Self Published Booklet ISBN: Applied For Copyright: Applied For, Diary No. 48684/2014-CO/L Booklet available at: www.indiaholidaylist.com Your suggestions for the improvement of the booklet will always be welcome 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 end- users, 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. 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 [email protected]

INDEX

SL. NO. PARTICULARS NCT/UT PAGE NO. 1 MASTER OF STATE/UT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 1-6 2 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS UT 3 ANDHRA PRADESH 4 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 5 ASSAM 6 BIHAR 7 CHANDIGARH UT 8 9 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI UT 10 DAMAN AND DIU UT 11 DELHI NCT 12 GOA 13 GUJARAT 14 HARYANA 15 16 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 17 JHARKHAND 18 19 KERALA 20 LAKSHADWEEP UT 21 MADHYA PRADESH 22 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

MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014

JANUARY FEBRUARY Sl. No. State / Union Territory

1 7 13 14 23 26 4 14 19 24 27

1 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 ’s Day  7th January Gobind Singh's Birthday/Nyerpa Guzom  13th January Bhogi  14th January Makar /Magh / Id-e-Milad-Un-Nabi//  23rd Januray Netaji's Birthday  26th January Republic Day  4th February Basant Panchami/Saraswati  14th February Guru Ravidas Birthday  19th February Chhatrapati Sivaji Jayanti  24th February Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti  27th February Mahashivratri

MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014

MARCH APRIL

Sl. No. State / Union Territory

5 16 17 23 31 1 8 13 14 15 18

1 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 /Doljatra  17th March /Yaosang 2nd Day/Dhulandi  23rd March Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev  31st March Gudi Padava/Chandramana /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 /Baisakhai/Bengali New Year Day  18th April Good Friday

MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014

MAY JUNE Sl. No. State / Union Territory

1 2 9 14 26 27 31 13 16 14 15

1 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  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

MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014

JULY AUGUST

Sl. No. State / Union Territory

5 13 17 19 29 30 10 13 15 18 29

1 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  10th August  13th August Patriot Day  15th August Independence Day  17th/18th August Janmashtami / Parsi New Year Day-Pateti  29th August (Day 1)/Samvantsari (Chaturthi Paksha)

MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014

SEPT OCTOBER Sl. No. State / Union Territory

24 25 2 3 6 8 23 24 25 29 31

1 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  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/  22nd/23rd October (Deepavali)  24th October Goverdhan Puja/ Day/Diwali  25th October Bhai Duj/Diwali  29th October Chatt Puja  31st October Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday

MASTER LIST OF STATE/UNION TERRITORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2014

NOVEMBER DECEMBER

Sl. No. State / Union Territory

4 6 7 24 3 24 25 26 27 28 31

1 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

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Govind Singh's Birthday 14th January Tuesday /Pongal 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami

14th February Friday Guru Ravidas's Birthday 19th February Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti 24th February Monday Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 16th march Sunday Holika Dahan 31st March Monday Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padva/Ugadi/ 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday //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 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 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 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

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)

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.

ANDHRA PRADESH

Note: The following day has been declared holiday as per Negotiable Instruments Act,1881:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 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.

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

LIST OF GAZETTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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

ASSAM

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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 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 & 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

ASSAM

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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 & 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

BIHAR

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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-2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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

BIHAR

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 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 22th October Wednesday Naraka Chaturdarsi/Deepavali 24th October Friday Goverdhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 29th October Wednesday Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi ( 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

CHANDIGARH

LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th 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.

CHANDIGARH

LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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.

CHHATTISGARH

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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

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.

DAMAN & DIU

LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 7th January Tuesday Guru Govind Singh Birthday 14th January Tuesday /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)

DAMAN & DIU

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Bank's Annual Closing Day

DAMAN & DIU

LIST OF INDUTRIAL & PSU HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th 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

NEW DELHI

LIST OF PUBLIC NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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

NEW DELHI

LIST OF RESTRICTED NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 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 (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

GOA

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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.

GOA

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS IN 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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

GOA

LIST OF COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Account

GUJRAT

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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 Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th January Sunday Republic Day 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak) 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 17th August Sunday Janmastami (Sharavana Vad-8)

HARYANA

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th 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

HARYANA

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on closed day have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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:

HIMACHAL PRADESH

LIST OF GAZETTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th 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

HIMACHAL PRADESH

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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.

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th 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.

