LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2008

(For Central Government Administrative Offices in SHILLONG and Branch/Field offices in Meghalaya
Sl No

Name of the Festival

Date

Saka Era                

1927-1928 

Day of the week

01.

MAKARA SANKRANTI (N. India)

14-01-2008

 PAUSA 24

MONDAY

02.

MUHARRAM

19-01-2008

 PAUSA 29

SATURDAY

03.

REPUBLIC DAY

26-01-2008

 MAGHA 06

SATURDAY

04.

 MILAD-UN-NABI(PROPHET MOHAMMED BIRTHDAY)

21-03-2008

 CHAITRA 01

FRIDAY

05.

GOOD FRIDAY

21-03-2008

 CHAITRA 01

FRIDAY

06.

MAHAVIR JAYANTI

18-04-2008

 CHAITRA 29

FRIDAY

07.

BUDDHA PURNIMA

20-05-2008

 VAISAKHA 30

TUESDAY

08.

RATH YATRA

04-07-2008

 ASADHA 13

FRIDAY

09.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

15-08-2008

 SRAVANA 24

FRIDAY

10.

MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTH DAY

02-10-2008

 ASVINA 10

THURSDAY

11.

IDU’L FITR

02-10-2008

 ASVINA 10

THURSDAY

12.

DUSSEHRA(MAHA SAPTAMI) ADDL DAY

06-10-2008

 ASVINA 14

MONDAY

13.

DUSSEHRA(VIJAYA DASAMI)

09-10-2008

 ASVINA 17

THURSDAY

14.

DIWALI (DEEPAWALI)

28-10-2008

 KARTIKA 06

TUESDAY

15.

GURUNANAK’S BIRTH DAY

13-11-2008

 KARTIKA 22

THURSDAY

16.

 IDU'L ZUHA (BAKRID)  #       09.12.2008 AGRAHAYANA  18 TUESDAY

17.

CHRISTMAS

25-12-2008

 PAUSA 4

THURSDAY

 

 

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2008 IN SHILLONG
01. New Year Day 01.01.2008 Pausa 11 Monday
02. Guru Gobind Singh;s Birthday 05.01.2008 Pausa 15 Saturday
03. Makara Sankranti 15.01.2008 Pausa 25 Tuesday
04. Pongal 15.01.2008 Pausa 25 Tuesday
05. Basanta Panchami / Sree Panchami 11.02.2008 Magha 22 Monday
06. Dhiraj Jayanti 19.02.2008 Magha 30 Tuesday
07. Guru Ravidas's Birthday 21.02.2008 Phalguna 02 Thursday
08. Swami Dayanand Sarasvati Jayanti 02.03.2008 Phalguna 12 Sunday
09. Holikadahana (Dolyatra) 21.03.2008 Chaitra 01 Friday
10. Easter Sunday 23.03.2008 Chaitra 03 Sunday
11. Chaitra Sukhiadi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi Cheti Chand 07.04.2008 Chaitra 18 Monday
12. Valsakhadi / Meshadi/ Vishu 13.04.2008 Chaitra 24 Sunday
13. Valsakhadi (Bengal) / Bohag Bihu (Assam) 14.04.2008 Chaitra 25 Monday
14. Birthday of Rabindranath 06.05.2008 Vaisakha 18 Thursday
15. Hazarat Ali's Birthday 17.07.2008 Asadha 26 Thursday
16. Raksha Bandhan 16.08.2008 Shravana 25 Saturday
17. Parsi New Year 19.08.2008 Shravana 28 Tuesday
18. Janamshtami (Smarta & Vaishnava) 24.08.2008 Bhadra 02 Sunday
19. Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi 03.09.2008 Bhadra 12 Wednesday
20. Onam 12.09.2008 Bhadra 21 Friday
21. Jamat-Ul-Vida 26.09.2008 Asvina 04 Friday
22. Dussehra (Maha Ashtami ) 07.10.2008 Asvina 15 Tuesday
23. Dussehra (Maha Navami ) 08.10.2008 Asvina 16 Wednesday
24. Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 14.10.2008 Asvina 22 Tuesday
25. Deepavali ( South India ) 27.10.2008 Kartika 05 Monday
26. Naraka Chaturdasi 27.10.2008 Kartika 05 Monday
27. Govardhan Puja 29.10.2008 Kartika 07 Wednesday
28. Bhai Duj 30.10.2008 Kartika 08 Thursday
29. Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24.11.2008 Agrahayana 17 Monday
30. Christmas Eve 24.12.2008 Pausa 03 Wednessday