- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:19 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bank Holiday: Banks will remain closed on Friday in Himachal Pradesh on the occasion of Karwa Chauth. In-person financial work will not take place on this day. But ATMs, UPI payments and other banking activities can continue to operate without any disruption. The banking operations will function normally in other parts of the country.
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The Indian festival of Karwa Chauth, an age-old practice in which married Hindu women fast and pray for the well-being of their husbands, will be celebrated tomorrow, October 10, 2025. Most of northern India celebrates this festival.
RBI released a list of holidays for October. People should check the list before visiting the branches to avoid inconvenience.
RBI List Of Bank Holidays For October
Date | Areas Where Banks Will Be Closed | Reason |
October 18 | Assam | Kati Bihu |
October 20 | Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh (UT), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Assam, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, West Bengal, Delhi, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh | Diwali, Naraka Chaturdashi and Kali Puja |
October 21 | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu, and Srinagar | Laxmi Puja, Deepawali and Govardhan Puja |
October 22 | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar | Diwali, Vikram Samvat New Year Day, Govardhan Puja, Balipadyami and Laxmi Puja |
October 23 | Gujarat, Sikkim, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh | Bhaidooj, Chitragupt Jayanti, Bhratridwitiya and Ningpol Chakkouba |
October 27 | West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand | Chhath Puja |
October 28 | Bihar and Jharkhand | Chhath Puja |
October 31 | Gujarat | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti |
Besides the list of these holidays, banks will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays as well as on Sundays.