Banks are not only closed on Sundays and 2nd and 4th Saturdays but also on certain public holidays. Some bank holidays in India are even state-specific. The table given below lists all upcoming bank holidays in October 2019 in India.
List of Bank Holidays in October 2019
The table lists bank holidays in October 2019:
| Date | Day | Event | States |
| 1st October 2019 | Tuesday | Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts | Sikkim |
| 2nd October 2019 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | All over India |
| 5th October 2019 | Saturday | Durga Puja/Dasara (Mahasaptami) | Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand |
| 7th October 2019 | Monday | Maha Navami/Ayudhapooja/Durga Puja (Dasain) | Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya |
| 8th October 2019 | Tuesday | Dasara/Vijaya Dashmi/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Dussehra | All over India except Manipur |
| 18th October 2019 | Friday | Kati Bihu | Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 28th October 2019 | Monday | Diwali (Balipratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Laxmi Puja/Govardhan Puja | Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand |
| 29th October 2019 | Tuesday | Bhai Tika / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Puja / Balipadyami, Deepavali / Bhatri dwitiya | Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand |
| 30th October 2019 | Wednesday | Ningol Chakkouba | Manipur |
| 31st October 2019 | Thursday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | Gujarat |
Bank Holidays on Saturday in October 2019
Banks everywhere in India are shut on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month. They are open for business on 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month, until other bank holiday falls on these Saturdays. In October 2019, the banks will be closed on these Saturdays – 5th, 12th and 26th.
| Date | Event | States |
| 5th October 2019 | Durga Puja/Dasara (Mahasaptami) | Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand |
| 12th October 2019 | 2nd Saturday | All States |
| 26th October 2019 | 4th Saturday | All States |
NEFT and RTGS Holidays in October 2019
National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) holidays in October 2019:
| NEFT Holidays | ||
| Date | Day | Occasion |
| 2nd October 2019 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 5th October 2019 | Saturday | Durga Puja/Dasara (Mahasaptami) |
| 12th October 2019 | Saturday | 2nd Saturday |
| 26th October 2019 | Saturday | 4th Saturday |
Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays in October 2019:
| RTGS Holidays | ||
| Date | Day | Occasion |
| 2nd October 2019 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 8th October 2019 | Tuesday | Dussehra/Vijaya Dashmi |
Note: NEFT and RTGS timings differ from bank to bank.
Banking Services Available Even on Bank Holidays in October 2019
Customers can use banking services even on bank holidays. The banking services that are available 24*7 to customers are:
- Access to Net-banking and Mobile-banking services
- Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
- Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
- ATM Services
- Cheque Drop facility at ATM/other Cheque Drop-boxes