Saturday Bank Holiday: If you have to go to the branch to complete any important bank related work, then definitely check the list of bank holidays before leaving home. Because today is Maha Saptami on 17th October and also Saturday. Because of this, most of the people are thinking that today is not a bank holiday. Will there be work in banks today or are banks going to remain closed. Along with this, there is also a question in the minds of people whether banks will remain closed on October 19 or October 20 on the occasion of Dussehra-Durga Puja. If you are also confused about bank holidays, then let us know where banks are going to remain closed in the coming days according to the RBI holiday list.
Bank Holiday Today: Where are banks open today, where are they closed?
Today is the third Saturday of the month, hence banks will remain open in most cities of the country. But according to the holiday calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks will remain closed in Agartala, the capital of Tripura, on October 17 due to Maha Saptami. After this, banks will remain closed across the country as October 18 is a Sunday.
Apart from every Sunday, there is a holiday in banks on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Banks remain open on first, third and fifth Saturdays. Therefore, before going to the bank today, definitely check the holidays of your city.
Will banks remain closed on Dussehra on 19th or 20th October?
There are going to be bank holidays in the next few days amid festivals. Banks will remain closed in many states on 19 and 20 October due to Dussehra and Durga Puja. However, the list of cities having holidays on both the days is different.
19 October: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi and Shillong. There will be holiday at these places due to festivals like Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami, Ayudha Puja, Durga Puja and Vijayadashami.
20 October: Banks will remain closed across the country except Gangtok and Imphal on the occasion of Dussehra (Vijayadashami), Mahanavami and Durga Puja.
When are the holidays from 21st to 31st October?
- October 21: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram due to Vijayadashami and Durga Puja.
- 22 and 23 October: Banks will remain closed in Gangtok due to Durga Puja and Dasain.
- 24 October: Being the fourth Saturday of the month, banks will remain closed across the country.
- 25 October: Sunday will be a weekly holiday.
- October 26: Banks will remain closed in Agartala, Chandigarh, Jammu, Shimla and Srinagar due to Lakshmi Puja, Accession Day and Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.
- 29 October: Banks will remain closed in Shimla on the occasion of Karva Chauth.
- 31 October: Banks will remain closed in Ahmedabad on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
You can do this work even during bank holidays
Even if the bank branch is closed, customers will continue to get the facility of digital banking. Work like transferring money, paying bills and checking balance can be done through net banking, mobile banking, UPI and ATM. However, for check clearance, demand draft, locker related work, KYC update and some work related to large cash, you may have to go to the bank branch. If there are such tasks, it would be better to complete them before the holidays.
Also know that bank holidays may differ according to the state and city. Therefore, before going to your nearest branch, check the official holiday list of RBI or confirm the holiday with your bank. This will save your time and you will not have to make unnecessary trips to the bank.
Source: ndtv.in
