Bank Holidays: Banks to remain closed on these days next week; see when will banks remain non-operational in your city - Check full list here
Bank Holidays in October 2021: The bank customers must complete their banking activities at the earliest as banks will remain closed in certain cities for a number of days due to the upcoming festival season. On these days, the bank customers will not be able to withdraw and deposit money at their respective bank branches. However, ATMs, mobile banking will be available during these days. Earlier this week, the banks remained closed in Gangtok on October 1 due to Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts. On October 2, 2021, banks remained closed across all the cities in the country due to Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.
Bank holidays under these categories
It has to be noted that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), grants holidays to the banks under three categories. They are Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. Source: PTI
Bank holiday on October 7,2021
On October 7, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Imphal on the occasion of Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi. Source: PTI
Bank holidays from October 12 to 16
On October 12, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Agartala and Kolkata on the occasion of Durga Puja (Maha Saptami). Again, on October 13, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata on the occasion of Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami). On October 14, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong and Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayutha Pooja. On October 15, 2021, the banks will remain closed in all the cities except Imphal and Shimla on the occasion of Durga Puja/Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi). On October 16, 2021, banks will remain closed in Gangtok on the occasion of Durga Puja (Dasain). Source: PTI
Bank Holidays from October 18 to 22
On October 18, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Guwahati on the occasion of Kati Bihu. On October 19, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of Id-E-Milad/Eid-e-Miladunnabi/Milad-i-Sherif (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)/Baravafat. Now, on October 20, the banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Shimla on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday/Lakshmi Puja/Id-E-Milad.
Again, on October 22, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Jammu and Srinagar on the occasion of Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi. Source: IANS
Bank Holiday on October 26
On October 26, 2021, the banks will remain closed in Jammu and Srinagar on the occasion of Accession Day. Source: PTI
Bank to remain closed on these weekends
Apart from the above-mentioned holidays, the banks will remain closed on October 9 and 23 due to second and fourth Saturdays. The banks will also remain closed on October 10, 17, 24 and 31 due to Sundays. Source: PTI