Banks to remain closed for 18 days in October 2023. Check Details Here.

 At the onset of the current month, banking will be closed due to the observance of the Sunday holiday on the 1st of October and Gandhi Jayanti on the 2nd of October throughout India.

Furthermore, on the 24th of October, a significant number of banks shall remain non-operational owing to the Dussehra holiday, with the exception of Hyderabad and Imphal.

Bank Holidays in October 2023 under Negotiable Instrument Act.

Bank holiday on 2nd October: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

Bank holiday on 14 October: Mahalaya (Kolkata)

Bank holiday on 18 October: Kati Bihu (Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata)

Bank holiday on 21 October: Durga Puja (Agartala, Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata)

Bank holiday on 23 October: Dusshera, Ayudha Pooja, Durga Puja, Vijaya Dasami (Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram).

Bank holiday on 24 October: Dusshera/Dussehra/Durga Puja (Except Hyderabad and Imphal…all over India)

Bank holiday on 25 October: Durga Puja (Gangtok)

Bank holiday on 26 October: Durga Puja (Gangtok, Jammu, Srinagar)

Bank holiday on 27 October: Durga Puja (Gangtok)

Bank holiday on 28 October: Lakshmi Puja (Kolkata)

Bank holiday on 31 October: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday (Ahmedabad)

After eleven holidays in October, there are seven-weekend leaves next month. In total, banks will remain closed for 18 days in October 2023.

·        October 1: Sunday

·        October 8: Sunday

·        October 14: Second Saturday

·        October 15: Sunday

·        October 22: Sunday

·        October 28: Fourth Saturday

·        October 29: Sunday

 Madhupriya Dhanwate