Bank Holiday: Banks closed for 21 Days in October 2025

Bank Holiday: It is often reported that banks may be closed for an extensive number of days in October due to the high volume of festivals. While the total number of bank closure dates in October 2025 is high, it is crucial to understand that no single state or region will have the bank closed for the full 21 days. Banks Closed for 21 Days in October 2025.

The 21-day figure is the maximum possible number of closure days when combining all Sundays, Second/Fourth Saturdays, and all state-specific festival holidays across the entire country.

Here is a comprehensive breakdown of the bank holidays in October 2025.

I. Fixed Weekly and Mandatory Holidays (Applicable Nationwide)

Banks across all states and Union Territories will be closed on these six days:

October 2 – Thursday (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti – National Holiday)

October 5 – Sunday (Weekly Holiday)

October 11 – Saturday (Second Saturday)            

October 12 – Sunday (Weekly Holiday)

October 19 – Sunday (Weekly Holiday) 

October 25 – Saturday (Fourth Saturday)

October 26 – Sunday (Weekly Holiday) 

2. Major Festival Holidays (Applicable in Select States)

The following festival holidays will result in bank closures in various states. Please check the closure against your specific state/city.

October 1 – Wednesday (Maha Navami / Dussehra / Durga Puja – Tripura, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam, UP, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, etc.)

October 3-4 – Friday-Saturday (Durga Puja (Dasain) / Vijaya Dashami, Sikkim, West Bengal, and other states continuing Dussehra/Durga Puja celebrations)

October 6 – Monday (Lakshmi Puja, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha).

October 7 – Tuesday (Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti / Kumar Purnima – Karnataka, Odisha, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab).

October 10 – Friday (Karva Chauth, Himachal Pradesh).

October 18 – Saturday (Kati Bihu- Assam).

October 20 – Monday (Diwali (Deepavali) / Kali Puja – Multiple states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, etc).

October 21 – Tuesday (Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) / Govardhan Pooja – Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu & Srinagar, etc).

October 22 – Wednesday (Vikram Samvat New Year Day / Govardhan Pooja / Bali Pratipada – Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar).

October 23 – Thursday (Bhai Bij / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Jayanti / Ningol Chakkouba          Gujarat, Sikkim, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh).

October 27 – Monday (Chhath Puja (Evening)    Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal).

October 28 – Tuesday (Chhath Puja (Morning)   Bihar, Jharkhand).

October 31 – Friday (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday – Gujarat).

Please remember that even on bank holidays, digital banking services such as ATMs, Mobile Banking, and Internet Banking remain operational 24×7. You can easily perform transactions like fund transfers (NEFT/RTGS/IMPS) and check your balance.

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