Bank Holidays In October 2024, Navratri Dussehra: Banks Are Closed From October 11-13, Check City-Wise List

Bank Holidays In October 2024: A 3-day long holiday is going to kick start from October 11th to October 13th for Indian banks, due to Durga Ashtami and Dussehra, the last few days of Navratri festival. However, the bank holidays will vary from city to city, so if you are planning to visit your bank branch on either of these days, check the list below whether the bank is open or not!

October 11, 2024:

As per RBI's holiday list for October 2024, banks will be closed on this day, due to the celebration of Dusshera (Mahashtami/Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja (Dasain)/Durga Ashtami. But not all banks will be closed on Friday, October 11.

Banks will be closed in cities like Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, and Kolkata. Patna, Ranchi, and Shillong.

October 12:

On this day, banks will be closed in many cities due to the auspicious occasion of Dasara/Dussehra (Mahanavami/Vijayadashmi)/Durga Puja (Dasain).

The nine-day annual Hindu festival, Navratri has commenced from October 3 and will continue till the next week. Although Navratri is most celebrated two or four times in India, however, the most popular one is the Sharada Navaratri which is celebrated from September to October. That being said, banks will be closed during the last date of Navratri, renowned as Dussehra.

Apart from the occasion being Dussehra, all banks will be closed on October 12, since it is a second Saturday, which is a default holiday.

October 13:

All banks will be closed on this day due to Sunday.

RBI's holidays are divided into three categories such as -- Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holidays; and Banks' Closing of Accounts. Bank holidays in India 2024, vary from state-to-state and city-to-city.

In general terms, banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. The fifth Saturday of a month with five Saturdays is a working day for banks. In the past, banks would only open for a half-day on Saturdays.

Bank holidays in India and for that matter, the public holidays are decided by the central government, the state government and the various union territories in the country.