KASHMIR

LIST OF PROVINCIAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 30th 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 13th January Monday Lohri 14th February Friday Guru Rabidas Birthday 16th March Sunday Holi

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

LIST OF LOCAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 27th 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

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 31stAugust Sunday Mela Pat 1st September Monday Mela Pat 10th November Monday Urs Shah Asrar-ud-din Sahib 22nd December Monday Mela

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 5th 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Account

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

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 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

KARNATAKA

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday) 15th January Wednesday 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 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 24th October Friday Balipadyami Deepavali 1st November Saturday 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:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th January Sunday Republic Day 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 5th October Sunday Bakrid 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 18-10-2014 (Saturday) and Huthri Festival on 07-12-2014 (Sunday).

Note: The following day has been declared holiday as per Negotiable Instruments Act,1881:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts

Note : The holidays are declared on 01-04-2014 for closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks and Co- operative 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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 KARNATAKA

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 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-, 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 (14.04.2014) 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.

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 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)*

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

LAKSHADWEEP

LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Md.) 26th January Sunday Republic Day 27th February Thursday 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 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st 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

LAKSHADWEEP

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 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

MADHYA PRADESH

LIST OF STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th 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 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

MADHYA PRADESH

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR-2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday Navvarsh Diwas 6th January Monday Maharishi Guru Gokuldas Ji Maharaj Janam Utsav 7th January Tuesday Guru Govind Singh Ji ka Janam Diwas 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti 21st January Tuesday Hemu Kalani ka Shaheedi Diwas 4th February Tuesday Basant Panchami 5th February Wednesday Dev narayan Jayanti 6th February Thursday Narmada Jayanti 13th February Thursday Swami Ramcharan Ji Maharaj ka Janam Diwas 20th February Thursday Dr. Saiyadana Sahab Ka Janam Diwas 24th February Monday Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Janam Diwas 24th February Monday Shabari Jayanti 18th March Tuesday Bhai Duj 20th March Thursday Veerangana Awantibai Ka Balidan Diwas 27th March Monday Bhakt Mata Karma Jayanti 4th April Friday Nishadraj Jayanti 11th April Friday Mahatma Jyotiba Phoole Jayanti 14th April Monday Hatkeshwar Jayanti 15th April Tuesday Vishu 25th April Friday Vallabhacharya Jayanti 26th April Saturday Sen Jayanti 1st May Thursday Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti 2nd May Friday Akshya Tratiya 13th May Tuesday Hazrat Ali Ka Janam Diwas 31st May Saturday Chhatrasal Jayanti/Maharana Pratap Jayanti 7th June Saturday Mahesh Jayanti 9th June Monday Birsa Munda Ka Shahidi Diwas 11th June Wednesday Bada Mahadev Poojan 13th June Friday Kabir Jayanti/Shab-E- Barat

MADHYA PRADESH

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 24th June Tuesday Veerangna Durgawati Ka Balidan Diwas 12th July Saturday Guru Poornima 25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida 28th July Monday Eid-Ul-Fitra (Ke Theek Purv ka Diwas) 1st August Friday Naagpanchami 13th August Wednesday Durgadas Rathore Jayanti 18th August Monday Parasi Navwarsh Diwas 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi 1st September Monday Navakhai 5th September Friday Dholgyaras 8th September Monday Anant Chaturthi 17th September Wednesday Vishwakarma Jayanti 18th September Thursday Raja Shankar & Raghunath Shah Balidan Diwas 18th September Thursday Anant Chaturthi 23rd September Tuesday Prannath Jayanti/Sarvpitra Moksh Amawashya 25th September Thursday Agrasen Jayanti 2nd October Thursday Dusshehara (Mahashtami) 2nd October Thursday Dusshehara (Mahanaumi) 4th October Saturday Eid-ul-Adah (Idujjuha Ke Theek Purv ka Diwas) 8th October Wednesday Maharaj Ajmod Dev Jayanti 8th October Wednesday Tekchand Ji Maharaj Ka Samadhi Utsav 11th October Saturday Karwa Chauth Parv 22nd October Wednesday Deepawali (Dakshin Bhartiya) 24th October Friday Deepawali ka Dusra Din 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 30th October Thursday Bhagwan Sastrabahu Jayanti 3rd November Monday Naamdev Jayanti 15th November Saturday Birsa Munda Jayanti 22nd November Saturday Jhalkari Jayanti 24th November Monday Guru Tegbahadur Ka Shahidi Diwas 28th November Friday Sant Shri Jintaran Taran Jayanti 6th December Saturday Dattatray Jayanti 18th December Thursday Guru Ghasidas Jayanti 31st December Wednesday Balinath Ji Bairva Jayanti

MAHARASHTRA

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday ID-E-Milad 19th February Wednesday Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti 27th February Thursday MahaShivratri 17th March Monday Holi (Second Day) 31st March Monday Gudi Padwa 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 14th April Monday Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday Maharashtra Din 14th May Wednesday Budda Purnima 29th July Tuesday Ramzan Id (Id-ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1) 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Id-ul- Zuha (Bakrid) 23rd October Thursday Diwali Amavsya (Laxmi Pujan) 24th October Friday Diwali () 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti

25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list: Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th January Sunday Republic Day 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti LIST OF ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival

1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Account The holiday on 1st April is limited for Banks only. This holiday is not admissible to the Government Offices.

