Overview
- Banks are shut on Monday, October 27, in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal for Chhath Puja’s evening rituals, per the RBI holiday calendar.
- Bihar and Jharkhand will observe a second bank holiday on Tuesday, October 28, for the morning rites, with branches resuming Wednesday.
- City specifics include closures in Patna and Ranchi on both October 27 and 28, and in Kolkata on October 27, while Delhi and Mumbai remain open both days.
- In-person services such as cheque clearing, demand drafts and large cash deposits are unavailable during these closures, but ATMs, UPI and internet/mobile banking continue.
- Upcoming regional holidays include Gujarat on October 31 for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary and Bengaluru and Dehradun on November 1, alongside routine second/fourth Saturday and Sunday closures.