Bank holidays in October 2024: As highlighted by the the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks in India will remain closed for a total of 15 days in the month of October for public holidays, regional holidays, and regular closures on Sundays, second and fourth Saturdays. Notably, the closure of banks will impact multiple cities across the country. The banks will be closed as October is a month of festivals including Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. Even as the banks remain shut on these specific days, customers can access banking services via net banking, ATMs, mobile applications, and bank websites.
The public sector banks in September 2024 were closed for 12 days and these holidays included Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam, and Id-e Milad, and the usual weekend breaks.
The bank customers must note that the RBI classifies holidays into three categories such as Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, Banks’ Closing of Accounts Holiday, and Holidays Under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
Apart from regular holidays, banks will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.
Bank Holidays in October 2024: Check full list
- October 1: Banks will remain closed in Jammu due to assembly elections.
- October 2: Banks will stay shut in all cities across India on account of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasya.
- October 3: Banks will be closed in Jaipur due to Navratra Sthapna.
- October 10: Banks will be closed in Agartala, Guwahati, Kohima and Kolkata for Maha Saptami.
- October 11: Banks will stay shut in Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi and Shillong due to Mahashtami or Durga Ashtami.
- October 12: Banks will remain closed across the country except for Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Imphal and Kohima on account of Mahanavami.
- October 14: Banks will be closed in Gangtok due to Durga Puja.
- October 16: Banks will stay shut in Agartala and Kolkata for Lakshmi Puja.
- October 17: Banks will be closed in Bengaluru, Guwahati and Shimla for Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti or Kati Bihu.
- October 26: Banks will be shut in Jammu and Srinagar on account of Accession Day.
- October 31: Banks will remain closed across regions except for Agartala, Belapur, Dehradun, Gangtok, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Shillong and Srinagar for Diwali , Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Naraka Chaturdashi.
