Bank Holidays In October 2022: Banks To Remain Closed For Up To 21 Days Amid Festive Season. Check Complete List

Bank Holidays In October 2022: Next month is filled with festivities starting from Navratri, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Karva Chauth to Eid-e-Miladunnabi.

Bank Holidays In October 2022: With the onset of the festive season, banks will remain closed for almost 15 days in October 2022. Apart from this, banks will also remain closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturday of the coming month. This takes the total number of bank holidays in October 2022 to 22 days.

October 2022 is filled with festivities starting from Navratri, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Karva Chauth to Eid-e-Miladunnabi. 

While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has listed a total of 15 bank holidays across several regions, there will be eight weekend holidays as well.

While some holidays differ depending on whether the particular state observes the occasion, banks remain closed on all public holidays and gazetted holidays. Banks will remain closed on October 1 on account of half yearly closing of the bank accounts.

The Reserve Bank of India-mandated bank holidays are based on three rules — holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act; holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and banks’ closing of accounts.

Check Bank Holidays In October 2022

Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts       October 1 (Saturday)

Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)        October 3 (Monday)

Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayudha pooja/Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva        October 4 (Tuesday)

Durga Puja/Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)/Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva              October 5  (Wednesday)

Durga Puja (Dasain)        October 6 (Thursday)

Durga Puja (Dasain)        October 7 (Friday)

Milad-i-Sherif/Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)              October 8 (Saturday)

Karva Chauth     October 13 (Thursday)

Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi        October 14 (Friday)

Kati Bihu             October 18 (Monday)

Kali Puja/Deepavali/Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)/Naraka Chaturdashi     October 24 (Monday)

Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Govardhan Pooja -October 25 (Tuesday)

Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Bhai Bij/Bhai Duj/Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Laxmi Puja/Accession Day           October 26 (Wednesday)

Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba              October 27 (Thursday)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Morning ardhya)/Chhath Puja October 31 (Monday)

Source: RBI