Public-sector banks (PSBs) and private banking institutions will be closed today, on Tuesday, August 19, on account of the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.
Bank holidays in India are determined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the Negotiable Instruments Act, which includes RTGS holidays and other regional and national holidays, in addition to the mandatory weekly days off on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month.
There is a total of 15 bank holidays designated for August 2025, according to the RBI calendar for the year 2025.
Know more about Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur’s birth anniversary:
Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Jayanti, which marks the birth anniversary, is observed annually on August 19. It honours the Maharaja, who was born on this date in 1908. He was a member of the Manikya dynasty, which had governed Tripura since 1280.
A city-wise list of where banks will be open/closed today, August 19:
It’s important to note that banks in only one Indian city will observe closure, and the remaining will be operational as usual. Below is the table of bank status for today, Tuesday, August 19, 2025:
| Indian City | Bank Operational Status on August 13 |
| Agartala | Closed |
| Ahmedabad | Open |
| Aizawl | Open |
| Belapur | Open |
| Bengaluru | Open |
| Bhopal | Open |
| Bhubaneswar | Open |
| 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 | Open |
| Patna | Open |
| Raipur | Open |
| Ranchi | Open |
| Shillong | Open |
| Shimla | Open |
| Srinagar | Open |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Open |
| Vijayawada | Open |
