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1 Self Published Booklet ISBN: Applied For Copyright: Applied For, Diary No /2014-CO/L Booklet available at: Your suggestions for the improvement of the booklet will always be welcome

2 PREFACE Holidays were fun in our childhood days and as a school goer kid I remember that going through the holiday list was the first thing I used to do on receiving the school diary. However, as a professional, holidays have got a different meaning. I came across several consultants & dealers who constantly complain that they didn t knew about the holidays in advance or they forgot to keep this in mind due to which their work gets substantially delayed. Consultants as well as Companies now a day are operating Pan India and they are having presence in almost all the States of India. In these circumstances, it becomes imperative for them to keep a track of the holidays in the States in which they are present. This booklet is meant for all such endusers, although its use is not limited to them. I hope this booklet will achieve its objective of making its end users to plan things ahead. My goal will be accomplished if this booklet helps you in avoiding at least one unproductive day. The sources for the compilation for most of the States are the Official Notification by the respective States/UT; however, for some of the other States/UT such Official Notification was not available. Compilation for these States/UTs has been done from other unofficial sources. Acknowledgements: First & foremost I extend my gratitude to my parents, friends & well wishers. I also express my gratitude to my Father in Law Mr. Bhajan Lal Jitani, Regd. Tax Practitioner, Golaghat. He has been a mentor, torchbearer & source of inspiration throughout the process of compiling this booklet. I thank my wife, Ms Bhagwati Agarwal, Advocate, for gifting me with a wonderful baby girl and never complaining even if I could not spend much time with them. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to my team, Mr. Goutam Das, Ms. Ruksar Ansari & Mr. Biswajit Das for their continuous support in the process of compiling this booklet. Without their continuous & untiring efforts this booklet would have been only an idea and would have not seen the light of this day. Besides, as every author now a day s do, we would also like to thank Microsoft for its excellent word & excel file. Although we have tried our level best to make the booklet error free, however, we look forward to suggestions and feedback from our valuable end users to bring to our notice the errors which might have crept in while compiling this booklet despite our best efforts. Such suggestions & feedback will go a long way in improving the quality of the booklet in the forthcoming editions. CA Mohan Agarwal The author can be reached at mohanagarwalca@gmail.com

3 INDEX SL. NO. PARTICULARS NCT/UT PAGE NO. 1 MASTER OF STATE/UT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS UT 3 ANDHRA PRADESH 4 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 5 ASSAM 6 BIHAR 7 CHANDIGARH UT 8 CHHATTISGARH 9 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI UT 10 DAMAN AND DIU UT 11 DELHI NCT 12 GOA 13 GUJARAT 14 HARYANA 15 HIMACHAL PRADESH 16 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 17 JHARKHAND 18 KARNATAKA 19 KERALA 20 LAKSHADWEEP UT 21 MADHYA PRADESH 22 MAHARASHTRA 23 MANIPUR 24 MEGHALAYA 25 MIZORAM 26 NAGALAND 27 ODISHA 28 PUDUCHERRY UT 29 PUNJAB 30 RAJASTHAN 31 SIKKIM 32 TAMIL NADU 33 TRIPURA 34 UTTAR PRADESH 35 UTTARAKHAND 36 WEST BENGAL

4 MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014 Sl. No. State / Union Territory JANUARY FEBRUARY Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4 Assam 5 Bihar 6 Chandigarh 7 Chhattisgarh 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 9 Daman and Diu 10 Delhi 11 Goa 12 Gujarat 13 Haryana 14 Himachal Pradesh 15 Jammu and Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 17 Karnataka 18 Kerala 19 Lakshadweep 20 Madhya Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 22 Manipur 23 Meghalaya 24 Mizoram 25 Nagaland 26 Odisha 27 Puducherry 28 Punjab 29 Rajasthan 30 Sikkim 31 Tamil Nadu 32 Tripura 33 Uttar Pradesh 34 Uttarakhand 35 West Bengal Sl. No. Date Occasion / Festival 1st January New Year s Day 7th January Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday/Nyerpa Guzom 13th January Bhogi 14th January Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/ Id-e-Milad-Un-Nabi/Pongal/Lohri 23rd Januray Netaji's Birthday 26th January Republic Day 4th February Basant Panchami/Saraswati Puja 14th February Guru Ravidas Birthday 19th February Chhatrapati Sivaji Jayanti 24th February Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 27th February Mahashivratri

