INDIA - NATIONAL FLAG TIRANGA - TRICOLOUR January 15, 2002:   The Indian Union Cabinet accepted the report of the Dr P.D. Shenoy Committee set up on Naveen Jindal's initiatives and announced that citizens will be free to fly the national flag on all days of the year from January 26, 2002 onwards. The Government subsequently issued a new flag code (Flag Code of India 2002) which contained guidelines for flying the national flag.