Bank Holidays in India during August 2016

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Holidays in August  2016
          The following is the list of Bank Holidays in various Indian States during August 2016


          Please note RTGS/NEFT Holiday is on August 15th, 2016. IMPS is open on all the days.

August 2016: Holidays for unique festivals/occasions

Special Occasion:  De jure tranfer Day – 16/Aug/16 – Tuesday

Please read this Blogpost to know more about De Jure Transfer Day

Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India

State: Pondicherry

Festival: Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) -17/Aug/16 - Wednesday
Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)

2016 Shahenshahi New Year is on August 17, 2016
Navroz Mubarak: 6 Fascinating Facts About Parsi New Year!

State: Maharashtra

Raksha Bandhan - 18/Aug/16 –Thursday

Happy Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan in India

Holiday in the following States: Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal

Janmastami - 24/Aug/16 – Wednesday

Oriya Janmasthami Bhog

Odia Books

Holiday in the following State: Orissa

Janmasthami / Krishna Jayanthi - 25/Aug/16 - Thursday

Krishna Janmashtami Mathura

Janmashtami Menu


Holidays in the following States: Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan,  Tamilnadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal

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