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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti 2025: Are banks open or closed today, October 31, for National Unity Day?

National Unity Day Bank Holiday in India 2025: Banks in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) will be closed today, Friday, October 31, 2025, while the remaining other cities are open and operational as usual.

Bank Holiday Today, October 31, 2025 (Friday): Are banks open or closed in your city? Check the full RBI state-wise bank holiday list here.Bank Holiday Today, October 31, 2025 (Friday): As we mark Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti today, are banks open or closed today, on October 31, for National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas)? Check city-wise list. (File)
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National Unity Day / Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Birth Anniversary Holiday Today 2025: Public and private banks in a few Indian cities will observe a closure today, Monday, October 31, on account of National Unity Day, which is known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar.

As we mark the last day of the month, overall, October observed 21 official bank holidays this year, designated under the Negotiable Instruments Act, including RTGS holidays and other regional and national holidays, in addition to the mandatory weekly days off on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month.

A city-wise list of where banks will be open/closed today, Friday, October 31:

It’s essential to note that banks in one Indian city will be closed, while the rest will remain operational as usual. Below is the table of bank status for today, Friday, October 31:

Indian City Bank Operational Status on October 31 (Friday)
Agartala Open
Ahmedabad CLOSED
Aizawl Open
Belapur Open
Bengaluru Open
Bhopal Open
Bhubaneswar Open
Chandigarh Open
Chennai Open
Dehradun Open
Gangtok Open
Guwahati Open
Hyderabad Open
Imphal Open
Itanagar Open
Jaipur Open
Jammu Open
Kanpur Open
Kochi Open
Kohima Open
Kolkata Open
Lucknow Open
Mumbai Open
Nagpur Open
New Delhi Open
Panaji Open
Patna Open
Raipur Open
Ranchi Open
Shillong Open
Shimla Open
Srinagar Open
Thiruvananthapuram Open
Vijayawada Open

Source: RBI Holiday Calendar 2025

Banks in Ahmedabad are closed today, FridayOctober 31, 2025—all other cities are open and operational as usual.

Banking services that will remain available:

It’s important to bring to your attention that, regardless of the physical closure of bank branches in Ranchi (Jharkhand), essential financial services would remain available through digital and self-service platforms:

Customers are advised to plan in-branch visits around the holiday and to use online banking for uninterrupted service.

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