'Perceptible Lack of Awareness' Among Govt Bodies, Agencies About Flag Code: MHA Ahead of R-Day
2 years, 11 months ago

'Perceptible Lack of Awareness' Among Govt Bodies, Agencies About Flag Code: MHA Ahead of R-Day

News 18  

Ahead of Republic Day, the Centre has highlighted "a perceptible lack of awareness" among government organisations, agencies and people about the laws, practices and conventions that apply to display of the national flag and asked states to ensure that the tricolour is not dishonoured. "Yet, a perceptible lack of awareness is often noticed amongst people as well as organisations or agencies of the government, in regard to laws, practices and conventions that apply to display of the national flag," it said. According to the Flag Code of India, the national flag made of paper may be waved by public on occasions of important national, cultural and sports events. The home ministry also asked the states and union territories to undertake mass awareness programme in this regard and also to give it wide publicity through Last year, before Independence Day, the home ministry had asked the states to ensure that people do not use national flags made of plastic as they do not get decomposed easily.

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