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- On a Sunday. The list also names Diwali (Deepavali) (8 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- 16 gazetted holidays per sources: 15 dates, Milad-un-Nabi and Onam both on 26 Aug. Diwali (8 Nov) falls on Sunday so is not counted. Id-ul-Fitr (21 Mar) and Independence Day (15 Aug) fall on Saturday and stay listed.
- Bakrid: original notified 27 May; Administration revised to 28 May 2026 (primary source read).
- Moon-dependent dates (Id-ul-Fitr, Muharram, Milad) were not checked for later revisions.
- Optional holidays. Employees may take 2 restricted holidays (Jan 1, Jan 3, Jan 14, Jan 23, Feb 1, Feb 15, Mar 19, Mar 31, Apr 14, Apr 15, Jul 16, Aug 28, Sep 4, Sep 14, Nov 11, Dec 30 per mysarkarinaukri). Separate industrial holidays list: No. 111/2025 dated 19 Dec 2025.
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- Source difference. Bakrid: 27 May (Keka, mysarkarinaukri, digiliance: pre-revision) vs 28 May (A&N Administration press release 26 May 2026). Used 28 May.
- Source difference. mysarkarinaukri says 16 gazetted but lists 15 rows (Milad and Onam merged).
- Festivals tied to the moon, such as the Eid festivals and Muharram, can move by a day. Any change is announced at short notice.
Building your company's Andaman and Nicobar Islands calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, treat this list as your starting point. Add the national days your policy gives, decide whether you offer floating holidays, say in writing what happens when a holiday falls on a weekend, and publish the final calendar before the year begins. If you have offices in several states, keep one calendar for each.
For the central government list, see Central Government holiday list 2026. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands list for 2027 is at Andaman and Nicobar Islands holiday list 2027.
Source
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Government list of holidays for 2026, as published by A&N Administration e-paper 27 May 2026, mysarkarinaukri.com, Keka and digiliance.in, read on 10 November 2026. We could not find the Andaman and Nicobar Islands government order on its own site, so we compiled the list from published copies (A&N Administration e-paper 27 May 2026, mysarkarinaukri.com, Keka and digiliance.in). They agree on every date and weekday listed here. The notification reference, No. 90/2025/F.No. M-13/18/2022-GA-Section dated 12.11.2025 (A&N Administration, General Administration); Bakrid shifted 27 to 28 May 2026 by press release of 26 May 2026, comes from Number and date read in the Administration's e-paper of 27 May 2026 (dt.andamannicobar.gov.in/epaper/27052026092402123.pdf); the full 2026 list PDF itself was not found.. Treat this page as a checked compilation and confirm with your office circular. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.