Bank Holiday Today 2025: Why are banks closed in these cities on Thursday, August 28? Check city-wise list

Nuakhai and Ganesh Chaturthi Bank Holiday in India Today 2025: Banks in India will remain open in all other cities except for the two, with digital services like online banking, ATMs, and mobile banking functioning as usual

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: August 29, 2025 01:40 PM IST

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Bank Holiday on Thursday, August 28, 2025: Find below a complete state-wise list of bank closure days in India (File).

Public-sector banks (PSBs) and private banking institutions will be closed today, on Thursday, August 28, on account of the Nuakhai and Ganesh Chaturthi second day, as designated by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.

Determined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the Negotiable Instruments Act, bank holidays in India include RTGS holidays, as well as other regional and national holidays, in addition to the mandatory weekly days off on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month.

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This is the final bank holiday of August, as the month comes to a close. According to the RBI calendar for 2025, August has a total of 15 bank holidays.

A city-wise list of where banks will be open/closed today, August 28:

Below is a city-wise bank operational status for today, Thursday, August 28, 2025:

Indian City	Bank Operational Status on Thursday, August 28
Agartala	Open
Ahmedabad	Open
Aizawl	Open
Belapur	Open
Bengaluru	Open
Bhopal	Open
Bhubaneswar	CLOSED
Chandigarh	Open
Chennai	Open
Dehradun	Open
Gangtok	Open
Guwahati	Open
Hyderabad	Open
Imphal	Open
Itanagar	Open
Jaipur	Open
Jammu	Open
Kanpur	Open
Kochi	Open
Kohima	Open
Kolkata	Open
Lucknow	Open
Mumbai	Open
Nagpur	Open
New Delhi	Open
Panaji	CLOSED
Patna	Open
Raipur	Open
Ranchi	Open
Shillong	Open
Shimla	Open
Srinagar	Open
Thiruvananthapuram	Open
Vijayawada	Open

Source: RBI Holiday Calendar 2025

Note: Only banks in Panaji and Bhubaneswar are closed today, on Thursday, August 28, 2025 — all other cities are open and operational, as usual.

Banking services that will remain available:

It’s important to bring to your attention that, regardless of the physical closure of bank branches in Gangtok (Sikkim), essential financial services would remain available through digital and self-service platforms:

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Online and mobile banking for fund transfers, balance queries, and bill payments.
NEFT and RTGS services (according to operational windows)
ATM Withdrawal and Card Transactions
Online requests for chequebooks, demand drafts, and account-related services.

Customers are advised to plan in-branch visits around the holiday and to use online banking for uninterrupted service.

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