MANIPUR

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 13th January Monday Gaan-Ngai 15th February Saturday Lui-Ngai-Ni 17th March Monday Yaosang 2nd Day 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts 14th April Monday Cheiraoba 18th April Friday Good Friday 23rd April Wednesday Khongjom Day 1st May Thursday May Day 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr 13th August Wednesday Patriot's Day 15th August Friday Independence Day 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti/ 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 25th October Saturday Ningol Chakkouba 1st November Saturday Kut 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

Note : Commercial Banks/Co-operative Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain closed for public transaction on 1st April 2014.

Note: The following occasion which fall on Sunday has been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th January Sunday Republic Day

LIST OF ADDITIONAL GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 9th January Thursday Death Anniversary of Maharaja Gambhir Singh

MANIPUR

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday) 31st March Monday Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) 18th August Monday Janmastami 25th September Thursday Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi 30th September Tuesday Jananeta Irawat Birth Day 6th October Monday Id-ul- Zuha (Bakrid) 8th October Wednesday Mera Houchongba 12th December Thursday Nupi-Lal

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 12th January Sunday Imoinu Iratpa 16th March Sunday Yaosang (Doljatra) 29th June Sunday Kang (Rathajatra)

Note: The festivals and occasions on 31st March, 18th August & 25th September may be included as

Restricted Holidays in the Hill Districts and the Manipur Bhawans, Kolkata, Delhi & Guwahati.

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 23rd January Thursday Netaji Subhaschandra Bose Birthday 4th February Tuesday Saraswati Puja 25th February Tuesday Player's Day 28th February Friday Ratri 19th March Wednesday Yaosang 4th Day 21st March Friday Bijoy Govinda Halankar 28th March Friday Baruni 11th April Friday 164th Death Anniversary of Maharaja Nara Singh 15th April Tuesday Shilhenba

MANIPUR

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th May Wednesday Budha Jayanti/Jalakeli 7th July Monday Kanglen (Purnajatra) 9th July Wednesday Harisayan 26th July Saturday Sab-e-Qadr 7th August Thursday Jhulon Houba 2nd September Tuesday Radha Ashtami 5th September Friday Heikru Hidongba 10th September Wednesday Tarpon Houba 24th September Wednesday Tarpon Loiba 3rd October Friday Kwak Jatra (Dussehra) 24th October Friday Goberdhon Puja 31st October Friday Gosta Ashtami 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday GuruNanak's Birthday/ Mera Waphukpa 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 26th December Friday Post Christmas 31st December Wednesday New Year's Eve

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Second Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday Akheri Chahar Shumba (New Year's day) 14th January Tuesday Uttarayan Sankranti (Milad-Ul Nabi) 6th April Sunday Kongba Leithong Phatpa 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th June Saturday Sab-e-Barat 10th August Sunday Jhulon Loiba 8th October Wednesday Mera Wayungba (Mera Houcongba)

Note: Not more than 3 (Three) Restricted Holidays can be availed of by a Government Employee in a Calendar Year.

MEGHALAYA

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 1st January Tuesday New Year's day 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 18th April Friday Good Friday 16th July Wednesday Beh Deinkhlam 17th July Thursday U Tirot Sing Day 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitre 15th August Friday Independence Day 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Maha Navami) 4th October Saturday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 6th October Monday Idu'l Zuha (Bakri Id) 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 7th November Wednesday Wangala Festival 23rd November Sunday Seng Kutsnem 12th December Friday Pa-Togan Nengminza Sangma 18th December Thursday Death Anniversary of SoSo Tham 24th December Wednesday Christmas Festival 25th December Thursday Christmas Festival 26th December Friday Christmas Festival 27th December Saturday Christmas Festival 30th December Tuesday U Kiang Nangbah

LIST OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS 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.

