Now Tiranga, polyester and machine made national flag can be hoisted day and night
The central government has made changes in the flag code of the country, under which the tricolor will now be allowed to be hoisted both during the day and night. Also now polyester and machine made national flag can also be used. Under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the government is going to launch the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ program from August 13 to 15, in view of which this step has come to the fore.
In a letter to secretaries of all central ministries and departments, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that display, hoisting and use of the Indian National Flag comes under the Flag Code of India, 2002 and the Prevention of Insults to National Pride Act, 1971.
According to the letter, the Flag Code of India, 2002 has been amended vide an Order dated 20th July, 2022 and now clause (11) of Para 2.2 of Part II of the Flag Code of India, 2002 shall now read as, ‘ Where the flag is displayed in the open or is displayed at the residence of a citizen, it can be flown day and night.’
Earlier, the tricolor was allowed to be hoisted only from sunrise to sunset. Similarly, another provision of the Flag Code was amended to say, ‘The national flag shall be hand spun and hand woven or machine made. It will be made of cotton-polyester-wool silk khadi. Earlier, the use of machine-made and polyester-made national flags was not permitted.
