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- On a Sunday. The list also names Independence Day (15 August); Death Anniversary of Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma (12 December); Christmas Festival (26 December). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Applies to offices under Government of Meghalaya, Revenue and Magisterial Courts and Educational Institutions.
- The PDF lists 23 general holidays; 3 fall on a Sunday (Independence Day 15 Aug, Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma anniversary 12 Dec, Christmas Festival 26 Dec), leaving 20 on weekdays/Saturdays. Saturdays: U Tirot Sing 17 Jul, Gandhi Jayanti 2 Oct, Maha Dashmi 9 Oct, U SoSo Tham 18 Dec, Christmas 25 Dec.
- Christmas Festival is notified for 24, 25, 26 and 27 December.
- Special holiday on Tuesday 22 June 2027 (Rev. Thomas Jones Day) in East Khasi, South West Khasi, West Khasi, East Jaintia, West Jaintia, Eastern West Khasi Hills and Ri-Bhoi 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.
- Optional holidays. Each employee may avail any 2 restricted holidays from: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday 14 Apr (Wed), Assamese New Year's Day (Bihu) 15 Apr (Thu), May Day 1 May (Sat), Buddha Purnima 20 May (Thu), Muharram 16 Jun (Wed), Id-e-Milad 15 Aug (Sun), Ganesh Chaturthi 4 Sep (Sat), Tithi of Sri Sri Sankar Dev 12 Sep (Sun), All Souls Day 2 Nov (Tue), Guru Nanak's Birthday 24 Nov (Wed).
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- 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 2027. The Meghalaya list for 2026 is at Meghalaya holiday list 2026.
Source
Meghalaya Government notification Notification No. GAA.87/2026/18 dated 15.10.2026, General Administration (A) Department, Government of Meghalaya (Annexure I general holidays 2027; Annexure II Negotiable Instruments Act) (holidays for 2027), as read from Meghalaya GAD(A) notification GAA.87/2026/18, Holiday List 2027, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text on the government site (Meghalaya GAD(A) notification GAA.87/2026/18, Holiday List 2027). Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.