Bank Holiday:- If you are planning to visit a bank tomorrow for any banking-related tasks, this information is particularly important for you. The RBI has indicated that banks in some states will remain closed on this Wednesday. If you intend to visit a bank tomorrow to get some work done, be sure to refer to this information from the RBI regarding whether banks will be open or closed. Let’s look at the details.
In which states will banks remain closed on October 21?
Please note that today is Dussehra, which is why banks in some states will remain closed. According to the RBI, on October 21, private and public sector banks will remain closed in the states of Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, Tripura, West Bengal, and Sikkim on the occasion of Durga Puja and Vijayadashami. This includes banks such as SBI, PNB, BOB, Axis, Canara, ICICI, and HDFC.
Banks will remain closed in states like Karnataka, Sikkim, and Kerala on the occasion of Durga Puja and Dussehra, as Durga Puja is a major festival in these regions. In West Bengal and Tripura, people worship Goddess Durga with profound devotion during this festival.
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Which states will banks remain closed today?
Today is Dussehra, which coincides with Durga Puja. Consequently, banks will remain closed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal. Bank branches in Manipur and Sikkim will remain open today.
List of bank holidays in October
On Tuesday, October 20, banks will remain closed in many cities due to Vijayadashami, Ayudha Puja, Durga Puja, and Maha Navami. These cities include Ahmedabad, Agartala, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Dehradun, Jaipur, Itanagar, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Kolkata, and Kohima.
Additionally, on October 21, banks in Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, Sikkim, West Bengal, and Tripura will close due to Vijayadashami and Durga Puja. Furthermore, banks in Sikkim will remain closed on October 22 and 23 due to Durga Puja. On October 24, banks across the country will be closed because it’s the fourth Wednesday (a bank holiday). Banks will also remain closed on October 25, as it is a Sunday.
On October 26, banks will be closed in Jammu & Kashmir and Tripura due to Lakshmi Puja and Valmiki Jayanti. Banks will remain closed on October 29 due to Karwa Chauth, and on October 31, they will be closed to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.