MEGHALAYA

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 15th April Tuesday Assamese New Year's day 1st May Thursday May Day 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 17th August Sunday 27th August Wednesday Tithi of Sri Sankar 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka 1st October Wednesday Maha Saptami 7th October Tuesday Lakshi puja 2nd November Sunday All Soul's Day 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Gurunanak's Birthday Note : The Deputi Commissioner are authorized to declare a maximum of 3 (Three) days only as local holidays within their respective jurisidiction on the following occasions during 2014 except for the

East Khasi Hills where State Government in GAD will declare the local holidays. 1) 53rd Garo labour Crop Day 2) Shad Nongkrem 3) Shad Suk Mynsiem 4) Unitarian Anniversary Day 5) Any Other Festival of Local Significance

MIZORAM

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year Day 2nd January Thursday New Year Festival 14th January Tuesday Malid-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Md.) 20th February Thursday State day 7th March Friday Chapchar Kut 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 30th June Monday Remna Ni 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) 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Deepavali) 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak’s Birthday 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 25th December Thursday Christmas Day 26th December Friday Christmas Festival 31st December Wednesday New Year Eve

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 11th January Saturday Missionary Day 26th January Sunday Republic Day

MIZORAM

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 13th April Sunday Mahavir jayanti 15th June Sunday Young Men Association Day 6th July Sunday MHIP Day

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 3rd January Friday New Year Festivel 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh's 14th January Tuesday Pongal 4th February Tuesday Basant Panchami 27th February Tuesday Maha Shivratri 14th April Monday Vaisakhi/vishu 21st April Monday Easter Monday 9th May Friday Guru Rabindra Nath's Birthday 25th July Friday Jamat-ul-Vida 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi 1st October Wednesday Dussehra( Maha Saptami) 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

Note: Not more than 2 (Two) Restricted Holidays can be availed of by a Government Employee in a Calendar Year.

Note : All Saturdays and Sundays are holydays in public Offices.

NAGALAND

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year 26th January Sunday Republic Day 1st April Tuesday Bank Holiday (Annual Account Closing) 18th April Friday Good Friday 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr* 15th August Friday Independence Day 30th September Tuesday Bank Holiday (Half Yearly Account) 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday 3rd October Friday Durga Puja 6th October Monday Idu’l Zuha* 23rd October Thursday Dewali ( Deepawali ) 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak’s Birthday 1st December Monday State Inauguration Day 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve 25th December Thursday Christmas Day 26th December Friday Christmas Festival 31st December Tuesday Christmas Festival

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year Day 14th January Tuesday Prophet Md's Birthday (Id-E-Milad)* 26th January Sunday Republic Day 17th March Monday Holi 18th April Friday Good Friday 20th April Sunday Easter Sunday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr* 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday

NAGALAND

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 3rd October Friday Durga Puja 6th October Monday Idu’I Zuha (Bakrid) * 23rd October Thursday Diwali 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Birthday 1st December Monday State Inauguration Day 23rd December Tuesday Christmas Festival

* May change due to reflex of moon.

ODISSA

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Birth Day of Prophet Mohammad 23rd January Thursday Subash Bose Jayanti/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti 4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami/Saraswati Puja

27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 5th March Wednesday Panchayati Raj Divas 17th March Monday Holi 1st April Tuesday Utkal Dibas 8th April Tuesday Sri Ram Navami 14th April Monday Maha Vishubha Sankranti/Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 18th April Friday Good Friday 29th July Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitar 15th August Friday Independence Day 29th August Friday Ganesh Puja 30th August Saturday Nuakhai 23rd September Tuesday Mahalaya 1st October Wednesday Durgapuja-Saptami 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti/Maha Ashtami 3rd October Friday Durgapuja Navami 4th October Saturday Vijaya Dashami 6th October Monday Id-Uj-Joha 7th October Tuesday Kumar Purnima/Maha Lakshmi puja 23rd October Thursday Kalipuja/Diwali (Dipabali) 4th November Tuesday Moharram 6th November Thursday Rahasa Purnima 25th December Thursday X-Mas Day

ODISSA

LIST OF OPTIONAL STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th January Tuesday Shri Guru Govind Singh Birthday 25th January Saturday Foundation Of Bramha Samaj 28th February Friday Day Following Sivratri 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti

19th April Saturday Easter Saturday 14th May Wednesday Budha Purnima 22nd May Thursday Raja Rammohan Ray Jayanti 7th July Monday Bahuda Yatra 25th July Friday Sab-e-Qadar 18th August Monday Nanda Utsav 1st November Saturday Amla Navami 15th November Saturday Prathamastami 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Second Saturdays & Sundays have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 26th January Sunday Republic Day 16th March Sunday Dola Purnima 14th June 2nd Saturday Pahili Raja

15th June Sunday Raja Sankranti 29th June Sunday Rath Yatra 17th August Sunday Janmastami

PUDUCHERRY

LIST OF PUBLIC UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

(i) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS :

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Pongal / Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad 15th January Wednesday Thiruvalluvar Day 16th January Thursday Uzhavar Thirunal 26th January Sunday Republic Day

14th April Monday Tamil New Year’s Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 29th July Tuesday Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* 15th August Friday Independence Day 16th August Saturday De jure Transfer Day 29th August Friday Vinayagar Chathurthi 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanthi / Ayudha Pooja 3rd October Friday Vijayadasami 5th October Sunday Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* 22nd October Wednesday Deepavali 25th December Thursday Christmas

* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon.

