{"id":19148,"date":"2025-10-19T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/19\/diwali-bank-holidays-2025-know-when-banks-will-remain-closed-this-week-state-wise-status-banking-and-finance-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T15:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:00:32","slug":"diwali-bank-holidays-2025-know-when-banks-will-remain-closed-this-week-state-wise-status-banking-and-finance-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/19\/diwali-bank-holidays-2025-know-when-banks-will-remain-closed-this-week-state-wise-status-banking-and-finance-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwali Bank Holidays 2025: Know When Banks Will Remain Closed This Week; State-Wise\u00a0Status | Banking and Finance News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9646141\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 19, 2025, 11:51 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9646141\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2427081303 asubttl-schema\">Banks across India will close on various dates for Diwali 2025, with holidays differing by state. BSE and NSE will hold Muhurat Trading on October 21 from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2427081303 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bank Holiday October 2025.\" title=\"Bank Holiday October 2025.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2427081303\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bank Holiday October 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><strong>Diwali Bank Holiday 2025:<\/strong> Banks across India will observe several public and regional holidays this week amid Diwali festival under the RBI holiday calendar. These holidays are not uniform nationwide and vary from state to state. That means on some dates, banks in certain states will remain closed, while in others, they will function normally.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">During bank holidays, customers can continue to access services through net banking, mobile banking, UPI, and ATMs. However, cheque clearing and other over-the-counter services under the Negotiable Instruments Act will not be available.<\/p>\n<h3>Bank Holiday This Week<\/h3>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><strong>October 20 (Monday) \u2013 Diwali \/ Naraka Chaturdasi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Holiday in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Tripura, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP, New Delhi, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><strong>October 21 (Tuesday) \u2013 Diwali (Deepavali)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Holiday in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><strong>October 22, 2025 (Wednesday) \u2013 Diwali (Bali Pratipada)\/Vikram Samvant New Year Day\/Govardhan Pooja\/Balipadyami, Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Holiday in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><strong>October 23, 2025 (Thursday) \u2013 Bhai Bij\/Bhaidooj\/Chitragupt Jayanti\/Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)\/Bhratridwitiya\/Ningol Chakkouba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">Holiday in: Gujarat, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\"><strong>October 27, 2025 (Monday) \u2013 Chath Puja (Evening Puja)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">Holiday in: Banks will be closed in West Bengal, Bihar &amp; Jharkhand.<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\"><strong>October 28, 2025 (Tuesday) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Chath Puja (Morning Puja)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\">Holiday in:\u00a0 Banks will be closed in Bihar &amp; Jharkhand.<\/p>\n<p id=\"15\" class=\"story_para_15\"><strong>October 31, 2025 (Friday) \u2013 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel\u2019s Birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"16\" class=\"story_para_16\">Holiday in: Banks will be closed only in Gujarat on the birth anniversary of <strong>Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Muhurat Trading 2025<\/h3>\n<p id=\"18\" class=\"story_para_18\">Indian equity exchanges will remain closed on October 21, 2025 on account of major Hindu festival Diwali Laxmi Pujan. It means traders and investors won\u2019t be able to trade equities, derivatives and other futures and options. However, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will organize a special one-hour trading session for traders and investors on October 21, like every year known as \u2018Muhurat Trading\u2019.<\/p>\n<p id=\"19\" class=\"story_para_19\">The symbolic trading session will be held between 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm, the stock exchanges said in separate circulars. 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