New Delhi: The Indian Army said in a statement on Saturday that 16-foot contingents, 17 military bands, and 25 tableaux from various states, departments, and armed forces will participate in the Republic Day parade this year. The Army will be represented in the Republic Day Parade-2022 by a cavalry contingent, 14 mechanized contingents, six infantry contingents, and a flypast of advanced light helicopters of the Aviation Wing, the statement said.
The Army’s mechanized contingent will see one PT-76 tank, one Centurion tank, two MBT Arjun Mk-I tanks, one APC Topas armored carrier, one BMP-I infantry combat vehicle, and two BMP-II infantry combat vehicles. One 75/24 pack howitzer, two Dhanush howitzers, one PMS bridge building system, two Sarvatra bridge construction systems, one HT-16 electronic warfare system, two swimming power electronic warfare systems, one Tiger Cat missile system, and two Akash missile systems were also mechanized. Will be part of the team.
According to the statement, six infantry units of the Indian Army, Rajput Regiment, Assam Regiment, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, Sikh Light Infantry, Army Ordnance Corps Regiment, and Parachute Regiment will also participate in it. An infantry contingent each from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy will also participate in the parade.
On behalf of the central paramilitary forces, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Police Force (CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indian Coast Guard (ICG), and Border Security Force (BSF), the statement said. Five-foot squads will take part in the parade. In all, 16 infantry contingents from Armed Forces, Central Para Military Forces, Delhi Police, National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), 17 military bands, pipe and drum bands will participate.
Two Param Vir Chakra and one Ashok Chakra awardee will also participate in this year’s parade. Before the commencement of the parade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tribute to the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for the country by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, the statement said. The parade will start at 10.30 am and will end at 12 noon. Twenty-five tableaux from different states, departments, and armed forces will be part of the parade.
Let us tell you that you will not see the tableau of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala this year i.e. 26 January 2022 (Republic Day), because the tableaux of these states have been rejected. So let us tell you today how these tableaux are selected for the parade on this historic festival i.e. Republic Day.
Objection to rejection of floats
In fact, the Chief Ministers of the states whose tableaux have been rejected have also raised objections by writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Although, till now the government has not announced the tableaux of Republic Day, it is being told in the media reports that this year you will get to see 21 tableaux in the parade. So let’s know how the tableaux are selected and what is the whole process.
Which ministry chooses?
Till now you must have seen the Republic Parade of the country every year, but have you ever had such a question that after all there are so many states in the whole country, and out of all these states, why would we get to see the tableaux of only selected states. After all, who decides which tableaux will see and which will not? So let’s go. According to the Indian Express report, the entire responsibility of the selection of tableaux lies with the Ministry of Defense. Not only this but the management of the security of this historic day, from parades to tableaux, etc. is also handled by the Ministry of Defense.
Here is the selection process of tableaux
We all know that during this time the President remains the chief guest, while the chiefs of the three armies also attend this program. Along with this, suggestions are sought from all the states and union territories. Not only this, a selection committee is prepared for this to deal with all the work well, which selects the tableaux of the states. During this, experts from culture, painting, music, agriculture, choreography, art, literature, and other fields are included in the selection committee. After reviewing from many angles, the final selection of tableaux is done by the committee members.
After the selection of tableaux
After the selection of tableaux, the process does not end there. Yes, let us tell you that after the selection of tableaux, 3D models are brought from the states, after that the standards that are set are discussed. During this, if any representative of the tableaux does not attend the meeting, then his tableau is rejected. After discussion, the final tableaux can be displayed at the Parade Ground. In this way, the tableaux are selected following the policy rules.
This is the set standard in relation to tableau
As we have told you the Ministry of Defense has the responsibility of selection of tableaux, but it does not propose any model-making company on its behalf. Along with this, only the names of the states can be written on the model of tableaux, nothing else. Please note that names can be in English or Hindi.
There are three models offered
According to the report, three models of designs are presented by the states/union territories or departments/ministries, out of which the final one will be selected. It is For the tableau, the responsibility of the vehicle (tractor), artist and their costume, folk song, music, etc. is the responsibility of the concerned State / Union Territory or Department / Ministry. Under this process, the tableaux are selected for the Republic Day parade.