(ii) MAHE REGION :

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad 26th January Sunday Republic Day 14th April Monday Vishu 1st Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 26th July Saturday Karkida Amavasi 29th July Tuesday Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* 15th August Friday Independence Day

(ii) MAHE REGION :

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 16th August Saturday De jure Transfer Day 6th September Saturday Onam 1st Day 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanthi / Ayudha Pooja 3rd October Friday Vijayadasami 5th October Sunday Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* 15th October Wednesday St. Theresa Festival 22nd October Wednesday Deepavali 25th December Thursday Christmas

* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon.

(iii) YANAM REGION :

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Pongal / Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad 26th January Sunday Republic Day 15th March Saturday Car Festival 31st March Monday Telugu New Year’s Day (Ugadi Festival) 14th April Monday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 29th July Tuesday Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* 15th August Friday Independence Day 16th August Saturday De jure Transfer Day 29th August Friday Vinayagar Chathurthi 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanthi / Ayudha Pooja 3rd October Friday Vijayadasami 5th October Sunday Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* 22nd October Wednesday Deepavali 25th December Thursday Christmas

* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon.

PUDUCHERRY

PUDUCHERRY, KARAIKAL, MAHE & YANAM REGIONS :

LIST OF ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Annual Closing of Bank's Account

LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

PUDUCHERRY, KARAIKAL, MAHE & YANAM REGIONS :

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 11th January Saturday Vaikuntha Ekadasi 13th January Monday Bhogi 14th February Friday Masimagam 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 19th March Wednesday Feast of St. Joseph 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 15th April Tuesday Vishu 2nd Day 17th April Thursday Maundy Thursday 21st April Monday Easter Monday 27th May Tuesday Shab–e–mihraj* 13th June Friday Shabe-e-Barath* 12th July Saturday Mangani Festival 25th July Friday Lailathul qadr* 15th August Friday Veerampattinam Car Festival 17th August Sunday Krishna Jayanthi 7th September Sunday Onam 2nd Day 8th September Monday Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi 21st September Sunday Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi 21st October Tuesday Deepavali Eve 2nd November Sunday All Souls Day 4th November Tuesday Muharram (Ashuraday)*

PUDUCHERRY, KARAIKAL, MAHE & YANAM REGIONS :

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak's Birthday 28th November Friday Sri Subrahmanya Sasti Festival 8th December Monday Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary. 16th December Tuesday Sanipeyarchi Festival 24th December Wednesday Christmas Eve

* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon.

LIST OF RESTRICTED UNION TERRITORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

PUDUCHERRY REGION :

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 31st March Monday Telugu New Year’s Day (Ugadi Festival) 6th September Saturday Onam 1st Day 15th October Wednesday St. Theresa Festival

KARAIKAL REGION:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 31st March Monday Telugu New Year’s Day (Ugadi Festival) 8th June Sunday Kandhoori Urs Festival* 18th June Wednesday Sandana Koodu 6th September Saturday Onam 1st Day 15th October Wednesday St. Theresa Festival

MAHE REGION:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Pongal 15th January Wednesday Thiruvalluvar Day 16th January Thursday Uzhavar Thirunal 31st March Monday Telugu New Year’s Day (Ugadi Festival) 29th August Friday Vinayagar Chathurthi

YANAM REGION:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 15th January Wednesday Thiruvalluvar Day 16th January Thursday Uzhavar Thirunal 6th September Saturday Onam 1st Day 15th October Wednesday St. Theresa Festival PUNJAB

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th January Tuesday Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji 26th January Sunday Republic Day 4th February Tuesday Basant Panchmi/Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji 14th February Friday Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 17th March Monday Holi 23rd March Sunday Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Vaisakhi 14th April Monday Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 2nd May Friday Lord Parshuram Jayanti 1st June Sunday Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji 13th June Friday Kabir Jayanti 29th July Tuesday Id u’l Fitr 31st July Thursday Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 1st September Monday Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 4th September Thursday Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji 25th September Thursday Agarsain Jayanti 28th September Sunday Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji 2nd October Thursday Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi 3rd October Friday Dussehra 6th October Monday Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 8th October Wednesday Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 9th October Thursday Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji PUNJAB

