Bank holiday next week: Banks will be closed in several states next week given the festive season, with Diwali, Kali Puja, Govardhan Pooja and Bhai Dooj falling during the week between October 20 and October 26. Bank holidays next week: Are banks closed on Diwali? (REUTERS) Bank holidays next week: Banks will be closed for several days in the coming week from October 20, as we approach the height of the festive season. There will be bank holidays in various parts of India due to Diwali, Kali Puja, Diwali Amavasya, Govardhan Pooja, Balipadyami and Bhai Dooj among others. Apart from festive holidays, there is an upcoming bank holiday on 25 October as it is the fourth Saturday of the month. Bank holidays are determined by the Reserve Bank of India, which publishes an annual calendar every year. Typical bank holidays fall on national holidays, festivals and memorial days, excluding weekends. It should be noted that some bank holidays are region specific, meaning that all branches across India are not closed on those days. List of bank holidays next week: October 20-26 Banks will be closed in several states next week given the festive season, with Diwali, Kali Puja, Govardhan Pooja and Bhai Dooj falling during the week between October 20 and October 26. Here is the complete list of bank holidays next week October 20 (Monday) – Banks will be closed in Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, New York, Lucknow, Delhi, Panaji, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijaywada for Diwali (Deepavali) / Naraka Chaturdashi / Kali Puja. October 21 (Tuesday) – Banks will be closed in Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Gangtok, Imphal, 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’s Day / Govardhan Pooja / Balipadjami, Laxmi (Deepawali). October 23 (Thursday) – Bank holiday in Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla for Bhai Bij / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Jayanti / Laxmi Puja (Deepawali) / Bhratridwitiya / Ningol Chakkouba. October 25 (Saturday) – Banks will be closed pan-India for the fourth Saturday weekly off. October 26 (Sunday) – Banks will be closed pan-India for Sunday weekly off. October bank holidays: Full list Remaining bank holidays in October After this week there will be only three remaining bank holidays in October. Check them out below: October 27 (Monday) – Banks will be closed in Kolkata, Patna and Ranchi, for Chath Puja (Evening Puja). October 28 (Tuesday) – Banks will be closed in Patna and Ranchi for Chath Puja (Morning Puja). October 31 (Friday) – Banks will be closed in Ahmedabad for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday. What to do if you need cash on a bank holiday? If you need cash on bank holidays, don’t worry. Only bank branches are closed on holidays and you can withdraw cash from the ATM. You can also do online transactions like NEFT, IMPS and RTGS on Bank Holidays. Apart from this, UPI services are also available on bank holidays.
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