer: All precautions have been taken to gather the most accurate information about the Bank Holiday dates for the month of August 2021. However, readers are advised to verify with their local branches to corroborate the same.