Where will banks stay shut on August 19If you are planning to visit a bank branch on Saturday, August 22, you will need to reschedule your visit as banks across India will remain closed today. The closure is due to the fourth Saturday of the month, when bank branches remain shut under the Reserve Bank of India’s holiday rules.The holiday applies to both public and private sector bank branches across the country. While physical branch operations will remain suspended, customers can continue to use digital banking services such as internet banking, mobile banking, UPI and ATMs for most routine transactions.Why are banks closed on August 22?August 22 falls on the fourth Saturday of August 2026. Under the RBI’s banking holiday framework, banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. August 8 was the second Saturday holiday, while August 22 is the fourth Saturday holiday.The Saturday closure is a regular banking holiday and is separate from state-specific holidays linked to festivals or regional occasions.When will banks remain closed next?Banks will also remain closed on Sunday, August 23, as all Sundays are regular bank holidays.After the weekend, several state-specific bank holidays are scheduled later in August. On August 25, banks in several states will remain closed for Eid-e-Milad. On August 26, closures will be observed in various centres for Id-E-Milad, Milad-un-Nabi and Thiruvonam. August 28 will also see bank closures in several states for Raksha Bandhan and other regional observances.Can you still use banking services?A bank holiday affects physical branch operations but does not mean that all banking services stop. Customers can continue to use ATMs, UPI, internet banking and mobile banking for services such as fund transfers, bill payments and account management, subject to any scheduled maintenance by individual banks.However, services that require a physical visit to a bank branch may not be available on the holiday. Customers who need to submit documents, process certain branch-based requests or carry out transactions requiring staff assistance should plan their visit for the next working day.Customers should also check their bank’s state-wise holiday calendar before visiting a branch, as additional closures later in the month can vary depending on the location.Other bank holidays in August 2026August 202648131519252628Agartala• •• Ahmedabad • •Aizawl • Belapur • • Bengaluru • • Bhopal • ••Bhubaneswar • Chandigarh • Chennai • • Dehradun • ••Gangtok • • •Guwahati • Hyderabad • • Imphal •• • Itanagar • Jaipur • •Jammu • ••Kanpur • ••Kochi • •••Kohima • Kolkata • Lucknow • ••Mumbai • • Nagpur • • New Delhi • • Panaji • Patna • • Raipur • • Ranchi • • Shillong • Shimla • •Srinagar • ••Thiruvananthapuram • •••Vijayawada • • Holiday DescriptionDayKer Puja4Tendong Lho Rum Faat8Patriot’s Day13Independence Day/Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)15Birthday of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur19First Onam/Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)25Id-E-Milad/Baravafat/Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)/Thiruvonam26Raksha Bandhan/Pang-Lhabsol/Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi/Ayyankali Jayanthi28