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 2023. It is to be noted that the public and other restricted holidays differ from one region to another.
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.
Bank Services Available on Bank Holidays in October 2023
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:
- Fund transfer via NEFT, UPI and IMPS
- ATM services
- Net Banking and Mobile Banking services
- Cheque drop facility at ATM or other cheque drop boxes
- Hotlisting Credit or Debit Card
Most Searched Bank Holidays 2023
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.