Republic Day 2024 parade | Under new deal, each State can field tableau once in three years
The HinduIn the backdrop of repeated controversies over selection of tableaux for the Republic Day parade and complaints from the States year after year, the Defence Ministry has proposed a rollover plan for the States and Union Territories to showcase their tableaux, according to official sources. “Approximately 15 tableaux from the States and Union Territories are selected for the Republic Day parade every year. “To fast-track the participation of tableaux year-wise, willingness of States and UTs was sought in advance for the next three years for their participation in Republic Day Parade, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Parade participants of 2024 After four rounds of meetings, 16 States and UTs – like every year – were selected for the 2024 Republic Day parade – Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. Karnataka has displayed its tableau in the Republic day parade every year from 2015 to 2023, one defence official stated.