Business News Desk, Diwali festival is near. Diwali is one of the biggest festivals of the country and is considered a public holiday. Due to this, like offices and many other institutions, there is a holiday in banks on the occasion of Diwali. And not only on Diwali but also on the Chhath festival that follows, banks remain closed at many places. This year, due to Diwali and Chhath, let us know on which day and when there will be holiday in banks…
31 October: Diwali (Deepawali) / Kali Puja / Birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel / Narak Chaturdashi – Banks closed across the country except Tripura, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir.
1 November: Diwali Amavasya (Lakshmi Pujan)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyotsava – Bank closed in Tripura, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu-Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya.
November 2: Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadami/Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Puja/Vikram Samvant New Year Day—Bank closed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra.
7 November: Chhath (Evening Arghya) – Bank closed in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand
8 November: Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Vangala Mahotsav – Bank closed in Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya.
Before Diwali, banks will remain closed across the country on 26th October, the fourth Saturday of the month and on 27th October, Sunday.
Two categories of holidays
Bank customers should remember that some bank holidays are under the ‘National Holidays’ category and some holidays/festivals are specific to a particular state or region. Only banks of a particular state or region remain closed on holidays related to a particular region. Therefore, bank customers should go to the bank only after checking the bank holiday list and complete their work on time.
