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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.
- Bakrid is NOT a gazetted holiday in the official list; it is restricted on 27 May 2026 (Wednesday). No revision to 28 May found for Arunachal; the Sep 2025 order predates the Centre's change. bakrid_date_used: 27 May 2026 (restricted, not counted).
- Diwali 8 Nov 2026 is gazetted but falls on a Sunday.
- Id-ul-Fitr 21 Mar and Independence Day 15 Aug fall on a Saturday.
- Official list heading says 17 gazetted holidays; 16 are on weekdays/Saturdays plus Diwali on Sunday.
- Optional holidays. Restricted list (Annexure-II) has 34 entries incl. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) Wednesday 27 May 2026, Muharram 26 Jun, Milad-un-Nabi/Onam 26 Aug, Janmashtami 4 Sep. Annexure-III lists 42 local tribal festival holidays (e.g. Nyokum 26 Feb, Mopin 5 Apr, Dree 5 Jul, Solung 1 Sep); Losar and several others dates 'to be fixed by concerned DC'.
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- Source difference. mysarkarinaukri lists Bakrid 27 May as gazetted; official puts it in restricted list.
- Source difference. mysarkarinaukri omits Makar Sankranti 14 Jan and Bahag Bihu 15 Apr that the official list has.
- 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 Arunachal Pradesh calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Arunachal Pradesh, 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 Arunachal Pradesh list for 2027 is at Arunachal Pradesh holiday list 2027.
Source
Arunachal Pradesh Government notification General Administration Department, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar: Annexure-I (17 gazetted holidays), Annexure-II (restricted), Annexure-III (local/tribal festival holidays), each digitally signed by Bapir Megu, Deputy Secretary (GA), 17-09-2025. Covering notification number not seen. (holidays for 2026), as read from Arunachal Pradesh GA Dept annexures I-III, signed 17-09-2025 (PDF via Simpliance), mysarkarinaukri and greytHR, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text from Arunachal Pradesh GA Dept annexures I-III, signed 17-09-2025 (PDF via Simpliance), mysarkarinaukri and greytHR, because we could not open the copy on the Arunachal Pradesh government site. Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.