New Delhi: Banks in both the public and private sectors will be closed nationwide on up to 21 days in October, including the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. In October of this year, banks would be closed for up to 14 days, excluding weekends, according a list provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Due to different holidays, banks will be closed in some states or cities. It should be noted that every month’s first and third Saturdays are still business hours for banks.
Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts are the three categories into which holidays are divided by the Reserve Bank of India. People are urged to confirm the holiday date in their local states when scheduling bank-related tasks. The RBI has given notice of the holidays listed below.
Saturday, October 1, 2022: Half-Yearly Bank Account Closing in Gangtok
Sunday, October 2, 2022: Gandhi Jayanti and a holiday
Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) will be held in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata, Patna, and Ranchi on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022: Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, and Thiruvananthapuram will celebrate Durga Puja, Dussehra (Maha Navami), Ayudha pooja, and Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022: Durga Puja, Vijaya Dashmi’s Dussehra, and Srimanta Sankardeva’s Janmotsav
Thursday, October 6, 2022: Durga Puja (Dashain) in Gangtok
Friday, October 7, 2022: Durga Puja (Dashain) in Gangtok
Second Saturday, October 8, 2022, is a holiday and Milad-i-Sherif/Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi (the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) in Bhopal, Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram.
Tuesday, October 13, 2022: Karva Chauth to Shimla
Friday, October 14, 2022: Jammu and Srinagar, the day after Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022: Kati Bihu – Guwahati
Monday, October 24, 2022: Kali Puja, Deepavali, Diwali (Laxmi Pujan), and Naraka Chaturdashi in the following cities: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur,
Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Govardhan Pooja on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 in Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, and Jaipur
Wednesday, October 26, 2022: Vikram Samvant New Year’s Day, Bhai Bij, Bhai Duj, Diwali (Bali Pratipada), Laxmi Puja, Govardhan Pooja,
Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Shimla, and Srinagar were present on Accession Day.
Thursday, October 27, 2022: Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, and Lucknow: Bhaidooj, Chitragupt Jayanti, Laxmi Puja, Deepawali, and Ningol Chakkouba.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday, Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Morning Ardhya), and Chhath Puja in Ahmedabad, Patna, and Ranchi on October 31, 2022 (Monday).
Weekend holidays in October 2022 will be on these days
Weekly off on October 9, 2022 (Sunday)
Weekly off on October 16, 2022 (Sunday)
Fourth Saturday on October 22, 2022
Weekly holiday: October 23, 2022 (Sunday)
30 October 2022: One-week holiday (Sunday)
