With the start of every year, RBI (Reserve Bank of India) releases a list of bank holidays in India, informing users about all the non-operational days of banks in India. Also, all Saturdays and Sundays are bank holidays. Mentioned below is the list of bank holidays in October 2025. It is to be noted that the public and other restricted holidays differ from one region to another.
Bank Holiday in October 2025
Bank holidays in October 2025 is listed below:
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
1st October 2025 | Wednesday | Navaratri Ends/Maha Navami/Dussehra/Ayudhapooja, Vijayadasami/Durga Puja (Dasain) | Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram |
2nd October 2025 | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dasara/Vijaya Dashami/Dussehra/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Janmotsav of Sri Sri Sankardeva | 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 |
3rd October 2025 | Friday | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
4th October 2025 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
6th October 2025 | Monday | Lakshmi Puja | Agartala, Kolkata |
7th October 2025 | Tuesday | Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kumar Purnima | Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Shimla |
10th October 2025 | Friday | Karva Chauth | Shimla |
18th October 2025 | Saturday | Kati Bihu | Guwahati |
20th October 2025 | Monday | Diwali (Deepavali)/Naraka Chaturdashi/Kali Puja | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Telangana, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram |
21st October 2025 | Tuesday | Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Govardhan Pooja | Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Gangtok, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Srinagar |
22nd October 2025 | Wednesday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Govardhan Pooja/Balipadyami, Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna |
23rd October 2025 | Thursday | Bhai Bij/Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)/Bhratridwitiya/Ningol Chakkouba | Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla |
27th October 2025 | Monday | Chath Puja (Evening Puja) | Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi |
28th October 2025 | Tuesday | Chath Puja (Morning Puja) | Patna, Ranchi |
31st October 2025 | Friday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | Ahmedabad |
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Bank Holidays in October 2025 on Saturdays
All bank branches shall remain closed on the following Saturdays across India in October 2025:
11th October 2025 | 25th October 2025 |
Bank Services Available on Bank Holidays in October 2025
The user can avail the below listed banking services even on bank holidays in October 2023. The users can facilitate both financial and non-financial transactions and get access to other banking services even on bank holidays, by using any of the below mentioned services:
Bank Holiday in October 2023
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
2nd October 2023 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram |
18th October 2023 | Wednesday | Kati Bihu | Guwahati |
21st October 2023 | Saturday | Durga Puja | Guwahati, Imphal |
23rd October 2023 | Monday | Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja | Bengaluru, Guwahati, Kanpur, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram |
24th October 2023 | Tuesday | Dussehra/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)/Durga Puja | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram |
25th October 2023 | Wednesday | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
26th October 2023 | Thursday | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
27th October 2023 | Friday | Durga Puja (Dasain) | Gangtok |
31st October 2023 | Tuesday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | Ahmedabad |
Note: It is to be noted that all Saturdays and Sundays are bank holidays.
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List of Bank Holidays in October 2020
Following is a list of bank holidays in October 2020:
Date | Day | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
2nd October, 2020 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / RTGS Holiday | All regional offices |
17th October, 2020 | Saturday | Kati Bihu / Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi | Guwahati, Imphal |
23rd October, 2020 | Friday | Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Saptami) | Agartala, Kolkata, Shillong |
24th October, 2020 | Saturday | Durga Puja / Dussehra (Mahanavami) / (Maha asthmi) | Agartala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram |
26th October, 2020 | Monday | Durga Puja (Vijayadashami) / Acession Day | Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Patna, Sirnagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
27th October, 2020 | Tuesday | Durga Puja | Gangtok |
28th October, 2020 | Wednesday | Durga Puja | Gangtok |
29th October, 2020 | Thursday | Durga Puja / Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Gangtok, Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
30th October, 2020 | Friday | Id-E-Milad (Milad-un-Nabi) / Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi/ Baravafat / Lakshmi Puja | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar |
31st October, 2020 | Saturday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday / Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi / Kumar Purnima | Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Shimla |
Note: It is to be noted that in addition to the above mentioned holidays, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays in a month are bank holidays, as provided by the RBI.