Oct 29, 2024 08:06 AM IST
With Dhanteras, the first day of Diwali being celebrated today on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, the question of whether banks are open or closed arises
With Dhanteras, the first day of Diwali being celebrated today on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, the question of whether banks are open or closed arises.
Are banks open or closed for Dhanteras 2024?
Banks will remain open today on Dhanteras 2024, according to the list of holidays mentioned in the website of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
In fact, banks will be closed only in certain states on October 31, November 1, and November 2 alone, as per the list.
Thursday, October 31, 2024: Banks will be closed in some states, for Diwali (Deepavali), Kali Puja, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday, and Naraka Chaturdashi.
Friday, November 1, 2024: States which observe Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan), Deepawali, Kut, and Kannada Rajyothsava will get bank holidays.
Saturday, November 2, 2024: Holidays will be there for Diwali (Bali Pratipada), Balipadyami, Laxmi Puja (Deepawali), Govardhan Pooja, and Vikram Samvat New Year in some states.
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List of bank holidays in various states in October and November 2024
October 2024
| October 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 31 |
| Agartala | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Ahmedabad | • | • | |||||||||||
| Aizawl | • | • | |||||||||||
| Belapur | • | • | |||||||||||
| Bengaluru | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Bhopal | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Chandigarh | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Chennai | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Dehradun | • | • | |||||||||||
| Gangtok | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Guwahati | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Imphal | • | • | |||||||||||
| Itanagar | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Jaipur | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Jammu | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Kanpur | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Kochi | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Kohima | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Lucknow | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Mumbai | • | • | |||||||||||
| Nagpur | • | • | |||||||||||
| New Delhi | • | • | •* | • | |||||||||
| Panaji | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Patna | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Raipur | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Ranchi | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Shillong | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Shimla | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Srinagar | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | • | • | • | • |
| Holiday Description | Day |
| General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly 2024 | 1 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasye | 2 |
| Navratra Sthapna/Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | 3 |
| Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami) | 10 |
| Dusshera (Mahashtami/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Durga Ashtami | 11 |
| Dasara/Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashmi)/Durga Puja (Dasain) | 12 |
| Durga Puja (Dasain) | 14 |
| Durga Puja (Dasain) | 15 |
| Lakshmi Puja | 16 |
| Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu | 17 |
| *The office of Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi will close at 1400 hours on October 24, 2024 (Thursday) | 24 |
| Accession Day | 26 |
| Diwali (Deepavali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Naraka Chaturdashi | 31 |
November 2024
| November 2024 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 |
| Agartala | • | |||||||
| Ahmedabad | • | |||||||
| Aizawl | • | |||||||
| Belapur | • | • | • | |||||
| Bengaluru | • | • | • | |||||
| Bhopal | • | |||||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | |||||||
| Chandigarh | • | |||||||
| Chennai | ||||||||
| Dehradun | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Gangtok | • | • | ||||||
| Guwahati | ||||||||
| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | |||||||
| Imphal | • | |||||||
| Itanagar | • | |||||||
| Jaipur | • | • | ||||||
| Jammu | • | • | ||||||
| Kanpur | • | • | ||||||
| Kochi | ||||||||
| Kohima | • | |||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | ||||||
| Lucknow | • | • | ||||||
| Mumbai | • | • | • | |||||
| Nagpur | • | • | • | |||||
| New Delhi | • | |||||||
| Panaji | ||||||||
| Patna | • | • | ||||||
| Raipur | • | |||||||
| Ranchi | • | • | • | |||||
| Shillong | • | • | • | |||||
| Shimla | • | |||||||
| Srinagar | • | • | ||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram |
| Holiday Description | Day |
| Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyothsava | 1 |
| Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day | 2 |
| Chhath (Evening Arghya) | 7 |
| Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Wangala Festival | 8 |
| Egaas-Bagwaal | 12 |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima/Rahas Purnima | 15 |
| Kanakadasa Jayanti | 18 |
| Seng Kutsnem | 23 |
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