Bank Holidays: SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Other Banks Shut On October 2 For Gandhi Jayanti; Closed On Saturday Too?

All banks in India are closed on October 2, 2026, for the celebration of Gandhi Jayanti. This is a national holiday, and hence banks are closed in every city of every state. These banks include SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, and Union Bank of India, among others.

Bank Holiday Today, October 2, 2026

As per RBI's holiday list, banks are closed on October 2, 2026, for Gandhi Jayanti. Among cities, banks will be closed in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Vijayawada.

This holiday will only be implied on bank branches. The digital banking services like net banking, ATMs, mobile banking, and other services remain open.

Gandhi Jayanti 2026

Gandhi Jayanti, celebrated on the 2nd of October each year, is a solemn occasion that marks the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, affectionately known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu. You will find prayer ceremonies and functions held across the country commemorating Mahatma Gandhi, his guiding principles, and the pivotal role he played in India's independence movement. This day of homage to the 'Father of the Nation' holds immense significance in India and around the world, as per Incredible India.

Bank Holiday On Saturday, October 3, 2026?

After Gandhi Jayanti, the next day is a Saturday. Will banks be closed on this day too?

No!

All banks will be functioning as normal on October 3rd, as it is the first Saturday of the month.

As of now, RBI's guidelines state that all scheduled and non-scheduled banks—public, private, foreign, cooperative, regional, rural, and local area banks—will observe a public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays from September 01, 2015, and will observe full working days on Saturdays other than the second and fourth Saturdays.

Simply put, the first and third Saturdays are working days for banks. If there are five Saturdays in a month, the fifth Saturday is also a working day.

Bank Holidays In October 2026

The month of October is packed with a long list of holidays due to festive seasons. The majority of the holidays are linked to the nine-day-long Navratri festival, which will end with Dussehra. In total, there are 11 special bank holidays in October 2026, excluding the third and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays. The number of holidays rise if we include the weekends. Here are the dates:

October 2, 2026: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

October 10, 2026: Mahalaya Amavasye

October 17, 2026: Maha Saptami

October 19, 2026: Dussehra (Mahashtami)/Maha Navami/Ayutha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dashomi/Durga Ashtami

October 20, 2026: Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) (Aaso sud-10)/Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja/Durga Puja

October 21, 2026: Vijaya Dasami/Durga Puja (Dasain)

October 22, 2026: Durga Puja (Dasain)

October 23, 2026: Durga Puja (Dasain)

October 26, 2026: Laxmi Puja/Accession Day/Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday

October 29, 2026: Karva Chauth

October 31, 2026: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday