No plastic, follow flag code: Centre
New Delhi, January 9
Urging people not to use the national flag made of plastic this Republic Day, the Centre today issued an advisory to states and Union Territories (UTs), asking them to ensure that everybody complied with the “Flag Code of India, 2002”.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it had been brought to its notice that during important events, plastic flag were being used in place of paper flags. “Since plastic flags are not biodegradable, these do not get decomposed for a long time. Ensuring appropriate disposal of the national flag made of plastic, commensurate with the dignity of the flag, is a practical problem,” the advisory read.
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It made clear that on important national, cultural and sports events, flags made of paper alone are to be used and these are not to be discarded or thrown on the ground.
“There is universal affection and respect for and loyalty to the national flag. Yet, a perceptible lack of awareness is often noticed in regard to laws, practices and conventions that apply to display of the flag.” — TNS