5 MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014 Sl. No. State / Union Territory MARCH APRIL Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4 Assam 5 Bihar 6 Chandigarh 7 Chhattisgarh 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 9 Daman and Diu 10 Delhi 11 Goa 12 Gujarat 13 Haryana 14 Himachal Pradesh 15 Jammu and Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 17 Karnataka 18 Kerala 19 Lakshadweep 20 Madhya Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 22 Manipur 23 Meghalaya 24 Mizoram 25 Nagaland 26 Odisha 27 Puducherry 28 Punjab 29 Rajasthan 30 Sikkim 31 Tamil Nadu 32 Tripura 33 Uttar Pradesh 34 Uttarakhand 35 West Bengal Sl. No. Date Occasion / Festival 5th March Panchayati Raj Divas 16th March Holika Dahan/Doljatra 17th March Holi/Yaosang 2nd Day/Dhulandi 23rd March Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev 31st March Gudi Padava/Chandramana Ugadi/1st Navratra/Telugu New Year 1st April Annual Accounts Closing (Bank Holiday) 7th/8th April Shree Ram Navami 13th April Mahabir Jayanti 14th April B'day of B. R. Ambedkar/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi/Tamil New Yr/Biju Festival 15th April Bohag Bihu/Baisakhai/Bengali New Year Day 18th April Good Friday

6 MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014 Sl. No. State / Union Territory MAY JUNE Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4 Assam 5 Bihar 6 Chandigarh 7 Chhattisgarh 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 9 Daman and Diu 10 Delhi 11 Goa 12 Gujarat 13 Haryana 14 Himachal Pradesh 15 Jammu and Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 17 Karnataka 18 Kerala 19 Lakshadweep 20 Madhya Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 22 Manipur 23 Meghalaya 24 Mizoram 25 Nagaland 26 Odisha 27 Puducherry 28 Punjab 29 Rajasthan 30 Sikkim 31 Tamil Nadu 32 Tripura 33 Uttar Pradesh 34 Uttarakhand 35 West Bengal Sl. No. Date Occasion / Festival 1st May May Day / Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti 2nd May Basava Jayanti 9th May Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore 14th May Buddha Purnima 26th May Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam 27th May Shab I Miraj (Subject to appearance of moon) 31st May Maharana Pratap Jayanti 13th June Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) 16th June Martyr s Day of Guru Arjun Dev 14th June Shab-e-barat (Subject to appearance of moon) 15th June Young Men Association Day

7 MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014 Sl. No. State / Union Territory JULY AUGUST Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4 Assam 5 Bihar 6 Chandigarh 7 Chhattisgarh 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 9 Daman and Diu 10 Delhi 11 Goa 12 Gujarat 13 Haryana 14 Himachal Pradesh 15 Jammu and Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 17 Karnataka 18 Kerala 19 Lakshadweep 20 Madhya Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 22 Manipur 23 Meghalaya 24 Mizoram 25 Nagaland 26 Odisha 27 Puducherry 28 Punjab 29 Rajasthan 30 Sikkim 31 Tamil Nadu 32 Tripura 33 Uttar Pradesh 34 Uttarakhand 35 West Bengal Sl. No. Date Occasion / Festival 5th July Guru Hargobind Jis Birthday/Karchi Puja 13th July Martyr s Day/Bhanu Jayanti 17th July U Tirot Singh Day 19th July Ker Puja 29th July Id u l Fitr 30th July Teej 10th August Raksha Bandhan 13th August Patriot Day 15th August Independence Day 17th/18th August Janmashtami / Parsi New Year Day-Pateti 29th August Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 1)/Samvantsari (Chaturthi Paksha)

8 MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014 Sl. No. State / Union Territory SEPT OCTOBER Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4 Assam 5 Bihar 6 Chandigarh 7 Chhattisgarh 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 9 Daman and Diu 10 Delhi 11 Goa 12 Gujarat 13 Haryana 14 Himachal Pradesh 15 Jammu and Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 17 Karnataka 18 Kerala 19 Lakshadweep 20 Madhya Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 22 Manipur 23 Meghalaya 24 Mizoram 25 Nagaland 26 Odisha 27 Puducherry 28 Punjab 29 Rajasthan 30 Sikkim 31 Tamil Nadu 32 Tripura 33 Uttar Pradesh 34 Uttarakhand 35 West Bengal Sl. No. Date Occasion / Festival 23rd/24th September Mahalaya/Pitra Visarjan Amavasya 25th September Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti 2nd October Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd/4th October Dussehra 5th/6th October Idul Zuha (Bakrid) 8th October Maharshi Valmiki Day/Lakshmi Puja 22nd/23rd October Diwali (Deepavali) 24th October Goverdhan Puja/Vishvakarma Day/Diwali 25th October Bhai Duj/Diwali 29th October Chatt Puja 31st October Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday

