Diwali and Deepavali holidays don make bank and government office closures for India come different from one state to another, as Monday, November 9, 2026, no be nationwide public holiday. Di Reserve Bank of India calendar and state government circulars show say wetin apply for Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra no be the same, and bank branches no dey automatically close because government offices close.
For Gujarat, state government declare November 9 public holiday for state government offices so workers fit extend Diwali break by one day. To cover the day, November 28 go be working day. Di order cover state government offices, no be blanket holiday for private companies or other institutions.
Tamil Nadu go further: state government declare November 9 holiday for government offices, public sector undertakings, schools, colleges and other educational institutions across di state. Di decision follow request from students, parents, teachers and government employees wey want extra day to travel home for Deepavali, wey fall on November 8. Tamil Nadu also set November 28 as compensatory working Saturday.
Maharashtra no declare November 9 as statewide public holiday. But government and semi-government offices for Pune district and Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban districts go close. Pune administration move local Diwali holiday from November 6 to November 9, while Maharashtra government circular issued on Friday, November 6, declare local holiday for state offices for di two Mumbai districts. Thane, Palghar and Raigad no dey automatically covered by those orders, and schools for Maharashtra dey follow their individual Diwali vacation schedules.
For banks, RBI list show say November 9 closure na only for some cities: Agartala, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur and Lucknow, for Diwali, Laxmi Puja, Govardhan Puja and Vishwakarma Day. Banks no go close for Mumbai on November 9, because November 9 no appear as bank holiday for Mumbai for RBI November 2026 calendar. RBI list put Tuesday, November 10, as Bali Pratipada bank holiday for Mumbai, and banks also close for Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Gangtok, Mumbai and Nagpur on that day for Bali Pratipada, Govardhan Puja, Laxmi Puja and Vikram Samvat New Year.
On November 11, banks go close for Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla for Laxmi Puja, Ningol Chakkouba, Bhai Dooj and Chitragupt Jayanti. November 13 na bank holiday for Shillong for Wangala Festival. November 14 and 15 go be pan-India bank holidays for second Saturday and Sunday respectively. RBI calendar also show say November 7, first Saturday, na regular working day for banks, while November 8 Sunday na weekly holiday. RBI calendar put total bank closure days for November at 16, including state, regional and weekend holidays.
Public and private banks including State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda dey affected by di city and regional holiday schedule. Bank customers dey advised to check RBI city-wise holiday list before visiting branch. Online banking, mobile apps and UPI dey remain operational even when branches close, according to di bank holiday information.
