Diwali, Dussehra, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti among 11 bank holidays in October 2024, see full schedule
Bank Holidays in October: Bank branches in several cities in the country will celebrate holidays for up to 11 days next month, apart from their regular weekly cash. These holidays are organized under the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s banking regulator, according to its website.
Bank holidays in October 2024 include Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Dussehra (October 10/11/12 in various cities), Lakshmi Puja (October 16), and Diwali or Deepavali (October 31), according to the RBI website, rbi. .org.in.
Here is the official list of bank holidays for the month:
| The city | 1 (T) | 2 (W) | 3 (Th) | 10 (Th) | 11 (F) | 12 (Sa) | 14 (M) | 16 (W) | 17 (Th) | 26 (Sa) | 31 (Th) |
| Agartala | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Ahmedabad | • | • | |||||||||
| Aizawl | • | • | |||||||||
| Belapur | • | • | |||||||||
| Bengaluru | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Bhopal | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Chandigarh | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Chennai | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Dehradun | • | • | |||||||||
| Gangtok | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Guwahati | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Imphal | • | • | |||||||||
| Itanagar | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Jaipur | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Jammu | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Kanpur | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Coach | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kohima | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Lucknow | • | • | • | ||||||||
| in Mumbai | • | • | |||||||||
| Nagpur | • | • | |||||||||
| New Delhi | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Panaji | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Patna | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Raipur | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Ranchi | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Shillong | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Shimla | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Srinagar | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | • | • | • |
The definitions of the holidays are given below, as listed on the RBI website:
- National Assembly Elections: October 1
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasye: October 2
- Navratra Sthapna: October 3
- Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami): October 10
- Dusshera (Mahashtami/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Durga Ashtami: October 11
- Dasara/Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashmi)/Durga Puja (Dasain): October 12
- Durga Puja (Dasain): October 14
- Lakshmi Puja: October 16
- Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu: October 17
- Entry Date: October 26
- Birthday of Diwali (Deepavali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel/Naraka Chaturdashi: October 31
Bank Holidays | Weekly Offs
Currently, all scheduled and unscheduled banks in the country observe holidays on the second and fourth Saturday of every month.
