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Changes in the rule: Like every month, many financial rules are going to change in August 2025, which can affect the pocket of the common man. Credit cards, LPG prices may change the rules, while many changes to UPI are also going to happen. These 6 changes can put a burden on your pocket and affect your budget. Let’s know what rules are changing from next month. First: Credit card change, if you are SBI card holder, you may get a big shock, because SBI is going to close the free air accident insurance cover on several conded credit cards since August 11. Till now, SBI was giving a cover of Rs 1 crore or Rs 50 lakh on some elite and prime cards in collaboration with UCO Bank, Central Bank, PSB, Karur Vaishya Bank, Allahabad Bank. Second: The price of LPG may change like this month like a month, the price of LPG or commercial cylinders can be changed this month. On 1 July, the price of a 19 kg commercial cylinder was changed and it was reduced to Rs 60 cheaper. The price of commercial cylinders has been changed several times, but the price of LPG cylinder has not changed yet. In such a situation, the price of LPG is expected to be reduced from August 1. Three: These UPI rules are changing, from August 1, many new rules to UPI will be implemented. If you regularly use Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay or any other third-party payment platform, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has changed several rules to reduce pressure on you and provide better payment facilities. NPCI has implemented some new boundaries, which will not have any effect on your payments, but have limited the balance check, refreshing status and other things. Now you will be able to check your balance only 50 times a day with your UPI app. Now you will be able to check bank accounts connected to mobile number only 25 times a day. Transactions will now be processed only in 3 times. Before 10 in the morning, from 1 pm to 5 pm and 9.30 pm, now you will be able to check the situation of failed transactions only 3 times a day, there will be a gap of 90 seconds between each check. The last change in the prices of CNG-PNG took place on 9 April. At that time, CNG in Mumbai was Rs 79.50 per kg and PNG was Rs 49 per unit. This was the fourth increase in six months. Fifth: Bank holiday Indian Reserve Bank publishes a list of banks’ holidays every month. The RBI directs to keep banks closed on festivals and other important dates, except weekends. However, these holidays may fall on different dates at different places. Shatha: ATF prices may also change the prices of air turbine fuel (ATF) from August 1, as oil marketing companies change not only in LPG prices, but also air turbine fuel (ATF) prices. Its prices fluctuations directly affect the ticket prices of the passengers.