Banks in several cities closed on Monday for Diwali festivities
Bank branches in various states remain shut on November 9 for Diwali, Laxmi Puja, Govardhan Puja and Vishwakarma Day.
Bank branches in several parts of India are closed on Monday, November 9, due to Diwali-related festivities, including Laxmi Puja, Govardhan Puja and Vishwakarma Day, according to reports by Times of India, Business Standard and Mint.
The closures apply to cities such as Agartala, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur and Lucknow. In Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has declared a local holiday for state and semi-government offices in Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban districts, though this is not a statewide closure.
While physical branch services like cash deposits, cheque processing and locker access are unavailable, digital banking services remain operational. Customers can still use ATMs, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), internet banking, mobile banking, NEFT and RTGS for transactions.
Further holidays are scheduled for the month. On November 10, banks will be closed in Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Mumbai and Nagpur. On November 11, closures will occur in Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla.
Other upcoming holidays include Meghalaya on November 13 for the Wangala Festival, Bihar and Jharkhand on November 16 for Chhath Puja, and Uttarakhand on November 20 for Igas-Bagwal. On November 24, banks will be closed in several states including Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana and Delhi for Guru Nanak Jayanti and other occasions.