Bank Holiday Next week: Are banks closed for Laxmi Puja, Kumar Purnima, Karva Chauth from October 6-12? Check the full schedule

Banks in various cities in India will hold holidays next week due to festivals and celebrations such as Laxmi Puja and Karva Chauth. October 2025 officially has 25 bank holidays, including weekly appointments. Public and private banks, including SBI, in various cities, will be closed due to festivals and celebrations such as Laxmi Puja and Karva Chauth next week. October 2025 officially has 25 bank holidays, including weekly appointments. (Satish Asset/HT photo) Banking Holiday Next week: Banks in India will be closed on various dates next week due to regional celebrations and RBI mandate holidays. This includes Laxmi Puja, Karva Chauth and Weekly Offs, which means you can expect a long weekend in some places. In general, October 2025 has 21 official banking holidays, including religious and regional festivals from Diwali, Maha Ashtami, Dussehra, Durga Puja and Chhat Puja; and the monthly weekly waste. Banks across India, including the State Bank of India (SBI), remain closed by the central bank during vacations. It also consists of the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, and all Sundays of the month. Bank Holiday Next week: 6-12 October 2025 October 6 (Monday) banks are closed in Agartala and Kolkata for Lakshmi Puja. October 7 (Tuesday) – Banks are closed in Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh and Shimla for Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti / Kumar Purnima. October 10 (Friday) – Banks will be closed in Shimla for Karva Chauth. October 11 (Saturday) banks will be closed to Pan-India for the second Saturday weekly. October 12 (Sunday) banks were closed weekly for Pan-India on Sunday. Banks have closed, but you have an emergency? Here’s what to do…. You can continue to use online or mobile banking, even on national holidays – unless to be notified to users for technical or other reasons. For cash emergencies, ATMs are open for withdrawals, app and UPI function as usual. Bank holidays in October: Full list of banking holidays – View the full schedule for October 2025 October 1 (Wednesday) – Several cities, including Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkleta, Lucknow, Ranchi, Shillong, and and and Thiruvananthapuram will observe the closure of banks due to Navratri End / Maha Navami / Dussehra / Ayudhapooja, Vijayadasami / Durga Puja (Dasain), the ninth day of the Hindu festival of Durga Puja and Navratri. October 2 (Thursday) banks are closed Pan-India for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Dasara / Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra / Durga Puja (Dasain) / Janmotsav of Sri Sankardeva. October 3 (Friday) – Banks are closed in gangtok for Durga Puja (Dasain). October 4 (Saturday) – Banks are closed in Gangtok for Durga Puja (Dasain). October 5 (Sunday) banks were closed weekly for Pan-India on Sunday. October 6 (Monday) – Banks are closed in Agartala and Kolkata for Lakshmi Puja. October 7 (Tuesday) – Banks are closed in Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh and Shimla for Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti / Kumar Purnima. October 10 (Friday) – Banks will be closed in Shimla for Karva Chauth. October 11 (Saturday) banks will be closed to Pan-India for the second Saturday weekly. October 12 (Sunday) banks were closed weekly for Pan-India on Sunday. October 18 (Saturday) – Banks will be closed in Guwahati for Kati Bihu. October 19 (Sunday) banks were closed weekly for Pan-India on Sunday. October 20 (Monday) – Banks are closed in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucki, New Delhi, Raipur. Lucki, New Delhi, Panji, Raipur, Ran Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijaywada for Diwali (Deepavali) / Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja. October 21 (Tuesday) – Banks are closed in Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Gangtok, Imhal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur and Srinagar for Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) / Deepawali / Govardhan Pooja. October 22 (Wednesday) – Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla, for Diwali (Bali Pratipada) / Vikram Samvant New Year Day / Govardhan Poooja, Laxmi Puja (Deepawali). October 23 (Thursday) – Banks are closed in Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imhal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla for Bhai Bij / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Jayanti / Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) / Bhratridwitiya / Ningol Chakkouba. October 25 (Saturday) banks will be closed to Pan-India for the fourth Saturday weekly. October 26 (Sunday) banks were closed weekly for Pan-India on Sunday. October 27 (Monday) – Banks are closed in Kolkata, Patna and Ranchi, for Chath Puja (evening puja). October 28 (Tuesday) – Banks are closed in Patna and Ranchi for Chath Puja (Morning Puja). October 31 (Friday) – Banks are closed in Ahmedabad for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday.