COCHIN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

LIST OF CLOSED HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014 (FOR COCHIN OFFICES)

Sl. Occasion Date Date Day of the No. Christian Saka Era Week Era 01 *Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E- 14.01.2014 Pausa 24 Tuesday Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) 02 Republic Day 26.01.2014 06 Sunday 03 Mahashivarathri 27.02.2014 Phalguna 08 Thursday 04 Mahavir Jayanti 13.04.2014 23 Sunday 05 Good Friday 18.04.2014 Chaitra 28 Friday 06 Buddha 14.05.2014 24 Wednesday 07 *Idul Fitr (Ramzan) 29.07.2014 Sravana 07 Tuesday 08 Independence Day 15.08.2014 Sravana 24 Friday 09 Janmashtami 18.08.2014 Sravana 27 Monday 10 Vinayaka Chathurthi 29.08.2014 07 Friday 11 Mahatma Gandhi's 02.10.2014 Asvina 10 Thursday Birthday 12 Dussehra 03.10.2014 Asvina 11 Friday 13 *Idu’l Zuha ( Bakrid) 06.10.2014 Asvina 14 Monday 14 Diwali ( Deepavali) 22.10.2014 Asvina 30 Wednesday 15 *Muharram 04.11.2014 Karthika 13 Tuesday 16 Guru Nanak’s Birthday 06.11.2014 Karthika 15 Thursday 17 Christmas Day 25.12.2014 Pausa 04 Thursday

* Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.

The dates for the four holidays of Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (January 14), Idul’l Fitr (Ramzan) (July 29), Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) (October 06) and Muharram (November 04) have been adopted from the Central List. If the State Government changes any of these holidays the changed date only will be observed as a Closed Holiday for Central Government Offices also. But, if the State Government sanctions any additional holiday(s) in connection with the above occasions, the date(s) of such additional holiday(s) will be observed as Restricted Holiday(s) only for Central Government offices. If the change of date of any of the above occasions is notified at very short notice, announcement through TV/AIR/Newspaper can be taken as authority for such change .

COCHIN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (CSEZ) LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2014 (FOR COCHIN OFFICES) Sl. Occasion Date Date Day of the No (Christian Era ) (Saka Era) week SAKA ERA 1935 1 New Year’s Day 01.01.2014 Pausa 11 Wednesday 2 Makara Samkranti 14.01.2014 Pausa 24 Tuesday 3 Pongal 14.01.2014 Pausa 24 Tuesday 4 Basanta /Sri 04.02.2014 Magha 15 Tuesday Panchami 5 Guru Ravidas Birthday 14.02.2014 Magha 25 Friday 6 Attukal Pongala 16.02.2014 Magha 27 Sunday 7 Shivaji Jayanti 19.02.2014 Magha 30 Wednesday 8 Swamy Dayanand Sarasvati 24.02.2014 Phalguna 05 Monday Jayanti 9 Holikadahan 16.03.2014 Phalguna 25 Sunday 10 Holi 17.03.2014 Phalguna 26 Monday SAKA ERA 193 6 11 Chaitrasukhladi/Gudi 31.03.2014 Chaitra 10 Monday Padava/ Ugadi/Cheti Chand 12 Ram Navami 08.04.2014 Chaitra 18 Tuesday 13 Vishu/Vaisakhi 14.04.2014 Chaitra 24 Monday 14 Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag 15.04.2014 Chaitra 25 Tuesday Bihu (Assam) 15 Maundy Thursday 17.04.2014 Chaitra 27 Thursday 16 Easter 20.04.2014 Chaitra 30 Sunday 17 May Day 01.05.2014 Vaisakha 11 Thursday 18 Thrissur Pooram/Guru 09.05.2014 Vaisakha 19 Friday Rabindranath’s Birthday 19 Hazarath Ali’s Birth Day 13.05.2014 Vaisakha 23 Tuesday 20 Ratha Yathra 29.06.2014 Asadha 08 Sunday 21 St. Thomas Day 03.07.2014 Asadha 12 Thursday 22 Karkidaka vavu 26.07.2014 Sravana 04 Saturday 23 Raksha Bandhan/Avani Avittam 10.08.2014 Sravana 19 Sunday 24 Parsi New Year’s Day 18.08.2014 Sravana 27 Monday 25 First Onam 06.09.2014 Bhadra 15 Saturday 26 Thiruvonam 07.09.2014 Bhadra 16 Sunday 27 Third Onam/Sreenarayana 08.09.2014 Bhadra 17 Monday Guru Jayanti 28 Fourth Onam 09.09.2014 Bhadra 18 Tuesday 29 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi 21.09.2014 Bhadra 30 Sunday 30 Dussehra ( Maha ) 01.10.2014 Asvina 09 Wednesday 31 Dussehra (Maha ) 02.10.2014 Asvina 10 Thursday 32 Dussehra ( Mahanavami) 03.10.2014 Asvina 11 Friday 33 Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday 08.10.2014 Asvina 16 Wednesday 34 Karaka Chathurthi (Karva 11.10.2014 Asvina 19 Saturday Chouth) 35 Govardhan Puja 24.10.2014 Karthika 02 Friday 36 Pratihar Sashthi or Surya 29.10.2014 Karthika 07 Wednesday Shashti (Chhat Puja) 37 Guru Teg Bahadur's 24.11.2014 03 Monday Martyrdom Day 38 Christmas Eve 24.12.2014 Pausa 03 Wednesday 39 New Year Eve 31.12.2014 Pausa 10 Wednesday