Diwali Bank Holiday: Today is the festival of Diwali on 20th October. The stock market will remain open on this day. Trading will continue as usual from morning to evening. However, now the question arises whether banks will be open or closed today? There is confusion among people regarding this. According to RBI’s bank holiday list for October 2025, banks will remain closed in most cities including Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata. However, banks will remain open normally in some cities like Mumbai, Patna and Jammu on October 20.

• Due to Diwali/Narak Chaturdashi/Kali Puja, bank branches will remain closed in these cities today – New Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Agartala, Kanpur, Shimla, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Aizawl, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kochi, Kohima, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram, and Vijayawada.
• The cities where bank branches will remain open normally today are Mumbai, Patna, Jammu, Belapur, Imphal, Nagpur and Srinagar.

Banks will remain open in these cities tomorrow

Tomorrow, October 21, banks will remain open in most cities. According to the RBI list, banks will remain closed tomorrow in Mumbai, Bhopal, Belapur, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jammu, Nagpur, Raipur and Srinagar on the occasion of Diwali Amavasya (Lakshmi Pujan) / Deepawali / Govardhan Puja. On October 21, bank branches in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Agartala, Kanpur, Shimla, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Aizawl, Itanagar, Kochi, Kohima, Panaji, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada, Patna will remain open normally.

The cities that will remain closed on both days (20 October and 21 October) are: Bhopal, Gangtok, Guwahati and Raipur. Banks in Delhi will remain closed today, while banks in Mumbai will remain closed tomorrow.

List of bank holidays in October

• 20 October (Monday) – Diwali/Narak Chaturdashi – Banks will remain closed in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat.
• 21 October (Tuesday) – Diwali (Deepawali) – Bank holiday in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan.
• 22 October (Wednesday) – Diwali (Bali Pratipada) / Vikram Samwant New Year Day / Govardhan Puja / Balipadmi, Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali) – Banks will remain closed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
• 23 October (Thursday) – Bhai Bij/Bhai Dooj/Chitragupta Jayanti/Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali)/Bharatrividiya/Ningol Chakkauba – Holiday in banks of Gujarat, Assam, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh.
• 27 October (Monday) – Chhath Puja (Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi) – Holiday in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand.
• 28 October (Tuesday) – Chhath Puja – Holiday in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand.
• 31 October (Friday) – Birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – Banks will remain closed in Gujarat.

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Diwali 2025 Bank Holidays: There is an atmosphere of enthusiasm in the entire country regarding the festival of Diwali. It is starting tomorrow on 18th October from Dhanteras. After this Narak Chaturdashi and Kali Puja will be celebrated. After this, Chhoti Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj will also be observed. In such a situation, the most important thing is whether banks will remain closed or open during this period? This information is important so that there are no problems in important bank related work.

Will banks remain closed on 17-18 October?

Today on 17th October is Rama Ekadashi or Ekadashi Parana. On this day people keep fast to get the blessings of Lord Vishnu. However, according to the holiday list of RBI, there is no holiday in banks on this day. Dhanteras is on 18th October and Diwali is considered to start from this day.

On the day of Dhanteras, people worship Lord Kuber and Goddess Lakshmi. Banks will remain closed in cities like Guwahati on this occasion. Apart from this, banks will remain open in all other cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Jaipur etc. October 18 is the third Saturday of the month, so it will be a full working day in banks. However, in view of the festive season in some cities, leave can be given after half day.

Where will banks remain closed on 20th October?

Kali Chaudas is on 19th October. Banks will remain closed as this day is Sunday. On October 20, on the day of Narak Chaturdashi (Chhota Diwali), Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Banks will remain closed in cities like Vijayawada. At the same time, banks will remain open in Belapur, Bhubaneswar, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur and Srinagar.

When will banks remain closed between 21-23 October?

Amavasya is on 21st October. This day is known as Diwali Snan, Diwali Devpuja. On this occasion, banks will remain closed in cities like Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur and Srinagar. Also, banks will remain closed in cities like Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.

On 22nd October, there is Govardhan Puja, Annakoot, Bali Pratipada, Dyuta Krida and Gujarati New Year. Banks will remain closed on this day in cities like Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai and Nagpur. Banks will remain open in other cities.

23rd October is Bhai Bij/Bhai Dooj/Chitragupta Jayanti/Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali)/Bharatrividiya/Ningol Chakkauba. Banks will remain closed on this day in Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla. In other cities, banks will remain open as per the RBI list.

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Bank hoLiday in October: The Navratri festival has started, with this, the festive season has started in the whole country. Banks have announced a holiday regarding Durga Puja and other festivals. Also, festivals like Dussehra, Diwali, Chhath Puja and Bhai Dooj are coming in October.

National Holiday is held on 2 October i.e. Gandhi Jayanti. All banks have announced holidays regarding this. However, bank customers should keep in mind that holidays can be different in every state. Therefore, customers must see the list of their state holiday, so that they do not have any kind of inconvenience.

Durga Puja holiday

The holiday is starting from Mahasaptami in Kolkata and the entire West Bengal, which will continue for 6 consecutive days.

• 27 September (Saturday)
• 28 September (Sunday, weekly holiday)
• 29 September (Monday)
• 30 September (Tuesday)
• 1 October (Wednesday)
• 2 October (Thursday, Gandhi Jayanti)

Banks will be closed on September 30 in Kerala

The Kerala government has announced that on September 30, there will be a holiday in the bank on Navratri. Due to which there will be a long holiday of three days. October 1, there will be a holiday in Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura and West Bengal for Mahanavami. Also National on 2 October
There will be a holiday.

Bank will be discharged these days in October

• On October 6, there will be a holiday in Punjab, Odisha, Sikkam, Tripura, West Bengal for Lakshmi Puja.
• On the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, October 7, there will be a holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka.
• October 20, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala in Diwali
• 21 October Andhra Pradesh, Bihar
• 22 October Haryana, Maharashtra
• 23 October Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
• On October 27-28, a 2-day holiday has been announced in Bihar regarding Chhath.

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