TIRANGA - NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA

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The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour (saffron, white and India green) with the Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre.
It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the held on 22 July 1947, and it became the official flag of the of India on 15 August 1947.
The flag was subsequently retained as that of the of India.
The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by .
By law, the flag is to be made of , a special type of hand-spun cloth or silk, made popular by .
The manufacturing process and specifications for the flag are laid out by the Bureau of .
The right to manufacture the flag is held by the Khadi Industries Commission, who allocates it to regional groups.
Usage of the flag is governed by the of India and other laws relating to the national .
In 2002, Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to amend the code to allow flag usage by . Subsequently, the Union Cabinet of India amended the code to allow usage. The code was amended once more in 2005 to allow some additional use including adaptations on certain forms of .
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice President and the second President of India described the flag's features as under:

- Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to and dedicate themselves to their work.

- The white in the centre is light, the to guide our conduct.

- The green shows our relation to (the) soil, our relation to the here, on which all other life depends.

- The "Ashoka Chakra" in the centre of the white is the wheel of the . The wheel denotes motion. There is death in stagnation. There is life in movement. India should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel represents the of a peaceful change.