Indian Flag
The National
Flag of India is a
horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep
saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a
24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form
during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official
flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the
Republic of India.
In India, the
term "tricolour" almost always refers to the Indian
national flag. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya.
Usage
of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India and other laws relating to the national
emblems. The original code prohibited use of the flag by private citizens
except on national days such as the Independence day and the Republic Day. In 2002, on hearing an appeal from a private citizen, Naveen Jindal, the Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to amend the code to allow flag usage by
private citizens. Subsequently, the Union Cabinet of India amended the code to allow limited usage. The
code was amended once more in 2005 to allow some additional use including
adaptations on certain forms of clothing. The flag code also governs the
protocol of flying the flag and its use in conjunction with other national and
non-national flags
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