The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, Tirangā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag.
The use and display of national flag are regulated by the Indian Flag Code:
(i) The dipping of the Flag to any person or thing is prohibited.
(ii) No other Flag or Emblem is to be placed above or to the right of the National Flag. If hung in a line, all other flags are to be placed on the left of the National Flag. When flown or raised with other flags, the National Flag must be the highest.
(iii) The flag is not to be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free; when carried in a procession it is to be high on the right shoulder of the standard bearer and carried in front of the procession.
(iv) The saffron stripe should always be at the top when the Flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally.
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