9 MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014 Sl. No. State / Union Territory NOVEMBER DECEMBER Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4 Assam 5 Bihar 6 Chandigarh 7 Chhattisgarh 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 9 Daman and Diu 10 Delhi 11 Goa 12 Gujarat 13 Haryana 14 Himachal Pradesh 15 Jammu and Kashmir 16 Jharkhand 17 Karnataka 18 Kerala 19 Lakshadweep 20 Madhya Pradesh 21 Maharashtra 22 Manipur 23 Meghalaya 24 Mizoram 25 Nagaland 26 Odisha 27 Puducherry 28 Punjab 29 Rajasthan 30 Sikkim 31 Tamil Nadu 32 Tripura 33 Uttar Pradesh 34 Uttarakhand 35 West Bengal Sl. No. Date Occasion / Festival 3rd/4th November Muharram 6th November Guru Nanak s Birthday/ Parswanath Rathayatra/Rhasha Purnima 7th November Wangala Festival 24th November Guru Teg Bahadurji Death Anniversary/Lachit Divas 3rd December World Disabled Day 24th December Christmas Eve/Loosong 25th December Christmas Day 26th December Christmas Festival/ Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday 27th December Christmas Festival/Nyenpa Guzom 28th December Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday/Nyenpa Guzom 31st December New Year Eve

10 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th July Tuesday Id u l Fitr* 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakrid)* 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note : * Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon. LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year's Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Govind Singh's Birthday 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti/Pongal 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas's Birthday 19th February Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti 24th February Monday Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti

11 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 16th march Sunday Holika Dahan 31st March Monday Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padva/Ugadi/Cheti Chand 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Vaisakhi/Vishu/Masadi 15th April Tuesday Vaisakhadi (Bengali)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 9th May Friday Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 13th May Tuesday Hazarat Ali's Birthday 29th June Sunday Rath Yatra 25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida 10th August sunday Raksha Bandhan 18th August Monday Parsi New Year's Day/Nauroz 29th August Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi 7th September Sunday Onam 1st October Wednesday Dusshera (Maha saptami) (Additional) 2nd October Thursday Dusshera (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) 3rd October Friday Dusshera (Maha Navmi) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 11th October Saturday Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) 22nd October Wednesday Deepavali (South India)/Naraka Chaturdasi 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 29th October Wednesday Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 28th December Sunday Guru Govind Singh's Birthday

12 ANDHRA PRADESH LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 13th January Monday Bhogi 14th January Tuesday Sankranti/Pongal/ Milad -Un- Nabi/Tamil New Year 27th February Thursday Mahashivratri 17th March Monday Holi 17th March Monday B'day of Hazrath Syed Mohd Juvanpuri Mehdi Ma'ud 31st March Monday Ugadi 1st April Tuesday Annual Closing of Accounts Day 5th April Saturday Babu Jagjivan ram's Birthday 8th April Tuesday Sri Ram navami 14th April Monday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday 18th April Friday Good Friday 29th July Tuesday Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) 15th August Friday Independence Day 29th August Friday Vinayaka Chavithi 2nd October Thursday Durgashtami/Gandhi jayanthi 3rd October Friday Vijaya Dasami/Dussehra/Maharnavami 23rd October Thursday Deepavali 4th November Tuesday Muharram 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday & Second Saturday have been excluded from the above list: LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS OCCUR ON SUNDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th August Sunday Sri Krishnashtami 5th October Sunday Bakrid( Id-ul-Zuha)

13 ANDHRA PRADESH LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 15th January Wednesday Kanumu 4th February Tuesday Sri Panchami 12th February Wednesday Yaz Dahum Shareef 2nd May Friday Basava Jayanthi 13th May Tuesday Birthday of Hazrath Ali 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 27th May Tuesday Shab-E-Meraj 14th June Saturday Shab-E-Barath 25th July Friday Jumat-Ul-Vida 26th July Saturday Shab-E-Qadar 8th August Friday Varalakshmi Vratham 18th August Monday Parsi New Year's Day 23rd September Tuesday Mahalaya Amavasya 13th October Monday Eid-E-gadeer 22nd October Wednesday Naraka Chathurthi 3rd November Monday 9th Muharram 6th November Thursday Karthika Purnima/ Gurunanak Jayanthi 24th December Wednesday Christmass Eve 26th December Friday Boxing Day Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday & Second Saturday have been excluded from the above list: Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 13th April Sunday Mahaveer Jayanthi 29th July Sunday Ratha Yathra 10th August Sunday Sravana Purnima/ Rakhi Purnima 13th December Saturday Arbayeen Note: Employees may be allowed any 5 (five) holidays to be chosen out of the Restricted Holidays mentioned above.

14 ANDHRA PRADESH Note: The following day has been declared holiday as per Negotiable Instruments Act,1881: 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts 1st May Thursday May Day Note : If there is any change of date in respect of Idu'l Fitar, Idu'l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad as per the moon sight or any other holiday declared now, it shall be announced through electronic / print media. All the Heads of Financial Institutions in the state shall take action according to such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about the change of date.

