NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA

INDIA-NATIONAL FLAG

NATIONAL FLAG

• The national flag of India is a horizontal Tricolour of deep saffron at the top , white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.
• The ratio of length of the flag to its width is 3:2 .In the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the Chakra.
• Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Saranath Lion Capitol of Ashoka.
• Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and has 24 spokes.
• The design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL FLAG

• The design of the flag was originally mooted by Madam Bhikaji Cama in 1907 and was unfurled for the first time at Stuuttgart(Germany) for the second International Socialist Congress held on August 22 1907.
• Pingale Venkiah , an Andhra Youth suggested the current design.
• Saffron represents courage and sacrifice , White represents peace and truth , Green represents faith and chivalry.
• The Flag Code of India , 2002 , takes effect from 26 January 2002 supercedes the 'FlagCode-India's 'as it existed.
• The persons who headed the Committee appointed by Constituent Assembly to select National flag- Dr.Rajendra Prasad.
• The Number of dimensions prescribed in the Flag Code of India , 2002-Nine . The largest is 6300*4200 mm and the smallest is 150*100 mm