Bank holiday today: Are banks closed today on October 2 for Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra and Vijaya Dashami?

Bank holiday today: Banks across India, including private and public banks, are closed today on 2 October due to Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra and Vijaya Dashami. Today, 2 October is also Dasara, Durga Puja (Dasain) as well as the Janmotsav of Sri Sri Sankardeva.

There is a bank holiday today at all banks in India, including SBI (State Bank of India), ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank and others.

Overall, there are up to 21 bank holidays in India due to several festivals and weekly offs on second and fourth Saturday, and all Sundays.

Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra are both national holidays, where banks across India remain closed.

Bank holidays in October: Full list

Here is the full list of Bank Holidays in October:

• 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 Pooja / Balipadyami, Laxmi Puja (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 shut pan-India for fourth Saturday weekly off.
• October 26 (Sunday) — Banks will be closed pan-India for Sunday weekly off.
• 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.

Bank holiday: What to do during emergencies?

If you are in urgent need to withdraw cash or send money on a bank holiday, you need not be worried. ATM services work 24×7, despite bank holidays, if you need to withdraw cash, get a statement or any other requirement. To send money on a bank holiday, online banking services like NEFT, IMPS and RTGS are available.

Apart from this, you can use UPI services on bank holidays to send and receive money as they are functional even on these days.