15 ARUNACHAL PRADESH LIST OF GAZETTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year s Day 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu 26th January Sunday Republic Day 20th February Thursday Statehood Day 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 17th March Monday Holi 15th April Tuesday Bohag Bihu/Baisakhai 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th July Tuesday Id u l Fitr 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakrid) 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 1st December Monday Indigenous Faith Day 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

16 ASSAM LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Magh Bihu 15th January Wednesday Tusu Puja 23rd Januray Thursday Netaji's Birthday 26th January Sunday Republic Day 31st January Friday Me-Dum-Me-Phi 14th February Friday Bir Chilarai Divas 16th March Sunday Dol-Jatra 14th April Monday Bohag Bihu 15th April Tuesday Bohag Bihu 16th April Wednesday Bohag Bihu 18th April Friday Good Friday 30th April Wednesday Tithi of Damodardeva 1st May Thursday May Day 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 14th June Saturday Janmostava of Sri Sri Madhabdeva 29th July Tuesday Id u l Fitre 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 27th August Wednesday Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva 13th September Saturday Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva 1st October Wednesday Durga Puja 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Vijaya Dashami 4th October Saturday Janmostava of Srimanta Sankardeva 6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakrid) 7th October Tuesday Lakshmi Puja (Half Day) 18th October Saturday Kati Bihu (Half Day) 23rd October Thursday Kali Puja & Diwali 4th November Tuesday Muharram (Half Day) 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 24th November Monday Lachit Divas 2nd December Tuesday Asom Divas(Su-Ka-Pha Divas) 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

17 ASSAM LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year's Day 14th January Tuesday Fateha-E-Dwaj Daham 17th January Friday Silpi Divas 28th January Tuesday Gwther Bathaw San 18th February Tuesday Karbi Dehal Kachir Dom 19th February Wednesday Ali Aye Lingang 27th February Thursday Shivaratri 10th March Monday Bathow Puja / Khiring Khiring Baithaw Puja 13th April Sunday Mahabir Jayanti 16th April Wednesday Deuri Bihu 19th April Saturday Easter Saturday 21st April Monday Sati Sadhini Divas 5th May Monday Tithi of Gopaldeva 28th May Wednesday Tithi of Harideva 13th June Friday Baikhowa Festival 14th June Saturday Sabebarat 20th June Friday Bishnu Prasad Rabha Death Anniversary 13th July Sunday Birthday of Nepali Kabi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya 25th July Friday Lailatul Kadar 13th August Wednesday Bir Tikendrajit Death Anniversary 5th September Friday Karam Puja 16th September Tuesday Birthday of Thakur Anukul Chandra 25th October Saturday A.T. Bhubaneswar Sadhu & Bharti Dwitia 29th October Wednesday Chhat Puja 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadurji Death Anniversary 10th December Wednesday Martyr's Day 19th December Friday Gaan Ngai 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve

18 BIHAR LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Milad-ul-Nabi (Prophet s Birthday) 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th July Tuesday Idul' Fitre 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmastami 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) 6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakri Id) 23rd October Thursday Diwali 30th October Thursday Chatt Puja 4th November Tuesday Mohharam 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti 25th December Thursday Christmas Day LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year's Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh's Jayanti 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti 14th January Tuesday Pongal 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas Birthday 19th February Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti 24th February Monday Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 27th February Thursday Maha Shivraatri 16th March Sunday Holika Dahan 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami

19 BIHAR 14th April Monday Vaishakhi/Vishu/Masadi 15th April Tuesday Vaishakhandi (Begal)/Bohag Bihu (Assam) 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 9th May Friday Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 13th May Tuesday Hazrat Ali's Birthday 29th June Sunday Rath Yatra 25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 18th August Monday Parsi New Year's Day/Nauroz 29th August Friday Vinayak Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi 7th September Sunday Onam 1st October Wednesday Dussehera (Maha Saptami) 2nd October Thursday Dussehera (Maha Ashtami) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 11th October Saturday Karva Chauth 22th October Wednesday Naraka Chaturdarsi/Deepavali 24th October Friday Goverdhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 29th October Wednesday Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi (Chhath Puja) 31st October Friday Pranaya Day of Chhath Puja 24th November Monday Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve

20 CHANDIGARH LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Birthday of Sri Guru GobindSingh Ji 26th January Sunday Republic Day 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas s Birthday 27th February Thursday Mahashivratri 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 18th April Friday Good Friday 29th July Tuesday Idu l Fitr 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki s Birthday 23rd October Thursday Diwali 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note : 1) All Saturdays and Sundays are holidays in Public Offices.

