October 2025 bank holidays: Banks across the country will be closed for several days in October with the festive season beginning at the end of September. These holidays will be apart from the Sunday and second and fourth Saturday closures. Banks operate on first, third and fifth Saturdays, except when specified otherwise in the RBI holiday calendar.There is also a national holiday in October, affecting all states, whilst several local festivals will result in regional branch closures. Although physical operations will be suspended on specific days as listed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), online banking services will continue to function.The festive season in October 2025 brings many holidays. The October 2025 bank closures include festivals such as Ayudhapooja, Vijayadashami, Durga Puja, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Lakshmi Puja, Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti/Kumar Purnima, Karva Chauth, Kati Bihu, Diwali, Naraka Chaturdashi, Govardhan Pooja, Diwali, Balipadyami, Bhaidooj, Chath Puja and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday.
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October 1, 2025 will see bank closures across multiple states including Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya. This closure is due to celebrations of Dussehra, Ayudha Pooja (Maha Navami/Vijayadashami), and Durga Puja (Dasain).A nationwide bank holiday is scheduled for October 2, 2025, as India observes Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. All banks across states and union territories will remain closed on this national holiday.Sikkim’s banks will observe holidays on October 3 and 4, 2025, for Durga Puja (Dasain) festivities.Lakshmi Puja celebrations will result in bank closures in Tripura and West Bengal on October 6, 2025.On October 7, 2025, banking services will be unavailable in Karnataka, Odisha, Chandigarh, and Himachal Pradesh as these states observe Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti and Kumar Purnima.Banks in Himachal Pradesh will be closed on October 10, 2025, due to Karva Chauth celebrations.Banks across Assam will not operate on October 18, 2025, as the state observes Kati Bihu festival.On October 20, 2025, banks will remain shut in multiple states and territories including Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh (UT), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Assam, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, Delhi (NCT), Goa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh for celebrations of Diwali, Naraka Chaturdashi and Kali Puja.Banks will be closed in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu and Srinagar on October 21, 2025, marking Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan), Deepawali, and Govardhan Pooja.Banks in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar will not function on October 22, 2025, observing Diwali, Vikram Samvant New Year Day, Govardhan Pooja, Balipadyami, and Laxmi Puja (Diwali).Banks across Gujarat, Sikkim, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Himachal Pradesh shall remain closed on October 23, 2025, for Bhaidooj, Chitragupt Jayanti, Laxmi Puja Bhratridwitiya, and Ningol Chakkouba.Banks in West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand will be closed on October 27, 2025, for Chath Puja (Evening Puja) celebrations.Banks in Bihar and Jharkhand will not operate on October 28, 2025, due to Chath Puja (Morning Puja) observance.Banks in Gujarat will remain closed on October 31, 2025, in observance of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday.
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