Bank Holidays in October 2023: October is a month of festival and banks both, private and public sectors, will observe holiday for as many as 16 days which also includes the second and fourth Saturdays along with Sundays.
If you have any financial transactions planned for this month, it’s essential to stay informed about the October 2023 bank holidays specific to your state.
States observe public holiday as per their local customs and festivals. Private and public sector banks will remain shut during these days. Bank holidays differ from one state to another across India which is decided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
India’s central bank publishes the annual list of bank holidays on its official website. It is recommended that bank customers verify the holiday schedule for their respective states prior to scheduling a visit to their local bank branch.
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List of all state-wise bank holidays in the month of October 2023
October 1: Sunday
October 2: Gandhi Jayanti (National Holiday)
October 8: Sunday
October 14: Mahalaya (West Bengal) and Second Saturday
October 15: Sunday
October 18: Kati Bihu (Assam)
October 21: Durga Puja- Maha Saptami (Assam, Manipur, Tripura, and West Bengal)
October 22: Sunday
October 23: Dussehra- Maha Navami or Ayudha Pooja on Vijaya Dasami (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal)
October 24: Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami or Durga Puja (except in Andhra Pradesh and Manipur)
October 25: Durga Puja or Dashain (Sikkim)
October 26: Durga Puja or Dashain or Accession Day (Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir)
October 27: Durga Puja or Dashain (Sikkim)
October 28: Lakshmi Puja (West Bengal) and Fourth Saturday
October 29: Sunday
October 31: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary (Gujarat)
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RBI Bank Holiday List in October 2023
| October 2023 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 |
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| Bhopal | • | • | |||||||||
| Bhubaneswar | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Chandigarh | • | • | |||||||||
| Chennai | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Dehradun | • | • | |||||||||
| Gangtok | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Guwahati | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh | • | • | |||||||||
| Hyderabad – Telangana | • | • | |||||||||
| Imphal | • | • | |||||||||
| Jaipur | • | • | |||||||||
| Jammu | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kanpur | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kochi | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kohima | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Kolkata | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Lucknow | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Mumbai | • | • | |||||||||
| Nagpur | • | • | |||||||||
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| Panaji | • | • | |||||||||
| Patna | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Raipur | • | • | |||||||||
| Ranchi | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Shillong | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Shimla | • | • | |||||||||
| Srinagar | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | • | • | • |
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| Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act | |
| • | Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday |
| • | Banks’ Closing of Accounts |
| Holiday Description | Day |
|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 2 |
| Mahalaya | 14 |
| Kati Bihu | 18 |
| Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) | 21 |
| Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dasami | 23 |
| Dussehra/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)/Durga Puja | 24 |
| Durga Puja (Dasain) | 25 |
| Durga Puja (Dasain)/Accession Day | 26 |
| Durga Puja (Dasain) | 27 |
| Lakshmi Puja | 28 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | 31 |