21 CHANDIGARH LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti 4th February Tuesday Basant Panchami 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 4th November Tuesday Muharram 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur s Martyrdom Day 26th December Friday Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib 27th December Saturday Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib 28th December Sunday Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib Note : Besides the Public holidays each employee will also be permitted during the calendar year 2014 to avail himself/herself any of two (2) holidays to be chosen by him / her out of Restricted Holidays mention above.

22 CHHATTISGARH LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year s Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh's Jayanti 14th January Tuesday Milad-ul-Nabi (Prophet s Birthday) 26th January Sunday Republic Day 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas Jayanti 27th February Thursday Maha Shivraatri 17th March Monday Holi 1st April Tuesday Annual Accounts Closing (Bank Holiday) 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami (Vaishnava) 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Dr. Ambedker Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th July Tuesday Ramazan / Idu l Fitr (End of Ramadan) 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmastami (Vaishnava) 30th September Tuesday Mid-Year Accounts Closing (Bank Holiday) 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 6th October Monday Idu'l-Zuha (Bakrid) 23rd October Thursday Deepavali (Festival of Lights) 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti 25th December Thursday Christmas Day 28th December Sunday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti

23 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday ID-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Md.) 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahaveer Jayanthi 18th April Friday Good Friday 29th July Tuesday Idu l Fitr* 2nd August Saturday Liberation Day Dadra and Nagar Haveli 15th August Friday Independence Day 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid)* 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak's Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note : * subject to change depending on appearance of moon.

24 DAMAN & DIU LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami (Vaishnava) 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 29th July Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitr 15th August Friday Independence Day 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Maha Navami) 6th October Monday Bakri Id / Idu'l Zuha 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak's Birthday 19th December Friday Liberation Day for Daman & Diu 25th December Thursday Christmas Day LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year's Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Govind Singh Birthday 14th January Tuesday Maghe Sankranti/Pongal 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas's Birthday 19th February Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti 24th February Monday Swami Dayananda Sarasvati Jayanti 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 16th march Sunday Holika Dahan 31st March Monday Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padva/Ugadi/Cheti Chand 14th April Monday Vaisakhi/Vishu/Masadi 15th April Tuesday Vaisakhadi (Bengal) Bahag Bihu (Assam)

25 DAMAN & DIU 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 9th May Friday Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 13th May Tuesday Hazarat Ali's Birthday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th June Sunday Rath Yatra 25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 18th August Monday Janmashtami/Parsi New Year's Day 29th August Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi 7th September Sunday Onam 1st October Wednesday Dusshera (Maha saptami) (Additional) 2nd October Thursday Dusshera (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) 3rd October Friday Dusshera (Maha Navmi) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 11th October Saturday Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) 22nd October Wednesday Deepavali (South India) 22nd October Wednesday Naraka Chaturdasi 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 29th October Wednesday Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) 24th November Monday Shri Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 28th December Sunday Guru Gobinda Singh's Birthday LIST OF ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR st April Tuesday Bank's Annual Closing Day

26 DAMAN & DIU LIST OF INDUTRIAL & PSU HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 1st May Thursday Labour Day 15th August Friday Independence Day 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 19th December Friday Liberation Day for Daman & Diu

27 NEW DELHI LIST OF PUBLIC NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th July Tuesday Id u l Fitr 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day LIST OF RESTRICTED NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year's Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti/Pongal 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas's Birthday 19th February Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti 24th February Monday Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti

28 NEW DELHI LIST OF RESTRICTED NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 16th march Sunday Holika Dahan 31st March Monday Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padva/Ugadi/Cheti Chand 14th April Monday Vaisakhi/Vishu/Masadi 15th April Tuesday Vaisakhadi (Bengali)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 9th May Friday Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 13th May Tuesday Hazarat Ali's Birthday 29th June Sunday Rath Yatra 25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida 10th August sunday Raksha Bandhan 18th August Monday Parsi New Year's Day/Nauroz 29th August Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi 7th September Sunday Onam 1st October Wednesday Dusshera (Maha Saptami) (Additional) 2nd October Thursday Dusshera (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) 3rd October Friday Dusshera (Maha Navmi) 11th October Saturday Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) 22nd October Wednesday Deepavali (South India)/Naraka Chaturdasi 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 29th October Wednesday Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve

29 GOA LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 31st March Monday Gudi-Padava 14th April Monday Birth Anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 29th July Tuesday Id u l Fitr* 15th August Friday Independence Day 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day) 30th August Saturday Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakrid)* 22nd October Wednesday Diwali 3rd December Wednesday Feast of St. Francis Xavier 19th December Friday Goa Liberation Day 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note : * Holiday mentioned at 29th July and 6th October are subject to appearance of moon LIST OF SPECIAL STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Malid-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Md.) 27th February Thursday Mahashivaratri Note : Special Holiday mentioned at 14th January is subject to appearance of moon. Note : Special Holidays can be prefixed or suffixed to the leave. Note : All Government Offices will be functional on Special Holidays except if the Special Holidays occur on Saturday or Sunday.

