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15 Days Of Bank Holidays In Festive October Month, Check For Bhubaneswar

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: Banks will have 15 closure days in October due to various state-specific festivals and national holidays.

According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), these holidays are on account of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Durga Puja, Dussehra, and Diwali. Additionally, banks will be closed during four Sundays and two Saturdays, the 2nd and the fourth. 

However, these holidays may differ from state to state as regions may observe different festivals or the same festival on a different day.

In Bhubaneswar, banks will remain closed on October 2, 11, 12 and 31 for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Mahaasthami/Mahanavami, Dussehra and Diwali. Besides, October 6, 13, 20, and 27 are Sundays, and October 12 and 26 are 2nd and 4th Saturdays. In total, there will be nine days of closure in October.

The online banking and UPI services will be available as normal. They will not be affected by these holidays. Customers can access banking services through 

  1. Net banking
  2. ATMs
  3. Mobile applications
  4. Bank websites

Bank Holidays in October 2024

  • October 1: Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • October 2: National holiday on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
  • October 3: Shardiya Navratri and Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
  • October 6: Weekly holiday (Sunday).
  • October 10: Maha Saptami
  • October 11: Mahanavami
  • October 12: Dussehra and second Saturday
  • October 13: Weekly holiday (Sunday)
  • October 14: Durga Puja (Dasin) and Dussehra in Gangtok
  • October 16: Laxmi Puja (Agartala, Kolkata)
  • October 17: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
  • October 20: Weekly holiday (Sunday)
  • October 26: Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir) and Fourth Saturday
  • October 27: Weekly holiday (Sunday)
  • October 31: Diwali (Deepavali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Naraka Chaturdashi

 

 

 

OB Bureau

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