NEW DELHI: The month of October is full of holidays as festivals of Durga Puja and Vijaya Dashmi will be celebrated during the month. Besides, Prophet Mohammad’s birthday and Gandhi Jayanti will also be celebrated across India.
Banks in some states will also be closed to observe some regional holidays. Moreover, various states have variation when they celebrate Durga Puja and Vijaya Dashmi. Assam will celebrate Kati Bihu, Gujarat Vallabh Bhai’s birthday and Karnaka and Odisha will observe Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, among others.
Here is the national list of bank holidays in Oct:
National
Other holidays specific to states
Assam
17 Oct - Saturday: Kati Bihu
Gujarat
31 Oct - Saturday: Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday
Himachal Pradesh
31 Oct - Saturday: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi/Kumar Purnima
Jammu & Kashmir
29 Oct - Thursday: Milad-i-Sherif
Karnataka
31 Oct - Saturday: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi/Kumar Purnima
Kerala
29 Oct - Thursday: Milad-i-Sherif
Ladakh
29 Oct - Thursday: Milad-i-Sherif
Manipur
17 Oct - Saturday: Kati Bihu/Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi
Meghalaya
23 Oct - Friday: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
Odisha
31 Oct - Saturday: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi/Kumar Purnima
Sikkim
26-29 Oct - Mon-Thu: Durga Puja/Milad-i-Sherif
Tripura
23 Oct - Friday: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
West Bengal
23 Oct - Friday: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
Banks in some states will also be closed to observe some regional holidays. Moreover, various states have variation when they celebrate Durga Puja and Vijaya Dashmi. Assam will celebrate Kati Bihu, Gujarat Vallabh Bhai’s birthday and Karnaka and Odisha will observe Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, among others.
Here is the national list of bank holidays in Oct:
National
| 2 Oct 2020 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Sunday | Weekly off |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Saturday | Second Saturday |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Sunday | Weekly off |
| 18 Oct 2020 | Sunday | Weekly off |
| 24Oct 2020 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday |
| 25 Oct 2020 | Sunday | Weekly off |
| 26 Oct 2020 | Monday | Durga Puja/Vijaya Dashami (dates may vary in some states) |
| 30 Oct 2020 | Friday | Milad-un-Nabi |
Other holidays specific to states
Assam
17 Oct - Saturday: Kati Bihu
Gujarat
31 Oct - Saturday: Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday
Himachal Pradesh
31 Oct - Saturday: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi/Kumar Purnima
Jammu & Kashmir
29 Oct - Thursday: Milad-i-Sherif
Karnataka
31 Oct - Saturday: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi/Kumar Purnima
Kerala
29 Oct - Thursday: Milad-i-Sherif
Ladakh
29 Oct - Thursday: Milad-i-Sherif
Manipur
17 Oct - Saturday: Kati Bihu/Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi
Meghalaya
23 Oct - Friday: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
Odisha
31 Oct - Saturday: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi/Kumar Purnima
Sikkim
26-29 Oct - Mon-Thu: Durga Puja/Milad-i-Sherif
Tripura
23 Oct - Friday: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
West Bengal
23 Oct - Friday: Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Saptami)