New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- All seven days next week are a bank holiday in some part of India, due to religious celebrations, local festivities and national holidays amid Navratri, Durga Puja, Gandhi Jayanti and weekend leaves.

Banks across India, including the State Bank of India (SBI), remain closed during holidays mandated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). These holidays also comprise the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, and all Sundays in the month.

The RBI and state governments create a list of holidays for banks, taking into account national and local occasions, operational requirements, religious celebrations and other cultural observances. The central bank makes the announcement through its official website and notificati...