30 GOA LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS IN st January Wednesday New Year Day 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti 14th February Friday Guru Ravi Das Birthday 19th February Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Vaisakhi 14th April Monday Vishu 17th April Thursday Maundy Thursday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 27th June Friday Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 17th August Sunday Janmashtami 28th August Thursday Hartalika 7th September Sunday Onam 24th October Friday Gobardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhaubij 2nd November Sunday All Souls Day 5th November Wednesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur Martydom Day 8th December Monday Feast of Immaculate Conception 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 31st December Wednesday New Year Eve

31 GOA LIST OF COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Sunday Republic Day 14th April Monday Birth Anniversery of Dr. B Ambedkar 1st May Thursday May Day 15th August Friday Independence Day 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti 22nd October Wednesday Diwali 19th December Friday Goa Liberation Day 25th December Thursday Christmas Day LIST OF ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Account

32 GUJRAT LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Id-e-Milad-Un-Nabi/ Makar Sankranti 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 17th March Monday Holi 2nd Day-Dhuleti 1st April Tuesday ChetiChand 8th April Tuesday Shree Ram Navami 14th April Monday Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's Birthday 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti 29th July Tuesday Ramjan-Id (1st Shawaal) (Muslim, Shiya & Sunni) 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Parsi New Year Day-Pateti (Parsi Shaheshahi) 29th August Friday Samvantsari (Chaturthi Paksha) 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) 6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakrid) 23rd October Thursday Diwali 24th October Friday Vikram Samvant New Year Day 25th October Saturday Bhai Bij 31st October Friday Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note : 1) If any of the Muslim Holidays notified above does not fall on day notified, The Muslim Government Employees may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed. 2) The holidays will also be applicable to all State Government Undertakings, Boards, Corporations and Panchayat Offices. The followind days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday 26th January Sunday Republic Day 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak) 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 17th August Sunday Janmastami (Sharavana Vad-8)

33 HARYANA LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 4th February Tuesday Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti 4th February Tuesday Basant Panchami 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas's Birthday 24th February Monday Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 27th February Thursday Maha Shivraatri 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Shree Ram Navami 14th April Monday Vaisakhi 14th April Monday Dr B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti 1st May Thursday Lord Parshuram Jayanti 13th June Friday Sant Kabir Jayanti 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr 30th July Wednesday Teej 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmastami 23rd September Tuesday Haryana's Heros' Martyrdom Day 25th September Thursday Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakrid) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 23rd October Thursday Diwali 24th October Friday Vishavkarma Day 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day 26th December Friday Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday

34 HARYANA Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on closed day have been excluded from the above list: 26th January Sunday Republic Day 23rd March Sunday Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh,Rajguru & Sukhdev 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 31st May Saturday Maharana Pratap Jayanti 1st November Saturday Haryana Day 28th December Sunday Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Id-E-Milad or Milad-ul-Nabi 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Budh Purnima 12th June Thursday Guru Arjan Dev's Martyrdom Day 31st July Thursday Shaeed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 11th October Saturday Karva Chauth 24th October Friday Goverdhan Puja 4th November Tuesday Muharram 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day Note : All Saturdays and Sundays shall be observed as public holidays in Public Offices. Note : Employees may be allowed any two holidays to be chosen out of the Restricted Holidays mentioned below:

35 HIMACHAL PRADESH LIST OF GAZETTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Guru Govind Singh B`day 25th January Saturday State-Hood Day 26th January Sunday Republic Day 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas B`day 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 14th April Monday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti 15th April Tuesday Himachal Day 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday Parshu Ram Jayanti 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 31st May Saturday Maharana Pratap Jayanti 13th June Friday Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmastami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 6th October Monday Id-ul- Zuha (Bakrid) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki`s B`day 23rd October Thursday Diwali 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

36 HIMACHAL PRADESH LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year Day 14th January Tuesday Makara Sankranti/Lohri 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami 24th February Monday Sawami Dayananda Sawarswati Jayanti 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Baisakhi 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 11th October Saturday Karva Chauth 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur`s Martyrdom Day 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 28th December Sunday Guru Govind Singh`s B`day Note : 1) Seepur Fair on 15th May 2014 and Shimla Summer Festival on 2nd June 2014 Declared as Gazetted Holidays in Shimla (Within Municiple Limits). 2) Raksha bandhan, Bhai Duj and Karwa Chauth declared as Gazetted Holidays for Women Employees of State Government.

