Bank holidays October 2022: Banks to remain closed for 21 days due to Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath, check the full list of holidays here
October is a month full of festivities across India. This means banks working days will be affected. Last month, banks were shut for 21 days based on the festivals inlcuding Onam, Heroes’ Martrydom Day, Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti, S Bhagat Singh Jayanti, and others.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the list of bank holidays in October 2022 according to the guidelines. The RBI divides holidays into three categories-Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
In October, both private and public sector banks will remain closed for 21 days due to multiple festivals including Durga Puja/Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja including the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays.
Check the full list of bank holidays here
- October 1: Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts
- October 2: Sunday & Gandhi Jayanti Holiday
- October 3: Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)
- October 4: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayudha pooja/Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva
- October 5: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)/Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva
- October 6: Durga Puja (Dashain)
- October 7: Durga Puja (Dashain)
- October 8: Second Saturday Holiday and Milad-i-Sherif/Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)
- October 9: Sunday
- October 13: Karva Chauth
- October 14: Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi
- October 16: Sunday
- October 18: Kati Bihu
- October 22: fourth Saturday
- October 23: Sunday
- October 24: Kali Puja/Deepavali/Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)/Naraka Chaturdashi)
- October 25: Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Govardhan Pooja
- October 26: Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Bhai Bij/Bhai Duj/Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Laxmi Puja/Accession Day
- October 27: Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba
- October 30: Sunday
- October 31: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patels Birthday/Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Morning ardhya)/Chhath Puja
Full list of weekly bank holidays across India
- October 16: Sunday
- October 22: Fourth Saturday
- October 23: Sunday
- October 30: Sunday
October is full of festivities and to avoid any inconvenience bank holders are advised to plan their bank visit accordingly.
