New Delhi: Now everyone can hoist the tricolor in their house day and night because the government at the Center has made significant changes in the rules of hoisting the tricolor from the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Samaroh’ before Independence Day. Still working. Till now the public was allowed to hoist the national flag from sunrise to sunset.
As per a letter from Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla which he wrote to all the secretaries on 20 July. It was also said in the letter that the new rules for hoisting the tricolor come into effect from the same day. Regarding the new rules in the letter, it was said that further amendments have been made to the Indian Flag Code 2002. The new rules are as follows. If the national flag is hoisted in an open place or in the house of a member of the public, then now it can be hoisted day and night.
Earlier this was the rule of hoisting the tricolor
Let us tell you that earlier it was a rule that when the national flag is hoisted in an open place, it should be hoisted as far as possible till sunrise and sunset, no matter what the weather.
The Home Secretary in his letter said that this step has been taken with the aim of encouraging citizens to participate in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ celebrations and unfurl the national flag at their homes. This year we are celebrating the nectar festival of freedom, let us strengthen the tricolor movement at every home. Hoist the tricolor in the house from 13 to 15 August. The Union Home Secretary said in his letter that the government expects that the tricolor will be hoisted in about 30 crore homes on August 13.