LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2010 (For Central Government Administrative Offices in SHILLONG and Branch/Field offices in Meghalaya Sl No Name of the Festival Date Saka Era                 1931-1932  Day of the week 01. REPUBLIC DAY 26-01-2010 MAGHA  06 TUESDAY 02. MILAD-UN-NABI (PROPHET MOHAMMED'S BIRTHDAY) 27-02-2010 PHALGUNA 08 SATURDAY 03.  HOLI 01-03-2010 PHALGUNA 10 MONDAY 04. MAHAVIR JAYANTI 28-03-2010 CHAITRA 07 SUNDAY 05 GOOD FRIDAY 02-04-2010 CHAITRA 12 FRIDAY 06. BAHAG BIHU/BAISAKHADI 15-04-2010 CHAITRA 25 THURSDAY 07. BUDDHA PURNIMA 27-05-2010 JYAISTHA 06 THURSDAY 08. INDEPENDENCE DAY 15-8-2010 SRAVANA 24 SUNDAY 09. IDU'L FITR 11-09-2010 BHADRA 20 SATURDAY 10. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTH DAY 02-10-2010 ASVINA 10 SATURDAY 11. ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA 15-10-2010 ASVINA 23 FRIDAY 12. DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHAMI) 17-10-2010 ASVINA 25 SUNDAY 13. DIWALI (DEEPAWALI) 05-11-2010 KARTIKA 14 FRIDAY 14. IDU'L ZUHA (BAKRID)  # 17-11-2010 KARTIKA 26 WEDNESDAY 15. GURUNANAK’S BIRTH DAY 21-11-2010 KARTIKA 30 SUNDAY 16. MUHARRAM 17-12-2010 AGRAHAYANA 26 FRIDAY 17. CHRISTMAS 25-12-2010 PAUSA 04 SATURDAY

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2010 IN SHILLONG 01. New Year Day 01.01.2010 Pausa 11 Friday 02. Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 05.01.2010 Pausa 15 Tuesday 03. Makara Sankranti 14.01.2010 Pausa 24 Thursday 04. Pongal (South India) 14.01.2010 Pausa 24 Thursday 05. Basanta Panchami / Sree Panchami 20.01.2010 Pausa304 Wednesday 06. Guru Ravidas's Birthday 30.01.2010 Magha 10 Saturday 07. Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 08.02.2010 Magha 19 Monday 08. Maha Shivratri 12.02.2010 Magha 23 Friday 09. Sivaji Jayanti 19.02.2010 Magha 30 Friday 10. Holikadahana (Dolyatra) 28.02.2010 Phalguna 09 Sunday 11. Chaitra/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand 16.03.2010 Phalguna 25 Tuesday 12. Ram Navami 24.03.2010 Chaitra 03 Wednesday 13. Easter Sunday 04.04.2010 Chaitra 14 Sunday 14. Vaisakhi 14.04.2010 Chaitra 24 Wednesday 15. Vishnu 14.04.2010 Chaitra 24 Wednesday 16. Mesadi 14.04.2010 Chaitra 24 Wednesday 17. Guru  Rabindranath's Birthday 09.05.2010 Vaisakha 19 Sunday 18. Hazarat Ali's Birthday 26.06.2010 Asadha 05 Saturday 19. Rath Yatra 13.07.2010 Asadha 22 Tuesday 20. Parsi New Year's Day 19.08.2010 Shravana 28   21. Onam 23.08.2010 Bhadra 01 Monday 22. Raksha Bandhan 24.08.2010 Bhadra 02 Tuesday 23. Janamshtami (Vaishnava) 02.09.2010 Bhadra 11 Thursday 24. Jamat-Ul-Vida 02.09.2010 Bhadra 19 Friday 25. Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi 11.09.2010 Bhadra 20 Saturday 26. Maha Saptami (Additional Day) 14.10.2010 Asvina 22 Thursday 27. Dussehra (Maha Navami) 16.10.2010 Asvina 24 Saturday 28. Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 22.10.2010 Asvina 30 Friday 29. Deepavali ( South India ) 05.11.2010 Kartika 14 Friday 30. Naraka Chaturdasi 05.11.2010 Kartika 14 Friday 31. Govardhan Puja 06.11.2010 Kartika 15 Saturday 32. Bhai Duj 07.11.2010 Kartika 16 Sunday 33. Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24.11.2010 Agrahayana 03 Wednesday 34. Christmas Eve 24.12.2010 Pausa 03 Friday