Rules for Official Display of the National-Flag
Public buildings :
* Normally, the National-Flag should be flown only on important public buildings such as High Courts, Secretariat Commissioners' Offices, Collectorates, Jails and offices of the District Boards, Municipalities, Zilla Parishads and Departmental /Public Sector undertakings.
* In frontier areas the National-Flag may be flown on the international borders, custom-posts, check-posts, outposts, and at other special places where the flying of the Flag takes on special significance. In addition, it may be flown on camp sites of border patrols, airports, lighthouses facing international waters.
Official residences :
(a) The National-Flag should be flown on the official residences of the President, Vice-President, Governors and Lieutenant Governors when they are at Headquarters and on the building In which they stay during their visits to places outside the Headquarters. The Flag flown on the official residence should, however, be brought down as soon as the dignitary leaves the Headquarters and It should be re-hoisted on that building as he enters the main gate of the building on return to the Headquarters. When. the dignitary is on a visit to a place outside the Headquarters, the Flag should be hoisted on the building in which he stays as he enters the main gate of that building and it should be brought down as soon as he leaves that place. On the National days the Flag should, however, be flown from sunrise to sunset on such official residences irrespective of whether the dignitary is at Headquarters or not.
(b) The National-Flag should be flown on the residences at Headquarters of the Heads of Missions/Posts abroad in the countries where it is the custom for diplomatic and consular representatives to fly their National-Flags over their official residences. They may also, in similar circumstances, fly the Flag on their offices where they are separate from residences.
Institutions :
(a) When the President, the Vice-President or the Prime Minister visits an institution, the National-Flag may be flown by the institution as a mark of respect.
(b) On the occasions of the visit to India by foreign dignitaries, namely. President, Vice-President, Emperor/King or Heir Prince and the Prime Minister, the National-Flag may be flown along with the Flag of the foreign country concerned in accordance with the rules by such private institutions as are according reception to the visiting foreign dignitaries and on such public buildings as the foreign dignitaries intend to visit on the day of visit to the institution.
Display of National-Flag on Motor Cars :
(a) The privilege of flying the National-Flag on motor cars Is limited to the :
* President
* Vice-President
* Governors and Lieutenant Governors
* Heads of Indian Missions abroad In the countries to which they are accredited
* Prime Minister and other Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers of the Union, Chief Minister and other Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers of States
* Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers of Union Territories Speaker of the Lok Sabha
* Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha; Chairmen of Legislative Councils in States, Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in States and Union Territories, Deputy Chairmen of Legislative Councils in States, Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in States and Union Territories Chief Justice of India, Judges of Supreme Court Chief Justice of High Courts. The case on the entitlement of the High Court Judges is pending.
The dignitaries mentioned may fly the National-Flag on their cars, whenever they consider it necessary or advisable.
(b) When a foreign dignitary travels in a car provided by Government, the National-Flag will be flown on the right side of the car and the Flag of the foreign dignitaries will be flown on the left side of the car.
Display of the National-Flag on Trains :
When the President travels by special train within the country, the National-Flag is flown from the driver's cab on the side facing the platform of the station from where the train departs. The Flag Is flown only when the special train is stationary or when coining into the station where it is going to halt.
Display of the National-Flag on Aircraft's :
(a) The National-Flag Is flown on the aircraft carrying the President, the Vice-President or the Prime Minister on a visit to a foreign country. Alongside the National-Flag, the flag of the country visited should also be flown but, when the aircraft lands in countries en route, the National-Flag of the countries touched would be flown instead, as a gesture of courtesy and goodwill.
(b) When the President goes on tour within India, the National-Flag is displayed on the side by which the President will embark the aircraft or disembark from It.