37 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji 14th January Tuesday Milad-ul-Nabi* 17th January Friday Friday Following Milad-ul-Nabi* 26th January Sunday Republic Day 21st February Friday Nauroz* 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 31st March Monday 1st Navratra 8th April Tuesday Ram Navmi 14th April Monday Baisakhi 14th April Monday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedker Jayanti 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 27th May Tuesday Shab-I-Miraj* 5th July Saturday Guru Hargobind Jis Birthday 13th July Sunday Martyr s Day 25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida* 26th July Saturday Sab-e-Qadr* 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr* 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janamashtami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Mahanavmi 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid)* 7th October Tuesday Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid)* 23rd October Thursday Diwali 4th November Tuesday Ashoora* 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 5th December Friday Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note: *Subject to change of the date with appearance of moon.

38 KASHMIR LIST OF PROVINCIAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th May Friday Friday Following Shab-I-Miraj* 6th June Friday Mela Kshir Bhawani 2nd October Thursday Urs Shah-I-Hamdan Sahib* 22nd October Wednesday Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-din-Sahib* JAMMU LIST OF PROVINCIAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Monday Lohri 14th February Friday Guru Rabidas Birthday 16th March Sunday Holi JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIST OF LOCAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th February Thursday Mela Dasmochey 28th February Friday Mela Dasmochey 16th march Sunday Tangpe Chongra 7th April Monday Mela Bahu Fort 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 21st june Saturday Urs Shah Farid-ud-din Sahib 5th July Saturday Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra 6th July Sunday Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra 7th July Monday Mela Hemis Gumpa 8th July Tuesday Mela Hemis Gumpa 22nd August Friday Kailash Yatra 23rd August Saturday Kailash Yatra

39 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 31stAugust Sunday Mela Pat 1st September Monday Mela Pat 10th November Monday Urs Shah Asrar-ud-din Sahib 22nd December Monday Mela Losar LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th May Monday Parsuram Jayanti 12nd June Thursday Martyr s Day of Guru Arjun Dev 13rd June Friday Kabir Jayanti 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan LIST OF ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Account

40 JHARKHAND LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti 23rd January Thursday Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti 26th January Sunday Republic Day 4th February Tuesday Basant Panchami 14th February Friday Sant Rabidas Jayanti 27th February Thursday MahaShivratri 17th March Monday Holi 2nd April Wednesday Sarhul 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 23rd April Wednesday Beer Kuwar Singh Jayanti 1st May Thursday May Day 14th May Wednesday Budha Purnima 30th June Monday Hul Divas 29th July Tuesday Idu l Fitr 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi 5th September Friday Karma Puja 25th September Thursday Kalash Sthapan 1st October Wednesday Dussehra (Maha Saptami) 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti 3rd October Friday Maha Navami/Vijaya Dashami 6th October Monday Id-ul- Zuha (Bakrid) 23rd October Thursday Deepavali 25th October Saturday Bhai Doj

41 JHARKHAND Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 28th October Tuesday Surya Sasthi/Dala Chath 29th October Wednesday Chath (Prata Arghya) 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti 15th November Saturday Birsa Jayanti/Staphana Divas 13th December Saturday Chehllum 25th December Thursday Christmas Day LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 13th May Tuesday Hazarat Ali's Birthday 14th June Saturday Shab-e-Barat 12th July Saturday Guru Purnima 25th July Friday Last Jumma of Ramzan 4th August Monday Last Monday of month Sravan 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 7th September Sunday Ananta Chaturdashi 17th September Wednesday Bishwakarma Puja 23rd September Tuesday Mahalaya 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur Myrterdom Day 24th December Wednesday Christmass Eve

42 KARNATAKA LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet s Birthday) 15th January Wednesday Uttarayana Punya Kala Sankranti Festival 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 31st March Monday Chandramana Ugadi 14th April Monday Dr B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 2nd May Friday Basava Jayanti 29th July Tuesday Kutub-E-Ramzan 15th August Friday Independence Day 29th August Friday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata 24th September Wednesday Mahalaya Amavasye 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Maha Navami Ayudapooja 4th October Saturday Vijayadasami 8th October Wednesday Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi 22nd October Wednesday Naraka Chaturdashi 24th October Friday Balipadyami Deepavali 1st November Saturday Kannada Rajyothsava 4th November Tuesday Last Day of Moharam 8th November Saturday Kanakadasa Jayanthi 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list: 26th January Sunday Republic Day 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 5th October Sunday Bakrid

