Banks CLOSED: SBI, HDFC, PNB, ICICI to remain closed on Dhanteras, Bihu, and other festivals? Dates are…

Bank Holidays Next Week: If you are planning to go to your bank for any banking-related work during festive weeks, please plan it accordingly, as several banks in India will be closed for multiple days this week. The reason for the closing of banks is the upcoming major festivals. The banks, state-run and private, will be closed between October 13 and October 19. Notably, this month is seeing several bank holidays and less banking work because of major festivals such as Navratri, Durga Puja, Karva Chauth, and Diwali.

According to Reserve Bank Of India, private and public sector banks will be closed this week due to bank and regional holidays.

For How Many Days Will Banks Be Closed In October?

Private and public sector banks including SBI, HDFC, ICICI and Canara Bank etc will close for up to 21 days in the month of October because of official bank holidays such as Diwali, Maha Ashtami, Dussehra, Durga Puja and Chhat Puja. These holidays also include monthly and weekly offs. In addition to regional and national holidays RBI requires banks to observe holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month, as well as on all Sundays.

Details Of Bank Holidays From October 13-19, 2025

October 18: Banks will not open in Guwahati due to Kati Bihu festival.

October 19: Banks will be shut across India for Sunday weekly off.

Please Note: Banks will remain open and operate their services on Dhanteras, which also falls on October 18, Saturday.

Bank Holidays In October 2025

Date	Day	Bank Holiday / Reason	Cities / Pan-India
October 18	Saturday	Kati Bihu	Guwahati
October 19	Sunday	Weekly Off	Pan-India
October 20	Monday	Diwali (Deepavali) / Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja	Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijaywada
October 21	Tuesday	Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) / Deepawali / Govardhan Pooja	Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Gangtok, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Srinagar
October 22	Wednesday	Diwali (Bali Pratipada) / Vikram Samvant New Year / Govardhan Pooja / Balipadyami, Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)	Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla
October 23	Thursday	Bhai Bij / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Jayanti / Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) / Bhratridwitiya / Ningol Chakkouba	Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Shimla
October 25	Saturday	Fourth Saturday Weekly Off	Pan-India
October 26	Sunday	Weekly Off	Pan-India
October 27	Monday	Chath Puja (Evening Puja)	Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi
October 28	Tuesday	Chath Puja (Morning Puja)	Patna, Ranchi
October 31	Friday	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday	Ahmedabad

What To Do During Emergencies On Bank Holidays?

It is worth mentioning that bank holidays vary from state to state/region to region and pan-India depending on the nature of the holiday. On bank holidays, operations like depositing a cheque, which require an individual to visit a bank branch, are withheld.

However, net banking and mobile banking services will remain operational. UPI services also remain available during bank holidays. If an individual wants to withdraw cash, he can visit the nearest ATM.

 

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