{
  "id": 15099651,
  "title": "Bank holiday today, October 17: Are SBI, HDFC Bank, and other banks closed on Saturday, Maha Saptami?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/bank-holiday-today-october-17-are-sbi-hdfc-bank-and-other-banks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:28:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/bank-holiday-today-october-17-are-sbi-hdfc-bank-and-other-banks-closed-on-saturday-maha-saptami-11792202734531.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 17, 2026, most banks remained open across the country as it falls on the third Saturday of the month. However, the State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, and other banks in Tripura remained closed due to Maha Saptami. Under RBI guidelines, all scheduled and non-scheduled banks observe mandatory closure on second and fourth Saturdays, as well as every Sunday of the month. Banks will remain closed on October 10 (second Saturday), October 17 (Maha Saptami), and October 24 (fourth Saturday) apart from Sundays.",
  "summary": "Banks are open in most of India on October 17, 2026, the month’s third Saturday, but branches in Tripura are closed for Maha Saptami. October also includes nationwide and regional bank holidays for festivals and observances.",
  "key_points": [
    "October 17, 2026, falls on third Saturday of month",
    "SBI, HDFC Bank, Tripura banks closed due to Maha Saptami",
    "RBI mandates closure on 2nd, 4th Saturdays, Sundays"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Regional religious observances create localized banking disruptions that bypass the standard national schedule of mandatory second and fourth Saturday closures established by the Reserve Bank of India.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}