43 KARNATAKA Note : 1) All Second Saturdays and Sundays shall be observed as public holidays in Public Offices. 2)If any of the Muslim Holidays notified above does not fall on the date notified, Muslims in Government Service may be granted holiday on the date of observance in lieu of holidays already notified. 3) Local Holiday is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tula Sankramana on (Saturday) and Huthri Festival on (Sunday). Note: The following day has been declared holiday as per Negotiable Instruments Act,1881: 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts Note : The holidays are declared on for closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks and Cooperative Banks only. The Reserve Bank of India will be functioning on these days. However, all the offices of Reserve Bank will remain closed for public transactions on January 01 for annual closing of accounts & December 31 will be a working day for Reserve Bank of India. LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR st January Wednesday New Year 8th February Wednesday Shri Madhvanavami 4th April Friday Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi 8th April Tuesday Sriramanavami 19th April Saturday Holy Saturday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 14th June Saturday Shab-e-barat 25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida and Shab-e-Khader 8th August Friday Shri Varamahalakshmi Vrata 28th August Thursday Swarna Gowri Vratha 6th September Saturday Thiru Onam 17th September Wednesday Vishwakarma Jayanthi 18th October Saturday Tula Sankramana 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanthi 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve

44 KARNATAKA Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list: 16th March Sunday Holi 4th May Sunday Shri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi 4th May Sunday Shri Shankaracharya Jayanthi 10th August Sunday Brahmashri Narayana Guru Jayanthi 10th August Sunday Rug-Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhana 17th August Sunday Shri Krishnajanmashtami 7th September Sunday Ananta Padmanabha Vrata 7th December Sunday Huttari Festival Note : 1) Souramana Ugadi ( ) this day has been declared a general holiday in view of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanathi. 2) Employees may be allowed any two holidays to be chosen out of the Restricted Holidays mentioned above.

45 KERALA LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Milad-i-Sheril (Birthday of Prophet Md.)* 27th February Thursday Sivarathri 14th April Monday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti 15th April Tuesday Vishu 17th April Thursday Maundy Thursday 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 26th July Saturday Karkkadaka Vavu 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)* 15th August Friday Independence Day 6th September Saturday First Onam 8th September Monday 3rd Onam/Sri Narayan Guru Jayanti 9th September Tuesday 4th Onam 15th September Monday Sreekrishna Jayanti 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti/Mahanavami 3rd October Friday Vijayadashami 22nd October Wednesday Deepavali 3rd November Monday Muharram* 25th December Thursday Christmas Note: *Subject to change the date with appearance of moon. Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list: Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 26th January Sunday Republic Day 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 7th September Sunday Thiruvonam 21st September Sunday Sri Narayan Guru Samadhi Day 5th October Sunday Id-ul-Ad'ha (Bakrid)*

46 KERALA LIST OF ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Yearly closing of Bank's Account Note : The holiday falls on 1st April is limited for Banks only. LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014 Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 2nd January Thursday Mannam Jayanti Note: The following festival and occasion which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list: Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 10th August Sunday Avani Avittom

47 LAKSHADWEEP LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Md.) 26th January Sunday Republic Day 27th February Thursday Maha Shivaratri 18th April Friday Good Friday 27th May Tuesday Rajab 27* 25th July Friday Ramzan 27* 28th July Monday Id u l Fitr* 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Maha Navami) 5th October Sunday Idul Zuha (Bakrid)* 22nd October Wednesday Diwali (Deepavali) 3rd November Monday Muharram* 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak s Birthday 25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note : * Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon. Note : All Sundays & Saturdays are closed holidays LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS IN st January Wednesday New Year's Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Govind Singh's Birthday 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas's Birthday 19th February Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti 24th February Monday Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti

48 LAKSHADWEEP 16th march Sunday Holika Dahan 31st March Monday Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padva/Ugadi/Cheti Chand 14th April Monday Vaisakhi/Vishu/Masadi 15th April Tuesday Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 9th May Friday Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 13th May Tuesday Hazarat Ali's Birthday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th June Sunday Rath Yatra 10th August sunday Raksha Bandhan 29th August Friday Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi 7th September Sunday Onam 1st October Wednesday Dusshera (Maha saptami) (Additional) 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 11th October Saturday Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 29th October Wednesday Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 28th December Sunday Sri Guru Govind Singh's Birthday

49 MADHYA PRADESH LIST OF STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR th January Tuesday Milad-un-Nabi 26th January Sunday Republic Day 14th February Friday Sant Ravidas Jayanti 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 17th March Monday Holi 31st March Monday Gudi Padwa 1st April Tuesday Chaiti Chand/Bankon Ki Varshik Lekhabanndi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti/Baisakhi 18th April Friday Good Friday 2nd May Friday Parshuram Jayanti 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th July Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitr 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti 3rd October Friday Dusshehara (Vijayadashami) 6th October Monday Idu'l Zuha 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 23rd October Thursday Deepavali 4th November Tuesday Moharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti 25th December Thursday Christmas Day