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 23rd October Thursday Diwali 24th October Friday Vishwakarma Day 6th November Thursday Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji 24th November Monday Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

Note 1: All Saturdays & all Sundays shall be Public Holidays

Note 2: Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calender Year, 2014

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR-2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 13th January Monday Lohri 14th January Tuesday Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib 29th January Wednesday Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji 8th March Saturday International Women Day 17th March Monday Hola Mohalla 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 9th June Monday Nirjala 29th June Sunday Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ji 5th September Friday Birthday of Sri Baba Jiwan Singh Ji 8th September Monday 11th October Saturday Karva Chauth 16th October Thursday Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 1st November Saturday New Punjab Day 4th November Tuesday Muharram 26th December Friday Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib 27th December Saturday Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib 28th December Sunday Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib PUNJAB

Note: The following festival/occasion which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan

Note: In addition to the above holidays, each employee will be permitted to avail himself/herself any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen by him/her to join the Nagar /Sobha Yatra in connection with list of occassion given below during the Calender Year, 2014 and the concerned

Controlling Authority shall ensure to maintain the record of such holidays :-

1 Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji 2 Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji 3 Maha Shivratri 4 Ram Navami 5 Mahavir Jayanti 6 Vaisakhi 7 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji 8 Janmashtami 9 Id u’l Fitr 10 Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji 11 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 12 Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 13 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji 14 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 15 Christmas Day

The rules applicable in tte Restriced Holidays will also be applicable for these half day holidays.

RAJASTHAN

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 14th January Tuesday Baravphat (Milad-ul-Nabi)* 26th January Sunday Republic Day 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 16th March Sunday Holika Dahan 17th March Monday Dhulandi 1st April Tuesday Cheti Chand 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti

14th April Monday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 31st May Saturday Pratap Jayanti 29th July Tuesday Id u’l Fitr* 10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami 4th September Thursday Ramdev Jayanti/Teja Dashami 25th September Thursday Durga Puja/ 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti 2nd October Thursday Durga Ashtami 3rd October Friday Vijaya Dashami 6th October Monday Id-ul-Zuha* 23rd October Thursday Deepavali 24th October Friday Govardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj 4th November Tuesday Moharram (Tajiya)* 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti 25th December Thursday Christmas Day 28th December Sunday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

Note: Subject to change the date with appearance of moon.

Note : All Sundays & Saturdays are closed holidays

RAJASTHAN

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR-2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday Christian's New Year Day 6th February Thursday Dev Narayan Jayanti 12th February Wednesday Vishwakarma Jayanti 13th February Thursday Swami Ram Charan Jayanti 14th February Friday Guru Ravi Das Jayanti 18th February Tuesday Gadge Maharaj Jayanti 24th February Monday Maharishi Dayanand Sarashwati Jayanti

14th April Monday Baishakhi 26th April Saturday Sain Jayanti 1st May Thursday Parshuram Jayanti 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 14th June Saturday Sab-e-Barat 12th July Saturday Guru Purnima 25th July Friday Jumatulvida 17th August Sunday Thadadi 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi 30th August Saturday Samwatsri 8th September Monday Anant Chaturthi 3rd October Friday Maha Naumi 11th October Saturday Karva Chauth 17th December Wednesday Pasarvanath Jayanti

Note : Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calender Year, 2014

SIKKIM

LIST OF STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year’s Day 2nd January Thursday Losoong 3rd January Friday Losoong 6th January Monday Nyerpa Guzom 7th January Tuesday Nyerpa Guzom 14th January Tuesday Maghe Sankranti 26th January Sunday Republic Day 31st January Friday Sonam Lochar 2nd March Sunday Losar 17th March Monday Holi 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami 14th April Monday Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 16th May Friday State Day 24th May Saturday Sakewa 13th June Friday Saga Dawa 13th July Sunday Bhanu Jayanti 29th July Tuesday Id u’l Fitr 31st July Thursday Drupka Tsheshi 6th August Wednesday Guru Rimpoche's Thrumkar Tshechu 8th August Friday Tendong Lho Rum Faat 15th August Friday Independence Day 17th August Sunday Janmashtami 8th September Monday IndraJatra 9th September Tuesday Pang Lhabsol 2nd October Thursday Gandhi Jayanti 3rd October Friday Durga Puja (Dasain) 4th October Saturday Durga Puja (Dasain) 6th October Monday Durga Puja (Dasain) 7th October Tuesday Durga Puja (Dasain) 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Laxmi Puja) 24th October Friday Diwali (Laxmi Puja)

