Bank Holidays 2025: Banks will remain closed for these many days between October 11 and 27, banking related work will be affected.
Bank Holidays 2025: You can use net banking through your bank’s website or mobile app. It offers money transfers, bill payments, and balance checks.
October Bank Holidays 2025: If you have any bank related work, then get it done quickly because banks will remain closed for 11 days between 11th and 27th October. These holidays include Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Govardhan Puja, Saturday (second and fourth) and Sunday. Apart from this, according to the holiday list of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), all government and private banks will remain closed in Himachal Pradesh today on the occasion of Karva Chauth, but banks will remain open as usual in all other states of the country like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Online services will continue during the bank holiday. ATM and debit card transactions will also remain operational.
How are state and central bank holidays decided?
- According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks are closed on the second Saturday of every month. Every Sunday is also a weekly holiday. Banks are closed on holidays.
- Bank holidays in India include national holidays (gazetted holidays) and government holidays (state/central). State government holidays vary from state to state, while central government holidays are the same throughout the country.
- Regional holidays pertain to a particular state or region. Just because a day is a holiday in one state doesn’t mean it’s a holiday in another state.
When will banks remain closed in October?
- October 11 – Saturday Holiday (Second)
- 12 October – Sunday Holiday
- October 18: Bihu festival
- 19 October – Sunday Holiday
- October 20 – Diwali/Narak Chaturdashi Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Vijayawada Thiruvananthapuram
- October 21 – Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) Govardhan Puja Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai,
- October 22 Vikram Samvat New Year’s Day/Govardhan Puja Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Patna
- October 23 – Bhai Dooj/Bhratrdwitiya Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla
- October 25 – Saturday Holiday (Fourth)
- 26 October – Sunday Holiday
- October 27 – Chhath Puja (Evening Worship) Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi
Bank users can avail these online services.
Customers can access online services during bank holidays as digital services like UPI, Mobile Banking, Internet Banking etc. are not affected by bank holidays.
Net Banking: You can use net banking through your bank’s website or mobile app. It offers money transfers, bill payments, and balance checks.
Unified Payments Interface: Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a secure way to transfer money. You just need to use UPI apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm etc.
MOBILE BANKING: You can avail various services like fund transfer, mobile recharge, utility bill payment etc. through the bank’s mobile app on your smartphone.
ATM Use: ATMs are always available for withdrawing money, checking balances, and obtaining mini statements. You can also use features like cardless cash withdrawals at ATMs.
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