Bank Holiday Today, Oct. 4 -- All public and private banks across India, except Gangtok, will be open on Saturday, October 1, as it is the first Saturday of the month and there is no bank holiday on this day.

In Gangtok, banks will be closed for Durga Puja (Dasain).

According to the Reserve Bank of India bank holiday calendar (RBI), banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays each month. Usually, there are bank holidays on weekends, except on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays.

Notably, all banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank will be open on Saturday, October 4.

Apart from weekend bank holidays, banks are closed on national holidays like Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti, a...