Bank Holidays in October 2024: The month of October will begin in a few hours from now. Many big festivals like Navratri, Dussehra, Durga Puja, Diwali, Kati Bihu are falling this month. Work in banks is going to be halted on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti, Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and other occasions of local importance. Apart from festivals, holidays of national and local importance, there will also be a total of two Saturdays and 4 Sunday holidays in October. Let us take a look at the bank holiday list to know when the banks will remain closed in this month full of festivals.
On what days will you be on holiday?
It is worth noting that some days of bank holidays in India are different in different states due to local importance. The best way for people to stay updated about bank holidays is to check with their local bank branch. Here you can check the complete list of bank holidays for October 2024.
1 October: General elections for the State Assembly 2024 (Jammu and Kashmir)
2 October: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasya (National Holiday)
3 October: Navratri (Jaipur)
October 10: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Guwahati, Kohima, Kolkata)
11 October: Dussehra (Mahashtami/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Puja/Durga Puja (Dassain)/Durga Ashtami (bank closed in Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Patna, Shillong and Ranchi Will remain.)
October 14: Durga Puja (Dassain) (Banks will remain closed in Gangtok)
October 16: Lakshmi Puja (Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Kolkata
October 17: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu (Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Guwahati, Shimla).
31 October: Diwali (Deepawali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti/Narak Chaturdashi (Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Banks will remain closed in Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram)
Banks will remain closed for so many days due to weekend
6 October: Sunday
12 October: Second Saturday/Dussehra (Banks will remain closed across the country.)
October 13: Sunday
October 20: Sunday
October 26: Second Saturday and Merger Day (banks will remain closed in Jammu and Srinagar)
October 27: Sunday
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This is the complete list of bank holidays
|
date |
Day |
AvasR |
capital of a state or states |
|
1 October |
Tuesday |
state assembly elections |
Jammu and Kashmir |
|
2 October |
Wednesday |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalay Amavasya |
National holidays |
|
3 October |
thursday |
Navratri |
Jaipur |
|
6th October |
sunday |
weekly holiday |
Banks closed across the country |
|
10 October |
thursday |
Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami) |
Agartala, Guwahati, Kohima, Kolkata |
|
11 October |
Friday |
Dussehra (Mahashtami/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Puja/Durga Puja (Dassain)/Durga Ashtami |
Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Patna, Shillong and Ranchi. |
|
12 October |
second saturday |
weekly holiday |
Banks closed across the country |
|
13 October |
sunday |
weekly holiday |
Banks closed across the country |
|
14 October |
monday |
Durga Puja (Dasain) |
Banks will remain closed in Gangtok |
|
16 October |
Wednesday |
Lakshmi Puja |
Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Kolkata |
|
17 October |
thursday |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu |
Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Guwahati, Shimla. |
|
20 October |
sunday |
weekly holiday |
Banks closed across the country |
|
26 October |
second saturday |
weekly holiday |
Banks closed across the country |
|
27 October |
sunday |
weekly holiday |
Banks closed across the country |
|
31st October |
thursday |
Diwali/Sardar Patel Jayanti |
Banks will remain closed in most parts of the country |
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Online banking services will remain operational
Despite bank holidays, you can transact money or do other work through online banking and ATM. Bank holidays will not have any impact on these facilities. During bank closure, you can do many bank related tasks through mobile or net banking. All online facilities will remain operational during bank closure.
