Bank Holidays on Diwali and Chhath: How many days will banks remain closed on Diwali and Chhath, here is the list of holidays
The festival of Diwali 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, banks are also closed on the occasion of Diwali. And not only on Diwali but also on the Chhath festival that follows it, banks are closed in many places. Let us know on which day and when banks will remain closed due to Diwali and Chhath this year.
Bank Holidays on Diwali and Chhath
- 31 October – Diwali
- 1 November – Diwali
- 2 November – Diwali
- 7 November – Chhath
- 8 November – Chhath
Bank Holidays on Diwali
31 October
Diwali (Deepawali)/Kali Puja/Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Narak Chaturdashi – Banks closed across the country except Tripura, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir
1 November
Diwali Amavasya (Lakshmi Puja)/Deepawali/Kut/Kannada Rajyotsava – Banks closed in Tripura, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya
2 November
Diwali (Bali Pratipada)/Balipadmi/Lakshmi Puja (Deepawali)/Govardhan Puja/Vikram Samvant New Year’s Day – Banks closed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
Bank Holidays on Chhath
7 November
Chhath (Evening Arghya) – Banks closed in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand
8 November
Chhath (Morning Arghya)/Vangala Festival – Bihar, Banks closed in Jharkhand, Meghalaya
Before Diwali, banks will remain closed across the country on October 26 due to the fourth Saturday of the month and on October 27 due to Sunday.
Two categories of holidays
Bank customers should remember that some holidays of banks are under the ‘National Holiday’ category and some holidays/festivals are related to a particular state or region. Only the 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 finish their work on time.
