Bank customers better brace for a whopping 21 bank holidays in October.
As per the list of bank holidays on the RBI website, October has 14 bank holidays.
| List of bank holidays in October | Date |
| Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts | 1 |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 2 |
| Mahalaya Amavasya | 6 |
| Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi | 7 |
| Durga Puja (Maha Saptami) | 12 |
| Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) | 13 |
| Durga Puja/Dussehra (Maha Navami)/Ayutha Pooja | 14 |
| Durga Puja/Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) | 15 |
| Durga Puja (Dasain) | 16 |
| Kati Bihu | 18 |
| Id-E-Milad/Eid-e-Miladunnabi/Milad-i-Sherif (Prophet Mohammed's Birthday)/Baravafat | 19 |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday/Lakshmi Puja/Eid-E-Milad | 20 |
| Friday following Eid-i-Miladunnabi | 22 |
| Accession Day | 26 |
Add to this 5 Sundays, and 2 second Saturdays, the total number of bank holidays in the month comes to 21.
Leaving just 10 working days for banks.