1 Crore National Flag Sold For 'Har Ghar Triranga' Programme: Ministry

Flags sold by the department at a price of Rs 25

Ahead of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' programme, in just 10 days, India Post has sold more than 1 crore national flags, through its 1.5 lakh post offices as well as online, informed the Ministry of Communications on Thursday.

According to an official statement by the Ministry, "Department of Posts (DoP) with its omnipresent network of 1.5 lakh post offices, has taken the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' programme to every citizen of the country. Within a short span of 10 days, India Post has sold more than one crore national flags, through post offices as well as online, to citizens."

These Flags have been sold by the department at a price of Rs 25.

"For online sale, the Department has provided free doorstep delivery to any address across the country; more than 1.75 lakh flags have been purchased online by the citizens through the ePost Office facility. The postal department is selling the tricolour for Rs 25 a piece," the ministry said.

It said that 4.2 lakh strong Postal employees across the country have enthusiastically propagated the message of "Har Ghar Tiranga" in cities, towns and villages, in border areas, in LWE Districts, and mountainous and Tribal areas.

"Through Prabhat Pheris, Bike Rally and Choupals sabhas, India Post has taken the message of "Har Ghar Tiranga" to every section of the society. Social Media tools like Twitter and Facebook have also been extensively used for spreading the message of the programme among digitally connected citizens," it said.

The sale of the National Flag through Post Offices is open till 15 August 2022.