Bank Holidays in October: Banks to Remain Shut for 21 Days

If you are planning to visit your bank in the month of October, then you must read this article, as Public & Private banks will remain closed for 21 days in the upcoming month, including weekends & festivals.

M Kanika Updated 25 January, 2022 2:07 AM IST

If you are planning to visit your bank in the month of October, then you must read this article, as Public & Private banks will remain closed for 21 days in the upcoming month, including weekends & festivals.

According to the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while the banks are closed on public holidays, regional holidays are restricted only to certain states & decided by the respective state government.

Out of 21 days of holidays in October, only 14 of them are holidays because of an occasion, & the other 7 days are weekend leaves, which encompass Sundays, as well as the second & fourth Saturday of the month.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandated holidays are grouped under categories of the “Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act”, “Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act & Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday” & “Banks’ Closing of Accounts”.

Below is the List of Bank Holidays in October 2021:

October 1	Half Yearly Closing of Bank Account (Sikkim)
October 2	Gandhi Jayanti
October 3	Sunday
October 6	Mahalaya Amavasye (West Bengal, Karnataka, Tripura)
October 7	Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi (West Bengal, Karnataka, Meghalaya)
October 9	Second Saturday
October 10	Sunday
October 12	Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) /(West Bengal, Tripura)
October 13	Durga Puja/ Dussehra (Maha Navami)/ (Ayutha Pooja).
October 14	Durga Puja/ Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)
October 15	Durga Puja (Dasain) / (Sikkim)
October 16	Durga Puja
October 17	Sunday
October 18	Kati Bihu
October 19	Id-E-Milad/Eid-e-Miladunnabi/Milad-i-Sherif (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday)/Baravafat
October 20	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday/Lakshmi Puja/Id-E-Milad