SIKKIM

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 25th October Saturday Diwali (Laxmi Puja) 13th November Thursday Lhabab Duechem 6th December Saturday Terongsi Sirijunga Sawan Toognam 11th December Thursday Barahimizong 20th December Saturday Kagyed Dance 22nd December Monday Loosong 23rd December Tuesday Loosong 24th December Wednesday Loosong 25th December Thursday Christmas 26th December Friday Christmas 27th December Saturday Nyenpa Guzom 28th December Sunday Nyenpa Guzom 30th December Tuesday Tamu Lochher

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Ocasion/Festival 1st May Thursday Labour Day

TAMIL NADU

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year’s Day 14th January Tuesday Thai Pongal/Milad - un - Nabi 15th January Wednesday (Thiruvalluvar Nall) 16th January Thursday Uzhavar Thirunal 26th January Sunday Republic Day 31st March Monday Telugu New Year 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Tamil New Year/Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Birthday 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 29th July Tuesday Ramzaan 15th August Friday Independence Day 17th August Sunday Krishna Jayanti 29th August Friday Ganesh Chaturthi 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Ayutha Pooja 3rd October Friday Vijaya Dashami 5th October Sunday Bakri Id 22th October Wednesday Diwali 4th November Tuesday Muharram 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

Note: The following day has been declared holiday as per Negotiable Instruments Act,1881:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts

Note : The holidays are declared on 01-04-2014 for closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks and Co- operative Banks only.

TRIPURA

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Birthday of Prophet Mohammad 23rd Januray Thursday Netaji's Birthday 4th February Tuesday Saraswati Puja 27th February Thursday Maha Shivraatri 17th March Monday Holi 14th April Monday Biju Festival 15th April Tuesday Bengali New Year’s Day 18th April Friday Good Friday 21st April Monday Garia Puja 1st May Thursday May Day 9th May Friday Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 26th May Monday Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam 5th July Saturday Kharchi Puja 19th July Saturday Ker Puja 29th July Tuesday Idu’l Fitr 15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmastami 23rd september Tuesday Mahalaya 1st October Wednesday Saptami of Durgapuja 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday/ Ashtami 3rd October Friday Vijaya Dashami 4th October Saturday Public holiday (Additional) 6th October Sunday Id-ul- Zuha (Bakrid) 7th October Tuesday Lakshmi Puja 23rd October Thursday Diwali 4th November Tuesday Muharram 3rd December Wednesday World Disabled Day 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

TRIPURA

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Years Day / Akheri-Chahar-Sumba 4th June Wednesday Jamaisasthi 26th September Wednesday Biswakarma Puja 25th October Saturday Bhatridwitiya / Bhai Duj 29th October Wednesday Chhat Puja 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak’s Birthday

UTTAR PRADESH

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 14th January Tuesday Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad* 26th January Sunday Republic day

27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri

16th March Sunday Holika Dahan

17th March Monday Holi

31st March Monday Chetichanda

8th April Tuesday Ram Navami

13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti

14th April Monday Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday Parshuram Jayanti

13th May Tuesday Birthday of Mohammad Hajrat Ali*

14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima

25th July Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida (Last Friday of Ramzaan)*

29th July Tuesday Id-ul-Fitter*

10th August Sunday Raksha Bandhan

15th August Friday Independence Day

18th August Monday Janmasthami

17th September Wednesday Vishwakarma Puja

25th September Thursday Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra (Mahanavami)

3rd October Friday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)

6th October Monday Idul Zuha (Bakrid)* 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 23rd October Thursday Diwali 24th October Friday Gobardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj/Chitra Gupta Jayanti 4th November Tuesday Muharram* 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti / Purnima 24th November Monday Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

25th December Thursday Christmas Day Note : * Holidays are subject to appearance of moon

UTTAR PRADESH

LIST OF RESTRICTED STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st January Wednesday New Year's Day 14th January Tuesday Makar Sankranti 4th February Tuesday Basant Panchami 14th February Friday Guru Ravidas Jayanti 18th March Tuesday Holi

19th April Saturday Easter Satuday

21st April Monday Easter Monday

14th June Saturday Shab-E-Barat*

30th July Wednesday Id-ul-Fitter*

8th September Monday Anant Chaturthi 2nd October Thursday Dussehra (Maha Ashathami) 7th October Tuesday Idul Zuha (Bakrid)* 22nd October Wednesday Narak Chaturthi 5th November Wednesday Muharram* 16th November Sunday Virangana Udhwa Devi Sahid Divas 13th December Saturday Vehallum* 31st December Wednesday New Year's Eve

