To celebrate independence on the occasion of 15th August, flags have started being sold in the markets everywhere. At the same time, people are also participating enthusiastically in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Now people are putting up the tricolor from vehicles to homes.
But, there are some rules for hoisting the national flag, according to which the tricolor can be hoisted. Similarly, there are some rules regarding putting the tricolor on the car, in which only some people of India have been given permission to put the tricolor on the car. In such a situation, today we will tell you who can put the flag on the car…
What are the rules for putting flags on a car?
All the rules and regulations related to hoisting the tricolor in India come under the Flag Code 2002. This flag code is applicable from 26 January 2002. Before 2002, the rules for hoisting the tricolor came under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 and the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971.
In this code, only a few people are allowed to put the flag on the car and apart from this, they can also put the flag as per the rules. Let us tell you that those people who have permission to put up the flag can put up the flag on their car whenever they feel necessary.
The flag should be on the right side of the car. If there is a dignitary from another country along with a dignitary, then in this situation the flag of India should be placed on the right side of the car and the flag of the country of the other dignitary should be placed on the left side.
Who can hoist the flag?
Now let us know who can hoist the flag. According to the rules of the Flag Code of India, the President, Vice-President, Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, Head of Foreign Embassy, Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister, Union Minister of State, Chief Minister, other Cabinet Ministers can hoist the flag. Apart from these, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Chairman of the State Legislative Councils, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly etc. can hoist the flag.
Which rules have changed?
Earlier according to the rules, only the flag made of hand woven and spun wool, cotton or silk Khadi could be hoisted and now now the tricolor made of machine made cotton, wool or silk Khadi can also be hoisted. Apart from this, the tricolor made of polyester can also be hoisted. Whereas earlier the flag could be hoisted from sunrise to sunset and now the flag can be hoisted at night also.