Govt plans crackdown on plastic tri-colour
9 Aug 2014 3:43 AM IST
‘From this year onwards plastic Indian flag will be banned in India,’ a MHA source said.
On 14 July, in a meeting over the preparedness of Independence Day, Singh was told by bureaucrats that cases of ‘insulting’ the tri-colour have increased in recent years.
They also told him that the problem is mainly with plastic flags, which people buy on Republic Day and Independence Day, and leave scattered all over once the celebration is over.
Even prime minister Narendra Modi has told the PMO staff to work out on the modalities to prevent such ‘insult’ to a symbol of India’s pride.
Now, with the same concerns being raised by home ministry officials, Singh issued a circular soon after the 14 July meeting to all the state governments and union territories on banning all units involved in manufacturing plastic Indian flags.
The letter issued by the home ministry reads, ‘Strict compliance of the provisions contained in the Flag Code of India, 2002 and Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.’
On 14 July, in a meeting over the preparedness of Independence Day, Singh was told by bureaucrats that cases of ‘insulting’ the tri-colour have increased in recent years.
They also told him that the problem is mainly with plastic flags, which people buy on Republic Day and Independence Day, and leave scattered all over once the celebration is over.
Even prime minister Narendra Modi has told the PMO staff to work out on the modalities to prevent such ‘insult’ to a symbol of India’s pride.
Now, with the same concerns being raised by home ministry officials, Singh issued a circular soon after the 14 July meeting to all the state governments and union territories on banning all units involved in manufacturing plastic Indian flags.
The letter issued by the home ministry reads, ‘Strict compliance of the provisions contained in the Flag Code of India, 2002 and Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.’
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