UTTAR PRADESH

LIST OF LOCAL STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 30th January Thursday Mauni Amawasya (Local)

4th February Tuesday Basanta Panchami

21st July Monday Saharat Hajrat Ali Day*

LIST OF ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Account

UTTARAKHAND

LIST OF STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 7th January Tuesday Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 14th January Tuesday Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) 26th January Sunday Republic Day 27th February Thursday Maha Shivratri 16th March Sunday Holika Dahan 17th March Monday Holi 31st March Monday Cheti Chand 8th April Tuesday Ram Navami (Vaishnava) 13th April Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 14th April Monday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti 18th April Friday Good Friday 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima 6th June Friday Ganga Saptami (Regional Holiday) 8th June Sunday (Regional Holiday) 25th July Friday Jumat-ul-Wida 29th July Tuesday Ramazan / Idu'l Fitr (End of Ramadan) 10th August sunday Raksha Bandhan

15th August Friday Independence Day 18th August Monday Janmashtami (Vaishnava) 17th September Wednesday Vishwa Karma Puja 23rd September Tuesday Pitra Visarjan Amavasya(Regional Holiday) 2nd October Thursday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday 3rd October Friday Dussehra (Maha Navami) 6th October Monday Bakri Id / Idu'l Zuha 8th October Wednesday Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 23rd October Thursday Diwali (Festival of Lights) 24th October Friday Balipadyami Diwali, Gobardhan Puja 25th October Saturday Bhai Duj / Chitragupth Jayanti 4th November Tuesday Moharram 6th November Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti 24th November Monday Guru Teg Bahadur Myrterdom Day 25th December Thursday Christmas

WEST BENGAL

LIST OF PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 23rd January Thursday Birthday of Netaji 4th February Tuesday Shree Panchami 14th April Monday Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 15th April Tuesday Bengali New Year's Day 18th April Friday Good Friday 1st May Thursday May Day 9th May Friday Birthday Of Rabindra Nath Tagore 29th July Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitar 15th August Friday Independence Day 23rd September Tuesday Mahalaya 1st October Wednesday Durgapuja-Saptami 2nd October Thursday Durgapuja-Astami & Gandhiji's Birthday 3rd October Friday Durgapuja Nabami & Dashami 6th October Monday Id-Ud-Joha 7th October Tuesday Lakshmipuja 23rd October Thursday Kalipuja 4th November Tuesday Muharram 6th November Thursday Birthday of Guru Nanak & Parswanath Rathayatra 25th December Thursday Christmas Day

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday have been excluded from the above list:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 12th January Sunday Birthday of Swami Vivekananda 26th January Sunday Republic Day 16th March Sunday Doljatra

Note: The following day has been declared holiday as per Negotiable Instruments Act,1881:

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 1st April Tuesday Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts

Note : The holiday on 1st April is limited for Banks only.

WEST BENGAL

LIST OF ADDITIONAL STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 14th January Tuesday Fateha-Dowaz-Daham 30th September Tuesday Mahasasthi of Durgapuja 4th October Saturday Ekadashi of Durgapuja* 8th October Wednesday Additional Day for Laxmipuja 24th October Friday Immersion of Godess kali

24th October Saturday Bhatridwitiya* Note: The holidays with asterisk mark i.e. (*) are applicable to those Government Offices where Saturday is not observed as fully holiday. Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday/Holidays have been excluded from the above list: Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 13th july Sunday Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (Only Darjeeling) 17th August Sunday Janmashtami

LIST OF SECTIONAL STATE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 13th April Sunday Mahabir Jayanti (For Jains Only) 14th April Monday Baisakhi (For Sikhs Only) 19th April Saturday Easter Saturday (For Christian Only)* 14th May Wednesday Buddha Purnima (For Buddhist Only) 14th June Saturday Sab-e-Barat (For Muslims Only) To be notified later Karam Puja 29th October Wednesday Chhat Puja

Note: The following festivals and occasions which fall on Sunday/Holidays have been excluded from the above list: Month & Date Day of Week Occasion/Festival 13th April Sunday Mahaveer Jayanthi

14th April Monday Baisakhi Note 1: The holidays with asterisk mark i.e. (*) are applicable to those Government Offices where Saturday is not observed as fully holiday. Note 2: If there is any changes in the date of Id-Ul-Fitr,Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Duaz-Daham, Sab-e-Barat depending upon the sighting of the moon, holiday will be declared by a separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in lieu of the date originally notified as holiday for this festival.