Bank Holiday from 21st to 31st October: Durga Puja is till 27th October in many places. In such states, banks will remain closed somewhere on 25th and somewhere on 26th and 27th. Similarly, banks are closed in many states on Dussehra also.
Bank Holidays in October 2023: The last ten days of October are full of festivals. Banks are closed on different days in different states due to Durga Puja. In many places Durga Puja is till 27th October. In such states, banks will remain closed somewhere on 25th and somewhere on 26th and 27th. Similarly, banks are closed in many states on Dussehra also. Dussehra holiday is on October 23 in the RBI holiday calendar. On this day, banks will remain closed in cities like Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram. At the end of the month, banks will remain closed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel. I have a holiday. If you have bank related work which requires branch visit, then definitely note down these dates.
Bank holidays in the last ten days of October
- 21 October: Durga Puja (Agartala, Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata)
- October 22: Sunday
- Bank holiday on 23 October: Dussehra, Shastra Puja, Durga Puja, Vijayadashami (Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram).
- Bank Holiday on 24th October: Dussehra/Dussehra/Durga Puja (All India except Hyderabad and Imphal)
- Bank Holiday on 25th October: Durga Puja (Gangtok)
- Bank Holiday on 26th October: Durga Puja (Gangtok, Jammu, Srinagar)
- 27 October: Durga Puja (Gangtok) 28 October: Fourth Saturday
- 28 October: Lakshmi Puja (Kolkata)
- October 29: Sunday
- 31 October: Birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Ahmedabad)
These holidays also include regular holidays like second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays, but according to the RBI calendar, there are 11 holidays in October which are either festival or gazetted. Some bank holidays are regional and may vary from state to state and bank.
