Bank branches across the country will remain shut on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, as it falls on the fourth Saturday of the month, a designated non-working day for the banking sector under the Reserve Bank of India's official holiday calendar.
Since second and fourth Saturdays are treated as mandatory off days for banks nationwide under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the shutdown is uniform across all states and union territories, with no regional exceptions, on par with the weekly Sunday holiday.
However, the closure is limited to physical branches. Digital banking channels will function as usual, meaning customers will face no disruption in carrying out routine transactions.
Services such as net banking, mobile banking apps, UPI transfers and ATM withdrawals will continue to operate normally through the holiday.
Remaining Bank Holidays For August
Beyond today's pan-India shutdown, a few more closures are scheduled before the month ends, though most of these are region-specific rather than nationwide.
Per the RBI's calendar, the standard weekly banking off falls on Sunday, Aug. 23.
Late August then brings a cluster of holidays tied to Milad-un-Nabi and Onam.
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Branches in cities including Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada will be closed on Aug. 25 for Milad-Un-Nabi and First Onam, while a wider list of centres — among them Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Lucknow and Patna — will observe a holiday on Aug. 26 for Id-E-Milad and Thiruvonam.
Aug. 28 brings another round of regional closures, this time for Raksha Bandhan alongside other local observances such as Pang-Lhabsol and Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi, affecting cities including Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Dehradun and Srinagar.
Customers planning branch visits for cheque deposits, passbook updates or other in-person services are advised to check the holiday schedule for their specific city in advance, given that several of these closures are not observed nationwide but only in select centres as notified by the RBI.
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