India's National Flag

1. Tricolor flag was first accepted by Indian National Congress in 1931. It had charkha in the center of the white band which was later replaced by Wheel taken from Sarnath Asoka pillar.
2. Ratio width to length of India's National Flag is 2:3
3. Chakra has 24 spokes. Chakra's color is Blue (html code #000080 )
4. Adopted by the constituent assembly on July 22, 1947 and presented to the nation on August 14, 1947.
5. It was designed by Pingali Venkayya
6. A code regulates the use and display of flag. Prior to 2002, the Flag code of India did not permit flying of the Flag of India on non governmental institutions. In 2001, a PIL Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by Naveen Jindal (Industrialist & an MP now) for flying the Flag of India a top his company building.
8. The Supreme Court ordered the Government of India to set aside a committee to look into this matter. Finally on January 26, 2002 (India's Republic Day), private citizens were allowed to fly India's flag inside and atop their buildings and institutions.
9. Flag Code of India, 2002, took effect from January 26, 2002, the 53rd Republic Day. Fifty-four years after the tiranga was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the national flag, the citizens were free to hoist the Indian flag.
10. Citizens have this right fly national flag on Independence day and Republic Day only.
11. The right to use it on other days lies exclusively with president, Central and state Ministers and governors.
12. The flag is also the Indian Army's war flag, hoisted daily on military installations.