Gandhi Jayanti bank holiday: Are banks closed today?

Banks across various states in India will be shut for 18 days in the month of October 2023. It is a month of festivals, so banks will be closed across many states. These include Diwali and Dussehra. Banks will also be shut on the second and fourth Saturdays and on Sundays.

Today, October 2, 2023, due to Gandhi Jayanti banks in all states in India will be closed. Even though bank branches will be closed, online banking services will be available, allowing you to conduct transactions, check balances, and accomplish other necessary financial operations from the comfort of your home or on the go.

The next bank holiday where many banks will be closed is for the festival of Dussehra.


Also read: Bank holidays in October 2023: Banks will be closed for up to 18 days in October; check state-wise bank holiday list

Here is a look at the bank holiday list of October 2023

1. October 14 (Saturday)- Mahalaya- Banks are closed in Kolkata.
2. October 18: (Wednesday)- Kati Bihu- Banks are closed in Assam.
3. October 21 Saturday -Durga Puja (Maha Saptami)- Banks are closed in Tripura, Assam, Manipur, and Bengal.
4. October 23 (Monday)- Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dasami- Banks are closed in Tripura, Karnataka, Orissa, Tanil Nadu, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Kanpur, Kerala, Jarkahand, Bihar.
5. October 24 (Tuesday)- Dussehra/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)/Durga Puja- Banks are closed in all states except in Andhra Pradesh, Manipur.
6. October 25 (Wednesday)- Durga Puja (Dasain)- Banks are closed in Sikkim.
7. October 26 (Thursday)- Durga Puja (Dasain)/Accession Day- Banks are closed in Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir.
8. October 27, (Friday) Durga Puja (Dasain)- Banks are closed in Sikkim.
9. October 28 (Saturday)- Lakshmi Puja- Banks are closed in Bengal.
10. October 31 (Tuesday)- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday- Banks are closed in Gujarat.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has classified the holidays into three categories: holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement, and bank closings.

October bank holiday list

Oct-23	2	14	18	21	23	24	25	26	27	28	31
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Aizawl	•					•
Belapur	•					•
Bengaluru	•				•	•
Bhopal	•					•
Bhubaneswar	•				•	•
Chandigarh	•					•
Chennai	•				•	•
Dehradun	•					•
Gangtok	•					•	•	•	•
Guwahati	•		•	•	•	•
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh	•				•
Hyderabad - Telangana	•					•
Imphal	•			•
Jaipur	•					•
Jammu	•					•		•
Kanpur	•				•	•
Kochi	•				•	•
Kohima	•				•	•
Kolkata	•	•		•	•	•				•
Lucknow	•				•	•
Mumbai	•					•
Nagpur	•					•
New Delhi	•					•
Panaji	•					•
Patna	•				•	•
Raipur	•					•
Ranchi	•				•	•
Shillong	•				•	•
Shimla	•					•
Srinagar	•					•		•
Thiruvananthapuram	•				•	•

Holiday Description	Day
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	2
Mahalaya	14
Kati Bihu	18
Durga Puja (Maha Saptami)	21
Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Ayudha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dasami	23
Dussehra/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)/Durga Puja	24
Durga Puja (Dasain)	25
Durga Puja (Dasain)/Accession Day	26
Durga Puja (Dasain)	27
Lakshmi Puja	28
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday	31