Banks open or closed today? Bhai Dooj, Chitragupt Puja bank holidays in THESE cities - Details

Bank Holiday Today Chitragupta Puja, Bhai Dooj: Banks on Thursday will remain closed on the occasion of Bhaidooj, Chitragupt Jayanti and Ningol Chakkouba. According to the Reserve Bank of India, the holiday will be under 'Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act'. It is important to note that the RBI has placed the holidays under three brackets - Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday, Banks’ Closing of Accounts. 

Bank Holiday Today In These Cities

According to the Reserve Bank of India, banks in some circles will remain closed today for 'Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Jayanti / Laxmi Puja / Deepawali / Ningol Chakkouba'. 

Banks will remain closed in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur and Lucknow. Banks in other circles will remain open on this day.

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Next Bank Holiday In October:

There is one more bank holiday this month. According to RBI, banks in some circles will remain closed in Ahmedabad, Patna and Ranchi on October 31 on the occasion of 'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday/Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Morning ardhya)/Chhath Puja'. 

Bank Holidays in November 2022

Banks will remain closed to the public for 10 days next month i.e. in November. Out of this, four will be holidays and the remaining six will be Saturdays and Sundays. They were closed for 21 days in October. 

The four holidays will be on November 1, November 8, November 11 and November 23.

November 1: Karnataka Rajyotsava/Kut - This marks Karnataka Formation Day and is celebrated every year on November 01. Banks in Bengaluru and Imphal will remain closed on this. Banks in all other circles will remain open on November 1.

November 8: Guru Nanak Jayanti/Kartika Purnima/Rahas Purnima - Banks will remain closed in Aizwal, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubhaneshwar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, and Hyderabad. Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Srinagar. Banks in other circles will remain open.

November 11: Kanakadasa Jayanthi/Wangala Festival - Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru and Shillong.

November 13: Seng Kutsnem - Banks in all circles will remain open except Shillong.