Lok Sabha Question No. 3833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Tableau for Republic Day Parade
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3833

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2022

## TABLEAU FOR REPUBLIC DAY PARADE

## 3833. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there is  a  standard  procedure for  selecting  tableau  for  exhibiting  in  Republic Day parade;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  procedure  indicating  the  instruction  for  modification,  prescribed theme and grounds for rejection and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the States which had applied for inclusion of tableau in the Republic Day Parade 2022 along with the States whose tableau got approved/rejected along with the reasons for the same, Statewise;
- (d) whether the Government had received a letter from the State Government of Kerala regarding the inclusion of tableau in this year's parade, if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether the proposed tableau of Kerala had a very strong social message in it compared to the other tableau and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The tableaux proposals received from various States/UTs are evaluated in a series of meetings of the Expert Committee. These tableaux proposals are examined on the basis of theme, concept, design and their visual impact. Regular instructions for modification in tableaux proposals are given during the meetings of the Expert Committee. Due to limited time allotted for tableaux in the overall duration of the parade, shortlisting of tableaux is done by the Expert Committee.
- (c): The list is attached as Annexure.
- (d): Yes, Sir. Letter from Government of Kerala was received for inclusion of their tableau in Republic Day  Parade,  2022.  However,  the  decision  for  inclusion  or  exclusion  of  tableau  for  Republic  Day Parade is taken on the recommendation of the Expert Committee.

(e): Every State/UT proposes a tableau with a certain theme/social message. For example the theme of the tableau of Maharashtra was 'Biodiversity and State Bio-Symbols of Maharashtra'; the theme of the tableau of Uttar Pradesh was 'One district one product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham'; the theme of the tableau of Arunachal Pradesh was 'Anglo-Abor (Adi) wars'; the theme of the tableau of Haryana was 'Haryana number one in sports' etc. The final selection of tableau for participating in Republic Day Parade is made by the Expert Committee on the basis of the theme, concept, design and visual impact of the tableaux proposals.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  No.  3833  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.03.2022  REGARDING 'TABLEAU FOR REPUBLIC DAY PARADE':

## Tableaux Proposals of States/UTs for Republic Day Parade, 2022.

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs                           | Final decision   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar Administration     | Not approved     |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                       | Not approved     |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                    | Approved         |
|         4 | Assam                                | Not approved     |
|         5 | Chandigarh                           | Not approved     |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh                         | Approved         |
|         7 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Not approved     |
|         8 | Delhi                                | Not approved     |
|         9 | Goa                                  | Approved         |
|        10 | Gujarat                              | Approved         |
|        11 | Haryana                              | Approved         |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh                     | Not approved     |
|        13 | Jammu & Kashmir                      | Approved         |
|        14 | Jharkhand                            | Not approved     |
|        15 | Karnataka                            | Approved         |
|        16 | Kerala                               | Not approved     |
|        17 | Ladakh                               | Not approved     |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh                       | Not approved     |
|        19 | Maharashtra                          | Approved         |
|        20 | Meghalaya                            | Approved         |
|        21 | Mizoram                              | Not approved     |
|        22 | Odisha                               | Not approved     |
|        23 | Punjab                               | Approved         |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu                           | Not approved     |
|        25 | Telangana                            | Not approved     |
|        26 | Tripura                              | Not approved     |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh                        | Approved         |
|        28 | Uttrakhand                           | Approved         |
|        29 | West Bengal                          | Not approved     |