Bank holiday today: Are SBI, HDFC, ICICI, PNB branches closed on 24 October for fourth Saturday? Check RBI calendar
Bank holiday today: Public and private lenders, including branches of the State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Punjab National Bank (PNB), will be closed today, on 24 October for fourth Saturday off.
As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe mandatory closure on second and fourth Saturdays and every Sunday in a month. While in-branch services are shut, online services (net banking and app) remain operational.
Bank holiday today: Check full list of cities
Usually, in addition to the common national and gazetted holidays, or weekend offs, banks in India could have local holidays and festivals off, as required. The central bank releases its annual, official bank holiday list in January. Please contact your nearest local bank branch for their confirmed holiday schedule for 2026.
Banks, including the SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, PNB, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda and other lenders across India will remain closed today, 24 October on account of it being the fourth Saturday of the month.
Bank holidays in October 2026 — Check RBI calendar
In RBI’s holiday calendar, certain days are marked as non-working days for banks under “Negotiable Instruments Act” and other under “Banks’ Closing of Accounts.”
Banks will be closed for a total of 15 days this month as per the RBI calendar. Here’s the full list of all holidays in October 2026:
