Bank holidays in October 2024
Banks will be closed in October 2024 on the occasion of General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly 2024, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasye, Navratra Sthapna, Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami), Dusshera (Mahashtami/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja/Durga Ashtami, Dasara/Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashmi)/Durga Puja (Dasain), Durga Puja (Dasain), Lakshmi Puja, Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu, Accession Day, Diwali (Deepavali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Naraka Chaturdashi.
- General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly 2024- October 1, 2024- Banks are closed in Jammu.
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Mahalaya Amavasye- October 2- Banks are closed across India.
- Navratra Sthapna- October 3- Banks are closed in Rajasthan.
- Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami)—October10- Banks are closed in Tripura, Assam, Nagaland, Bengal.
- Dusshera- October 12- Banks are closed all states as is the second Saturday of the month.
- Durga Puja (Dasain)- October 14- Banks are closed in Sikkim.
- Lakshmi Puja- October 16- Banks are closed in Tripura and Bengal.
- Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu- October 17-Banks are closed in Karnataka, Assam, Himachal Pradesh.
- Accession Day- October 26- Banks are closed in Jammu and Srinagar
- Diwali (Deepavali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Naraka Chaturdashi- Banks are closed in most of the states except Tripura, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya.
October bank holidays
| Oct-24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 31 |
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| Bhopal | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Chandigarh | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Chennai | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Dehradun | • | • | |||||||||
| Gangtok | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Guwahati | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Imphal | • | • | |||||||||
| Itanagar | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Jaipur | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Jammu | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Kanpur | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kochi | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kohima | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Lucknow | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Mumbai | • | • | |||||||||
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| 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 | 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 |
| Lakshmi Puja | 16 |
| Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kati Bihu | 17 |
| Accession Day | 26 |
| Diwali (Deepavali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Naraka Chaturdashi | 31 |
Source: RBI websiteWhile bank holidays in India 2024 differ from state to state, there are a number of public holidays that are observed across the nation.
Besides the aforementioned bank holidays, banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Banks are open for business on the fifth Saturday of a month that has five Saturdays.