All private and public banks are officially closed on the second Saturday and Sunday of every month. Banks will be closed for 21 days in October 2022 including 2nd and 4th Saturdays and Sundays. It is strongly encouraged that bank customers plan their bank-based operations keeping all these holidays in mind to prevent any confusion.
October 1 (Saturday): Half-Yearly Closing- Bank accounts in Sikkim are closed for half-yearly closure
2 October (Sunday): Gandhi Jayanti- National Holiday
October 3 (Monday): Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami)- Banks are closed in Tripura, Orissa, Sikkim, Manipur, Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, and Kerala.
October 4 (Tuesday): Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayudha pooja/Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva- Banks are closed in Agartala, Karnataka, Orissa, Sikkim, Kerala, Maharashtra, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya .
October 5 (Wednesday): Durga Puja/Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)/Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva- Banks are closed in all states except Manipur.
October 6 (Thursday): Durga Puja (Dasain) – Banks are closed in Gangtok, Sikkim
October 7 (Friday): Durga Puja (Dasain) – Banks are closed in Gangtok, Sikkim.
October 8 (Saturday): Milad-e-Sharif/Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) – Banks are closed in Madhya Pradesh, Jammu, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh.
13 October (Thursday): Karva Chauth- Banks are closed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
October 14 (Friday): Banks are closed in Jammu and Srinagar on Friday after Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi.
October 24 – Monday: Kali Puja/Deepavali/Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)/Naraka Chaturdashi- Banks in India are closed except Sikkim, Telangana, and Manipur.
October 25- Tuesday: Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Govardhan Pooja- Banks are closed in Sikkim, Telangana, Manipur, and Rajasthan.
October 26- Wednesday: Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day/Bhai Bij/Bhai Duj/Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Laxmi Puja/Accession Day- Banks are closed in Gujarat, Maharastra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh , Himachal Pradesh and Srinagar.
October 27 (Thursday): Bhaidooj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Laxmi Puja/Deepawali/Ningol Chakkouba- Banks are closed in Sikkim, Manipur, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh,
October 31 (Monday): Birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel / Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (early morning) / Chhath Puja – Banks are closed in Gujarat, Bihar and Jharkhand.