Bank Holiday : Banks are going to be closed on Wednesday, the day after tomorrow. All public and private sector banks will remain closed on October 16, 2024. Banks are going to remain closed on 16th due to Laxmi Pujan.
Banks are going to remain closed in Kolkata and Tripura. Otherwise, banks will remain open in all the states. Banks will function like normal days. Know here why RBI has given holiday on Wednesday, October 16.
All banks will remain closed on Wednesday 16 October 2024
All public and private sector banks will remain closed in Kolkata and Tripura on 16 October 2024. Banks will remain open in all other states. However, online banking services will continue to be available so that customers do not face any problem in banking services.
Laxmi Puja will be held in Kolkata on Wednesday
Lakshmi Puja will be celebrated in a grand manner in Kolkata on 16 October 2024. This festival holds special significance in Bengal, and is celebrated with great pomp every year. This festival, which comes a few days after Durga Puja, is dedicated to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity and good fortune. On this day, people decorate their homes and business places and especially worship Goddess Lakshmi, so that happiness and prosperity remain in their lives.
list of bank holidays
October 14 (Durga Puja): Banks will remain closed in Sikkim on Monday.
October 16: Lakshmi Puja (Agartala, Kolkata)
17 October : Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti / Kati Bihu
October 20 : Weekly Holiday (Sunday)
26 October: Acquisition Day / Fourth Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir
October 27: Weekly Holiday (Sunday)
October 31: Diwali (Deepawali) / Kali Puja / Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti / Narak Chaturdashi
