Start Date

@(Html.Kendo().DatePicker() .Name("startDate") .Start(CalendarView.Month) .Depth(CalendarView.Month) .Format(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["dateFormat"]) .Value(new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, 1)) .Max(DateTime.Now) .HtmlAttributes(new { @class = "kendo-make-readonly", type = "text" }) )

End Date

@(Html.Kendo().DatePicker() .Name("endtDate") .Start(CalendarView.Month) .Depth(CalendarView.Month) .Format(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["dateFormat"]) .Value(DateTime.Now) .Max(DateTime.Now) .HtmlAttributes(new { @class = "kendo-make-readonly", type = "text" }) )