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Kerala Official Gazetted Holidays 2014

  • List of Public Holidays For The Year 2014

    Under the explanation of section 25 of the negotiable instruments act 1881(Act No.XXVI of 1881) read with the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 20/25/26/Pub-1 dt.8.6.1957, the government of Kerala had declared that in addition to Sundays, expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said explanation, the following days shall be Public Holidays Under N.I.Act in Kerala for the calender year 2014.
    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 14TuesdayMilad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)*
    January - 26SundayRepublic Day **
    February - 27ThursdaySivarathri
    April - 1TuesdayAnnual Closing of Accounts of Banks
    April - 14MondayDr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayantni
    April - 15TuesdayVishu
    April - 18FridayGood Friday
    April - 20SundayEaster **
    May - 1ThursdayMay Day
    July - 28MondayId-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)*
    August - 15FridayIndependence Day
    September - 6SaturdayFirst Onam
    September - 7SundayThiruvonam **
    September - 8MondaySree Narayana Guru Jayanthi
    September - 21SundayShree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day **
    October - 2ThursdayGandhi Jayanthil / Mahanavami
    October - 3FridayVijayadasami
    October - 5SundayId-ul-Adha (Bakrid) *
    October - 22WednesdayDeepavali
    December - 25ThursdayChristmas
    * : Subject to change depending on the sighting of the Moon
    ** : These holidays falls on Sundays. The branches of Banks, which work on Sunday, will observe these days as Holiday.
    The holidays to the Institutions coming under Industrial Disputes Act, Labour Law, Shops and Commercial Establishment Act etc, will be governed by above holiday list.

  • List of Government Public Offices Holidays For The Year 2014
    Government of Kerala has notified that the days enumerated below will be observed ad Public Holidays to the Public Offices under the Government of Kerala during the Calendar year 2014.
                     All Sundays are Holidays | Second Saturdays of each English Month are Holidays                 
    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 14TuesdayMilad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)*
    January - 26SundayRepublic Day **
    February - 27ThursdaySivarathri
    April - 14MondayDr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayantni
    April - 15TuesdayVishu
    April - 17ThursdayMaundy Thursday
    April - 18FridayGood Friday
    April - 20SundayEaster **
    May - 1ThursdayMay Day
    July - 26SaturdayKarkkadaka Vavu
    July - 28MondayId-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)*
    August - 15FridayIndependence Day
    September - 6SaturdayFirst Onam
    September - 7SundayThiruvonam **
    September - 8MondayThird Omni/Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi
    September - 9TuesdayFourth Onam
    September - 15MondaySreekrishna Jayanthi
    September - 21SundayShree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day **
    October - 2ThursdayGandhi Jayanthil / Mahanavami
    October - 3FridayVijayadasami
    October - 5SundayId-ul-Adha (Bakrid) *
    October - 22WednesdayDeepavali
    November - 3MondayMuharram*
    December - 25ThursdayChristmas
    ** : These holidays falls on Sundays
    ** : The holidays with double asterisk mark Le.(**) are applicable to those Government Offices where Saturday is not observed as full holiday.

  • List of Restricted Holidays For The Year 2014
    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 2ThursdayManna Jayanthi *
    August - 10SundayAvani Avittom **
    * : Government Employees, Quasi Government Employees and Teachers belonging to Nair Community are permitted to avail this Restricted Holiday
    ** : This holidays falls on Sunday