Durga Puja Bank Holidays: If you’re planning to visit the bank this week, hold off. Banks will be closed for several days this week in many parts of the country due to Dussehra and Gandhi Jayanti. The RBI has already released the list of holidays to avoid inconvenience to customers. Let’s find out on which days and where banking services will be disrupted from September 29th to October 5th.
Holidays begin on September 29th
Banks will be closed in Agartala, Kolkata, and Guwahati today, September 29th. Maha Saptami, the seventh day of Durga Puja, is celebrated with great pomp in the month of Ashwin.
Banks closed in various cities throughout the week
- Banks will be closed in Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Patna, and Ranchi on September 30th for Maha Ashtami.
- Banks will be closed in Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, and Thiruvananthapuram on October 1st for Maha Navami and Vijayadashami.
- Offline banking services will be closed across India on October 2nd for Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra.
- Banks will be closed in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, on October 3rd and 4th for Durga Puja/Dasai.
- Banks will be closed across the country on October 5th, a Sunday, a weekly holiday.
Online banking services are operational.
Bank closures do not mean that your services will be disrupted. Mobile banking, net banking, and UPI services will continue to operate as usual. ATM withdrawals will also be hassle-free.
How is the holiday list determined?
The RBI and state governments jointly develop the bank holiday calendar, which takes into account national holidays, religious events, and local festivals. Bank customers are informed periodically through the website and notifications.
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