Bhubaneswar: With several festivals, including Dussehra and Eid-e-Miladunnabi, scheduled for October, banks will remain closed for 21 days during this major holiday month. Internet banking services, however, will continue as usual.
In Odisha, banks will remain shut for 10 days.
Here is a look at the bank holidays across various states in October:
October 2 (Saturday): Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti; banks across the country will be closed
October 3 – Sunday
October 6 (Wednesday): Mahalaya Amavasya; banks will be closed in Tripura, Karnataka, West Bengal
October 7 (Thursday): Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi; banks will be closed in Manipur
October 9 – 2nd Saturday
October 10 – Sunday
October 12 (Tuesday): Durga Puja (Maha Saptami); banks will be closed in Tripura, West Bengal
October 13 (Wednesday): Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami); banks will be closed in Tripura, Odisha, Assam, West Bengal, Manipur, Jharkhand
October 14 (Thursday): Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayutha Pooja; banks will be closed in Tripura, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Meghalaya
October 15 (Friday): Durga Puja/Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi); banks will be closed in almost all states
October 16 (Saturday): Durga Puja (Dasain); banks will be closed in Sikkim
October 17 – Sunday
October 18 (Monday): Kati Bihu; banks will be closed in Assam
October 19 (Tuesday): Id-E-Milad/Eid-e-Miladunnabi/Milad-i-Sherif (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday)/Baravafat; banks will be closed in most states
October 20 (Wednesday): Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday/Lakshmi Puja/Id-E-Milad; banks will be closed in Tripura, Karnataka, Chandigarh, J&K
October 22 (Friday): Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi’; banks will be closed in J&K
October 23 – 4th Saturday
October 24 – Sunday
October 26 (Tuesday): Accession Day; banks will be closed in J&K
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