When a holiday falls on a Monday or Friday after the second or fourth Saturday, it may be called a long weekend. reserve Bank of India (RBI) has specified list of bank holidays For every month in India. Holidays are divided into three categories: state-specific holidays, religious holidays, and national festivals. Bank customers will need to schedule their next bank visit carefully as long bank holidays can cause inconvenience.

The next long weekend for banks in India is in August. Banks will remain closed for three consecutive days on August 13, August 14 and August 15 (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) on account of second Saturday, Sunday and Independence Day respectively.

Banks are closed across the country as Independence Day is marked as a national festival. Banks in Uttar Pradesh will remain closed for four days as banks will remain closed for Raksha Bandhan on August 12 (Thursday).

However, most of the financial transactions can be completed through mobile banking and net banking. It would be wise to be aware of such holidays as ATMs may run out of cash due to long weekends, and branches will be closed if you need to do transactions like deposit checks etc.

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