Holiday List

COCHIN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

LIST OF CLOSED HOLIDAY FOR THE YEAR 2013 (FOR COCHIN OFFICES)

Sl. No. Occasion Date Christian Era Date Saka Era Day of the Week 01 Pongal 14.01.2013 Pausa 24 Monday 02 (*)Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed)
25.01.2013 Magha 05 Friday 03 Republic Day
26.01.2013 Magha 06 Saturday 04 Good Friday 29.03.2013 Chaitra 08 Friday 05 Mahavir Jayanti 24.04.2013 Vaisakha 04
Wednesday 06 Buddha Purnima 25.05.2013 Jyaiswhtha 04 Saturday 07 *Idul Fitr (Ramzan) 09.08.2013 Sravana 18
Friday 08 Independence Day 15.08.2013 Sravana 24
Thursday 09 Vinayaka Chathurthi 09.09.2013 Bhadra 18 Monday 10 Onam 16.09.2013 Bhadra 25 Monday 11 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 02.10.2013 Asvina 10
Wednesday 12 Dussehra
13.10.2013 Asvina 21
Sunday 13 *Idu’l Zuha ( Bakrid) 16.10.2013 Asvina 24
Wednesday 14 Diwali ( Deepavali) 02.11.2013 Karthika 11
Saturday 15 *Muharram
14.11.2013 Karthika 23 Thursday 16 Guru Nanak’s Birthday 17.11.2013 Karthika 26
Sunday 17 Christmas Day 25.12.2013 Pausa 04
Wednesday

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

The dates for the four holidays of Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (January 25), Idul’l Fitr (Ramzan) (August 09), Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) (October 16) and Muharram (November 14) have been adopted from the Central List.

four holidays of Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (January 25), Idul’l Fitr (Ramzan) (August 09), Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) (October 16) and Muharram (November 14) 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 2013 (FOR COCHIN OFFICES) Sl. No Occasion Date (Christian Era) Date
(Saka Era) Day of the week

Saka Era 1934

1 New Year’s Day
01.01.2013 Pausa 11
Tuesday 2 Christmas (CSC) 07.01.2013 Pausa 17
Monday 3 Makara Samkranti 13.01.2013 Pausa 23
Sunday 4 Sree Panchami 14.02.2013 Magha 25
Thursday 5 Basant Panchami/ 15.02.2013 Magha 26 Friday 6 Guru Ravidas Birthday
25.02.2013 Phalguna 06 Monday 7 Attukal Pongala
26.02.2013 Phalguna 07 Tuesday 8 Swamy Dayanand Sarasvati Jayanti 07.03.2013 Phalguna 16 Thursday 9 Mahasivarathri 10.03.2013 Phalguna 19 Sunday

Saka Era 1935

10 Holikadahan
26.03.2013 Chaitra 05 Tuesday 11 Holi
27.03.2013 Chaitra 06 Wednesday 12 Maundy Thursday

Thursday 9 Mahasivarathri 10.03.2013 Phalguna 19 Sunday

Saka Era 1935

10 Holikadahan
26.03.2013 Chaitra 05 Tuesday 11 Holi
27.03.2013 Chaitra 06 Wednesday 12 Maundy Thursday
28.03.2013 Chaitra 07 Thursday 13 Easter 31.03.2013 Chaitra 10 Sunday 14 Chairasukhladi 11.04.2013 Chaitra 21 Thursday 15 Vishu 13.04.2013 Chaitra 23 Saturday 16 Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) 15.04.2013 Chaitra 25 Monday 17 Ram Navami 19.04.2013 Chaitra 29 Friday 18 Thrissur Pooram 24.04.2013 Vaisakha 01 Sunday 19 May Day 01.05.2013 Vaisakha 11 Wednesday 20 Hazarath Ali’s Birth Day
21.05.2013 Jyaishtha 03 Friday 21 St. Thomas Day 03.07.2013 Asadha 12 Wednesday 22 Ratha Yathra
10.07.2013 Asadha 19 Wednesday 23 Karkidaka vavu 06.08.2013 Sravana 15 Tuesday
24 Parsi New Year 18.08.2013 Sravana 27 Sunday 25 Raksha Bandhan 20.08.2013 Sravana 29 Tuesday 26 Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti 22.08.2013 Sravana 31 Thursday 27 Janmashtami 28.08.2013 Bhadra 06 Wednesday 28 First Onam 15.09.2013 Bhadra 24 Sunday 29 Third Onam 17.09.2013 Bhadra 26 Tuesday 30 Fourth Onam 18.09.2013 Bhadra 27 Wednesday 31 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Ganesh haturthi 21.09.2013 Bhadra 30 Saturday 32 Dussehra ( Maha Saptami) 11.10.2013 Asvina 19 Friday 33 Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) 12.10.2013 Asvina 20 Saturday 34 Dussehra ( Vijayadasami) 14.10.2013 Asvina 22 Monday 35 Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday 18.10.2013 Asvina 26 Friday 36 Karaka Chathurthi (Karva Chouth) 22.10.2013 Asvina 30 Tuesday 37

34 Dussehra ( Vijayadasami) 14.10.2013 Asvina 22 Monday 35 Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday 18.10.2013 Asvina 26 Friday 36 Karaka Chathurthi (Karva Chouth) 22.10.2013 Asvina 30 Tuesday 37 Govardhan Puja 03.11.2013 Karthika 12 Sunday 38 Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Shashti (Chhat Puja) 08.11.2013 Karthika 17 Friday 39 Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom
Day 24.11.2013 Agrahayana 03 Sunday 40 Christmas Eve 24.12.2013 Pausa 03
Tuesday 41 New Year Eve
31.12.2013 Pausa 10
Tuesday

No.01/19/97:Admn: CSEZ OFFICE OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER COCHIN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (CSEZ) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY KAKKANAD, COCHIN – 37

Dated the 31st December 2012

To

The Under Secretary (SEZ), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 107.

Madam,

Sub:
List of Holidays and Restricted Holidays in 2013 to be observed in Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), Cochin.

Please find enclosed the list of holidays and Restricted Holidays to be observed in Cochin Special Economic Zone during the year 2013, as finalized by the CGEWCC, Thiruvananthapuram for all Central Government offices in Kerala.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/- ( Vijayalakshmi Nair) Assistant Development Commissioner (Admn)

Copy to:

1. All SEZs
2. All Officers and Staff
3. CSEZIA
4. M/s KITCO Ltd.
5. PA to DC
6. CSEZ Sub office, Bangalore.
7. The RPAO, Chennai
8. Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Cochin

SEZs 2. All Officers and Staff 3. CSEZIA 4. M/s KITCO Ltd. 5. PA to DC 6. CSEZ Sub office, Bangalore. 7. The RPAO, Chennai 8. Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Cochin 9. Office of the Commissioner of Central Excise, Bangalore I Commissionerate 10. Office of the Principal Director of Audit Scientific Department, Sub office, Vth Block 02, Shastri Bhavan,
Nungambakkam, Chennai – 6 11. The Chairman, Cochin Port Trust, Cochin