During the season of festival everyone is looking for some free time. During this period, school, offices and in other sectors we can see a long holiday. Same for the bank employees. Across the country, bank employees enjoy multiple off days. For the remaining of October, there are still some holidays left for the bank employees.
Along with the Diwali date, people are also confused about when banks will observe Diwali holidays this year. Let’s clear up this confusion. First, let’s find out when the Diwali holiday is in your city, whether it’s October 20th or 21st. According to the RBI holiday list, banks in many cities will be closed on October 20th due to Diwali. However, some cities will also have a holiday on October 21st due to Diwali.
According to the RBI’s holiday list, banks will be closed in most cities on October 20th due to Diwali. However, some cities will operate as usual on this day. These include Imphal, Gangtok, Patna, Belapur, Jammu, Srinagar, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, and Mumbai. Banks will be closed in several cities on October 21st due to Diwali and Govardhan Puja. These include Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Odisha, Manipur, Bhubaneswar, Belapur, etc.
When will the banks remain closed in the coming days?
October 18 – All private and government banks in Assam will remain closed due to Kati Biha.
October 20th – Diwali, the biggest festival in the country, will be celebrated on this day. Banks in almost all states will remain closed due to this.
October 21 – Govardhan Puja festival will be celebrated on this day, due to which banks in almost all states will remain closed.
October 27 – Chhath Puja is being celebrated across the country on this day. Banks will be closed in West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand due to this.
October 28 – Banks will remain closed in Bihar and Jharkhand on this day also due to Chhath Puja.