Bank Holiday – The festive season has begun, and festivals are coming one after another. In this context, banks are also closed on different days in different cities. If you are planning to visit the bank during these days, you should first find out about the bank holidays in your city, and only then should you plan your visit. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases a list of bank holidays in advance, which details which banks will be closed on which days in which cities or states. Therefore, plan your bank visit only after knowing about RBI bank holidays.

3 October Bank Holiday

Today, October 3rd, the RBI has declared a bank holiday in one state. This state is Sikkim. So, if you live in Sikkim and are planning to visit the bank, please postpone it. Banks will remain open in all states except Sikkim today.

Why is October 3rd a bank holiday?

The RBI has declared a bank holiday on October 3rd in Sikkim due to Durga Puja, which is why banks in Sikkim will remain closed tomorrow. In addition to October 3rd, banks in Sikkim will also remain closed on October 4th due to Durga Puja.

It’s worth noting that the month of October is going to be full of festivals. Many festivals like Diwali, Dhanteras, and Karva Chauth are coming up this month, which will cause banks to remain closed. Therefore, be sure to check bank holidays before visiting your bank.

Other Holidays

4 October

Banks in Gangtok to remain closed on account of Durga Puja (Dasin).

5 October

Banks across the country will remain closed on Sunday.

6 October

Banks in Agartala and Kolkata will remain closed due to Lakshmi Puja.

7 October

It is Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti/Kumar Purnima due to which banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh and Shimla.

10 October

It is Karwa Chauth, hence banks will remain closed in Shimla.

11 October

Due to it being the second Saturday of the month, banks will remain closed, hence there will be no work in the bank.

12 October

Banks across the country will remain closed on Sunday.

18 October

Kati Bihu will be celebrated due to which banks will remain closed in Guwahati.

19 October

This day will be a Sunday holiday, hence banks across the country will remain closed.

20 October

Diwali (Deepavali)/Narak Chaturdashi/Kali Puja is celebrated and banks will remain closed in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Vijayawada and Thiruvananthapuram.

21 October

Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Govardhan Puja will be observed due to which banks will remain closed in Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, and Srinagar.

22 October

Banks in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Patna will remain closed on account of Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Vikram Samvat New Year Day/Govardhan Puja/Balipadmi, Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali).

23 October

Banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla due to Bhai Bij/Bhai Dooj/Chitragupta Jayanti/Lakshmi Puja (Diwali)/Bhratrdwitiya/Ningol Chakkouba.

25 October

It is the fourth Saturday of the month, hence all the banks in the country will remain closed.

26 October

Banks across the country will remain closed on Sunday.

27 October

Banks will remain closed in Kolkata, Patna and Ranchi on account of Chhath Puja (evening puja) and similarly on 28th October, banks will remain closed in Patna and Ranchi on account of Chhath Puja (morning puja).

31 October

Ahmedabad banks to remain closed on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday.