2014

Karnataka
2013
Karnataka
2014
TN
2013
TN
2014
AP
2013
AP
2014
Kerala
2013
Kerala
2014
NCR
2013
NCR
2014
Chandigarh(UT)
2013
Chandigarh(UT)
2014
Gujrat
2013
Gujrat
2014
WB
2013
WB
2014
Jharkand
2013
Jharkand
2014
Bihar
2013
Bihar
Bangalore /
Mangalore
Bangalore /
Mangalore
Chennai/
Coimbatore
Chennai/
Coimbatore
Hyderabad/
Vizag
Hyderabad/
Vizag
Cochin /
Trivandrum
Cochin /
Trivandrum
Delhi/Noida/
Gurgoan/
Delhi/Noida/
Gurgoan/
Chandigarh Chandigarh Pune Mumbai Pune Mumbai Ahmedbad/ Surat Ahmedbad/ Surat Kolkata Kolkata Jamshedpur/ Ranchi Jamshedpur/ Ranchi Patna Patna
1 Pongal / Makara Sankranti 14-Jan-2014 Tuesday # 1 Y 1 Y
2 Netaji Birthday 23-Jan-2014 Thursday # 1 Y
3 Republic Day 26-Jan-2014 Sunday ## 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
4 Holi 17-Mar-2014 Monday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 N 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
5 Gudi Padava/ Ugadi 31-Mar-2014 Monday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y
6 Ram Navmi 8-Apr-2014 Tuesday # 1 Y 1 Y
7 Vishu/Bahag Bihu (Assam) 15-Apr-2014 Tuesday # 1 Y
8 Good Friday 18-Apr-2014 Friday # 1 N 1 N 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
9 May Day/Maharashtra Day 1-May-2014 Thursday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
10 Ramzan/Idu'l Fitr 29-Jul-2014 Tuesday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
11 Independence Day 15-Aug-2014 Friday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
12 Janmashtami 18-Aug-2014 Monday # Y Y Y
13 Ganesh Chaturthi 29-Aug-2014 Friday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y
14 Onam 7-Sep-2014 Sunday ## 1 Y
15 (Maha Saptami / Durgapuja 1-Oct-2014 Wednesday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
16 Gandhi Jayanthi 2-Oct-2014 Thursday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
17 Dussehra / Vijayadasami 3-Oct-2014 Friday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
18 Deepavali/ Diwali 24-Oct-2014 Friday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
19 Rajyotsava/AP foundation day 1-Nov-2014 Saturday ## 1 Y 1 Y
20 Guru Nanak's Birthday 6-Nov-2014 Thursday # 1 N 1 N
21 Goa Liberation Day 19-Dec-2014 Friday #
22 Christmas Day 25-Dec-2014 Thursday # 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 1 Y Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y
Total 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
# Festival Holiday
# Mandatory Holiday
## Mandatory Holiday that falls on a weekend

Observation: There are 5 consecutive holidays in this list for states - WB, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Assam from 1 to 5 Oct'14 (1st Oct - Durgapuja, 2nd Oct- Gandhi Jayanthi, 3rd Oct - Dussehra followed by Saturday & Sunday). Business may be impacted. However, these are very important regional festivals including national holiday.
tt
Name of the Holiday Date Day
New Year Day 1-Jan-14 Wednesday
Makara Sankranti 14-Jan-14 Tuesday
Maha Shivaratri 27-Feb-14 Thursday
Tamil New Year 14-Apr-14 Monday
(Bengal - Bengali New Year's Day)/
Bahag Bihu (Assam)
15-Apr-14 Tuesday
Janmashtami 18-Aug-14 Monday
Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) 6-Oct-14 Monday

Option for swaping holidays
S.No Name of the Holiday Date Day
Type of
holiday
Holiday List -2014
2014
Maharashtra
2013
Maharashtra
2014
Orissa
2013
Orissa
2014
Assam
2013
Assam
2014
UP
2013
UP
2014
Uttarakand
2013
Uttarakand
2014
MP
2013
MP
2014
Goa
2013
Goa
2014
Rajashthan
2013
Rajashthan
2014
Chattisgarh
2013
Chattisgarh
2014
Punjab
2013
Punjab
2014
J&K
2013
J&K
Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar Guwahati Guwahati Lucknow Lucknow Dehradun Dehradun
Bhopal/
Indore
Bhopal/
Indore
Goa Goa Jaipur Jaipur Raipur Raipur Ludhiana Ludhiana Jammu Jammu
2 No Change from 2013
1 No Change from 2013
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 0 Not counted in holiday list of 10, as it falls on weekends in both 2013 and 2014
1 Y 1 N 1 Y 1 Y 1 N 1 N 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 N 16 Holiday for all location except for Soth and MH due regional and religious preferences
5 No Change from 2013
1 N 1 N Y Y 1 Y 1 Y Y 6
Holiday for NCR,CHD, UP, Uttarakhand, RAJ & Chattisgarh. Rest of the locations not holiday due to regional
and religious preferences
Y 1
Vishu is Kerala specific holiday. In 2013 it was on Sunday. Bihu is Assam specific only, however not a mandatory
holiday, hence not a holiday in 2014 due to regional and religious preferences.
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 20 Not a holiday for TN & WB due to regional and religious preferences
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 20 May day is not a mandatory holiday for NCR & CHD. No Change from 2013 Holiday list
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 22 Holiday for all locations. No Change from 2013
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 22 Holiday for all locations. No Change from 2013
Y Y Y Y Y 0 Not a holiday due to regional and religious preferences.
1 N 7 Holiday for South, MH and MP. Rest of the locations not a holiday due to regional and religious preferences
0 Kerala Specific holiday. However, not counted in holiday list of 10, as it falls on Sunday.
1 Y 1 Y 5 No Change from 2013.
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 22 Holiday for all locations. No Change from 2013
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 22 Holiday for all locations. No Change from 2013
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 22
Holiday for all locations. No Change from 2013. Dipawali is being celebrated on different dates in different
states. However, declared as per Karnataka state notification as done in 2013. As per Central list it is on 23
Oct'13.
0 No Change from 2013. Not Counted in holiday list of 10 as it falls on Saturday.
1 N 1 N 4
Swaped with Janmashtami fo NCR, CHD, PB and J&K due to religious representations. Was not a holiday in
2013
1 Y 1 No Change from 2013
1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y 22 Holiday for all locations. No Change from 2013
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 220 220 100%
Observation: There are 5 consecutive holidays in this list for states - WB, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Assam from 1 to 5 Oct'14 (1st Oct - Durgapuja, 2nd Oct- Gandhi Jayanthi, 3rd Oct - Dussehra followed by Saturday & Sunday). Business may be impacted. However, these are very important regional festivals including national holiday.
23%
45%
Q3
Q4
Holiday List -2014
Quarters
47
51
98
11%
Holiday
Locations
Total
Holiday
Locations
(Quarterly)

Quarterly
Distribution
(%)
24 Q1
Q2 21%
Remarks
Karnataka TN AP Kerala NCR Chandigarh(UT) Gujrat WB Jharkand Bihar Orissa UP Uttarakand MP Rajashthan Chattisgarh Punjab
Bangalore /
Mangalore
Chennai/
Coimbatore
Hyderabad/
Vizag
Cochin /
Trivandrum
Delhi/Noida/
Gurgoan/
Chandigarh Pune Mumbai Ahmedabad/
Surat
Kolkata Jamshedpur Patna Bhubaneshwar Lucknow Dehradun Indore Jaipur Raipur Ludhiana
1 Pongal / Makara Sankranti 14-Jan-2014 Tuesday # 1 1
2 Netaji Birthday 23-Jan-2014 Thursday # 1
3 Republic Day 26-Jan-2014 Sunday ## 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 Maha Shivaratri 27-Feb-2014 Thursday # 1 1
5 Holi 17-Mar-2014 Monday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 Gudi Padava/ Ugadi 31-Mar-2014 Monday # 1 1 1 1 1 1
7 Rama Navami 8-Apr-2014 Tuesday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8 Vishu 15-Apr-2014 Tuesday # 1
9 Good Friday 18-Apr-2014 Friday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
10 May Day/Maharashtra Day 1-May-2014 Thursday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
11 Ramzan/Idu'l Fitr 29-Jul-2014 Tuesday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
12 Independence Day 15-Aug-2014 Friday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
13 Janmashtami 18-Aug-2014 Monday # 1 1
14 Ganesh Chaturthi 29-Aug-2014 Friday # 1 1 1 1 1
15 Third Onam 8-Sep-2014 Monday # 1
16 Durga Ashtami / Durgapuja 1-Oct-2014 Wednesday # 1 1 1
17 Gandhi Jayanthi 2-Oct-2014 Thursday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
18 Dussehra / Vijayadasami 3-Oct-2014 Friday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
19 Kali Puja / Laxmi Puja 23-Oct-2014 Thursday # 1
20 Deepavali/ Diwali /Gujarat(New Year) 24-Oct-2014 Friday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
21 Rajyotsava/AP foundation day 1-Nov-2014 Saturday ## 1 1
22 Guru Nanak's Birthday 6-Nov-2014 Thursday # 1
23 Christmas Day 25-Dec-2014 Thursday # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
# Festival Holiday
# Mandatory Holiday
## Mandatory Holiday that falls on a weekend
http://w3-07.ibm.com/hr/ap/in/yourcareer/en-us/compul_holiday.html

Legend
Note: For working on mandatory holidays, please refer to policy on w3
IBM in India declares 10 holidays every year . Some of these are mandatory for each State and the rest are festival holidays .The number of occasions for which the Festival Holidays declared may vary by location depending on local laws & customs. The list also addresses a consistent approach to ensure smooth functioning of the business.
Holiday List -2014
Maharashtra
S.No Name of the Holiday Date Day
Type of
holiday