Bank Holidays in October 2020: All private and public sector banks in India remain closed on Sundays, as well as on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Besides this, banks remain closed on various public and national and regional public holidays as well.
The month of October is expected to have a little extra holidays given the fact that a few upcoming regional festivals would be celebrated across various states in the country. However, it must be noted that the bank holidays vary in various states as well not observed by all the banking companies.
Here’s the complete list of bank holidays in October 2020:
| Date |
Day |
Holiday |
States |
| October 2 |
Friday |
Mahatma Gandhi Jaanti |
All States |
| October 4 |
Sunday |
Public holiday |
All States |
| October 8 |
Thursday |
Chellum regional holiday |
Regional holiday |
| October 10 |
Saturday |
Second Saturday |
All States |
| October 11 |
Sunday |
Public holiday |
All States |
| October 17 |
Saturday |
Kati Bihu |
Assam |
| October 18 |
Sunday |
Public holiday |
All States |
| October 23 |
Friday |
Maha Saptami |
Many States |
| October 24 |
Saturday |
Maha Ashtami |
Many States |
| October 25 |
Sunday |
Public holiday |
All States |
| October 26 |
Monday |
Vijaya Dashami |
Many States |
| October 29 |
Thursday |
Milad-e-sharif |
Regional holiday |
| October 30 |
Friday |
Eid e Milad |
Many States |
| October 31 |
Saturday |
Lakshmi Puja/Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti |
Lakshmi Puja – West Bengal, Odisha, and Tripura
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti – In many states
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti – Gujarat |
Holidays of the mentioned days will be observed in various regions according to the state declared holidays, however for the gazetted holidays, banks will be closed all over the country.
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