Bank Holidays in October 2024: From Navratri, Durga Puja to Diwali, banks will remain closed for 15 days in October, check the list of holidays
The month of September is about to end, so let's take a look at the list of holidays in the coming month, which is full of festivals. Apart from festivals and national holidays, this month will also have a total of two Saturdays and four Sundays off.
Customers should note that bank holidays in India vary from state to state, and it is best to check the list of holidays from your local bank branch ahead of time to stay informed.
Here is the complete list of holidays in October 2024
October 1: State Legislative Assembly General Elections 2024 (Jammu & Kashmir)
October 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasya (National Holiday)
October 3: Navratri (Jaipur)
October 5: Sunday
October 10: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Guwahati, Kohima, Kolkata)
October 11: Dussehra (Maha Saptami). Meal/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Puja/Durga Puja (Dassain)/Durga Ashtami (Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Patna, Shillong, Ranchi)
October 12: Second Saturday/Dussehra/Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashami)/Durga Puja (Dassain) (Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram)
October 13: Sunday
October 14: Durga Puja (Dassain) (Banks will remain closed in Gangtok)
October 16: Laxmi Puja (Banks closed in Agartala, Kolkata
October 17: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu (Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Guwahati, Shimla)
October 20: Sunday
October 26: Second Saturday and Accession Day (Banks will remain closed in Jammu and Srinagar)
October 27: Sunday
October 31: Diwali (Deepawali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday/Narak Chaturdashi (Banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram)
Online Banking Services Open
For cash emergencies, all banks operate their online websites and mobile banking service apps regardless of weekends or other holidays - unless users are informed otherwise for special reasons. You can use any bank's ATM for cash withdrawals.
