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Indian Bank Holidays in October 2020

After a quiet couple of months for bank holidays, October is disrupted right at the start with Gandhi’s Birthday on Friday October 2nd. The second half of the month brings the major festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra. The end of the month also sees Eid-eMilad, which is a gazetted holiday in most states.

It is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in advance and withdraw cash early to avoid empty ATMs. We recommend planning to obtain any cash by the middle of the month.

In total, banking services in India will be affected in some manner on 13 out of the 31 days in October 2020.

Date	Day	Holiday	Regions
October 2nd	Friday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	Nationwide
October 4th	Sunday		Nationwide
October 10th	Saturday	Second Saturday	Nationwide
October 11th	Sunday		Nationwide
October 17th	Saturday	Kati Bihu / Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti / Bathukamma	Several states
October 18th	Sunday		Nationwide
October 23rd	Friday	Durga Puja / Mahasaptami	Many states
October 24th	Saturday	Mahashtami / Mahanavami	Most states
October 25th	Sunday	Durga Puja / Dussehra	Most states
October 26th	Monday	Durga Puja / Dussehra / Accession Day	Several states
October 29th	Thursday	Eid-e-Milad	Several states
October 30th	Friday	Eid-e-Milad	Most states
31 October	Saturday	Jayanti of Maharishi Valmiki and Sardar Patel / Kumar Purnima	Several states

Public Holidays in India for 2020

Disclaimer: All precautions have been taken to gather the most accurate information about the Bank Holiday dates for the month of October 2020. However, readers are advised to verify with their local branches to corroborate the same.