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- On a Sunday. The list also names Diwali (Deepavali) (8 November); Christmas Festival (27 December). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Applies to government offices, revenue and magisterial courts and educational institutions in Meghalaya.
- The PDF lists 23 general holidays; 2 fall on a Sunday (Diwali 8 Nov, Christmas Festival 27 Dec), leaving 21 counted. Id-ul-Fitr, Independence Day, Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma anniversary and Christmas 26 Dec fall on a Saturday.
- Christmas Festival is notified for 24, 25, 26 and 27 December.
- Special holiday on Monday 22 June 2026 (Rev. Thomas Jones Day) in East Khasi, South West Khasi, West Khasi, East Jaintia, West Jaintia, Eastern West Khasi Hills and Ribhoi districts only; not counted.
- Local holidays: Deputy Commissioners may declare up to 3 (53 Garo Labour Corps Day, Shad Suk Mynsiem, Unitarian Anniversary Day, Shad Nongkrem, other local festivals); in East Khasi Hills the state GAD declares them. Not counted.
- Bakrid is notified as Wednesday 27 May 2026. No Meghalaya order moving it to 28 May was found despite several searches; 27 May used.
- Optional holidays. Each employee may avail any 2 restricted holidays: Ambedkar Jayanti 14 Apr, Bihu 15 Apr, May Day/Buddha Purnima 1 May, Muharram 26 Jun, Id-e-Milad 26 Aug, Sankar Dev Tithi 12 Sep, Ganesh Chaturthi 14 Sep, All Souls Day 2 Nov, Guru Nanak's Birthday 24 Nov (per Meghalaya Portal; PDF restricted table was garbled by OCR).
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- Source difference. Bakrid: caller's note says Meghalaya moved it to 28 May; the official GAD list says 27 May and no state revision was located (only the Centre/Delhi, WB, NEHU 28 May notices). Needs owner check if a later GAD order exists.
- Source difference. TeamLease says 22 general holidays; the PDF table has 23 rows. PDF followed.
- Source difference. BankBazaar (search snippet) said Holi 3 Mar and Dussehra 21 Oct; official PDF says 4 Mar and 19/20 Oct.
- Bakrid. The date shown, 27 May, is the one in the notification we read. The Centre and several states (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and others) moved Bakrid to 28 May after the moon sighting. We have not seen a revision order for Meghalaya, so check your office circular.
- 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 Meghalaya calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Meghalaya, 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 Meghalaya list for 2027 is at Meghalaya holiday list 2027.
Source
Meghalaya Government notification Notification No. GAA.78/2025/23 dated 21 October 2025, General Administration Department, Government of Meghalaya (Annexure I: General Holidays; Annexure II: Negotiable Instruments Act holidays) (holidays for 2026), as read from Meghalaya GAD Holiday List 2026 (PDF), Meghalaya Portal, TeamLease RegTech and CDA Guwahati Shillong holiday list, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text on the government site (Meghalaya GAD Holiday List 2026 (PDF), Meghalaya Portal, TeamLease RegTech and CDA Guwahati Shillong holiday list). Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.