Good News: All Govt Offices, Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut For 3 Consecutive Days - Check Public Holiday List Of August
In August, all government offices, banks, LIC, schools, and colleges will be closed for 3 days in a row. The list below provides additional information about the August 2025 holidays.
Public Holidays: The month of August has three public holidays. There are two of these in a row. There will be two of these on Saturday and one on Friday. August 9th, August 15th, and August 16th are public holidays. During these days, all government offices, banks, and educational institutions will be closed. No one in schools, colleges, or banks received the benefit of a single public holiday in July, including government employees. The sixth of July was Muharram. One holiday was lost, though, because it was Sunday.
The first holiday of August falls on the 9th, as per the district administration's published holiday schedule. On Saturday, the brother-sister festival of Raksha Bandhan will be observed. All government offices, banks, schools, and colleges will be closed on this day. In addition, Independence Day, a national celebration, falls on Friday, August 15. The national anthem will be sung and the flag raised in all government buildings, including LIC, schools, and colleges, on this day. On the 16th of August, however, Janmashtami will be celebrated. On this day, the state government has proclaimed a public holiday. In this case, there are three days of vacation in August if Sunday's holiday is taken into account. This includes August 15th, 16th, and 17th.
There are three holidays in August, per the All India Bank Employee Organization's holiday schedule. The Uttar Pradesh Government General Administration Department has declared these holidays in accordance with the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881, which states that on August 9, 15, and 16, banks will not be open. Following extended vacations on August 15, 16, and 17, the bank will reopen on August 18. For those who would like to take a tour, this is a good opportunity.
Public holidays, sometimes referred to as national holidays or state holidays, are days set aside by law for the majority of people in a given nation or area to not work. Business, government, and educational institutions usually close on these holidays.
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