The Government of Meghalaya state in its notification no. No. GAA/67/2024/47 dated 21.10.2025 declared following days as public holidays under section 25 of Negotiable Instrument Act 1881.
List of holidays
| Occasion | Date | Day |
| New Year’s Day | January 01, 2026 | Thursday |
| Republic Day | January 26, 2026 | Monday |
| Holi | March 04, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Eid Al Fitr / Ramjan-Eid | March 20, 2026 | Friday |
| Annual Closing of accounts (holiday for banks only) | April 1,2026 | Wednesday |
| Good Friday | April 03, 2026 | Friday |
| Bakri Id (Id-ul-Zuha) | May 27, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Beh Dienkhlam | July 9, 2026 | Thursday |
| Death Anniversary of U Tirot Sing | July 17, 2026 | Friday |
| Independence Day | August 15, 2026 | Saturday |
| Janmashtami | September 04, 2026 | Friday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2026 | Friday |
| Durga Puja / Mahanavami / | October 19, 2026 | Monday |
| Maha Dashami/Dusshra | October 20,2026 | Tuesday |
| Deepavali | November 8, 2026 | Sunday |
| Wangala Festival | November 13, 2026 | Friday |
| Seng Kut Snem | November 23, 2026 | Monday |
| Death Anniversary of Pa-Togan Nengminja Sangma | December 12, 2026 | Saturday |
| Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | December 18, 2026 | Friday |
| Christmas Festival | December 24, 2026 | Thursday |
| Christmas Festival | December 25, 2026 | Friday |
| Christmas Festival | December 26,2026 | Saturday |
| Death Anniversary of U Kiang Nangbah | December 30, 2026 | Wednesday |
All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. (This holiday rule is applicable to all commercial and co-operative banks operating in entire India). If any of the holidays for the festivals of Muslim fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, the holiday date may be altered by the concerned government or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.
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