Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: State Tableaux in Republic Day Parade
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 173

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  February, 2024

## STATE TABLEAUX IN REPUBLIC DAY PARADE

## 173. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has to face criticism from various States for not including the tableaux of respective States during the Republic Day parade and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry and all the States/UTs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which equal opportunity will be given to each State/UT to display their tableaux in the next three Republic Day celebrations;
- (c) if so, the details of the States/UTs who have signed the MoU;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  criteria  followed/to  be  followed  by  the  Government  for  inclusion  of tableaux of different States/UTs in Republic Day celebrations; and
- (e) whether the Government has constituted a panel of experts to decide the State/UT tableaux to be included in the celebration and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a):  No, Sir. However, some States raised the issue of non selection of their tableaux proposals.
- (b):  Yes, Sir. An MoU has been signed between Ministry of Defence and States/UTs for
- (i) Displaying of tableaux during Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path;
- (ii) Bharat Parv at Red Fort; and
- (iii) At Home Function in Raj Bhawan(s).

(c):  As on date 29 States/UTs as per Annexure have signed the MoU.

(d) & (e):  There is a well established system for selection of tableaux for participation in the Republic Day Parade as per which Ministry of Defence invites proposals for tableaux from all States/UTs  and  Central  Ministries/Departments.  The  tableaux  proposals  so  received  are evaluated in a series of meetings of the Expert Committee comprising of eminent persons in the field of art, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, choreography etc. The Expert Committee examines the proposals on the basis of theme, concept, design and its visual impact before making its recommendations. Due to time allotted for tableaux in the overall duration of the parade, shortlisting of tableaux is done by the Expert Committee.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2024 REGARDING 'STATE TABLEAUX IN REPUBLIC DAY PARADE'

States/UTs who have signed the MoU.

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                                 |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                           |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |
|         3 | Assam                                    |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh                             |
|         5 | Goa                                      |
|         6 | Gujarat                                  |
|         7 | Haryana                                  |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh                         |
|         9 | Jharkhand                                |
|        10 | Karnataka                                |
|        11 | Kerala                                   |
|        12 | Madhya Pradesh                           |
|        13 | Maharashtra                              |
|        14 | Manipur                                  |
|        15 | Meghalaya                                |
|        16 | Odisha                                   |
|        17 | Punjab                                   |
|        18 | Rajasthan                                |
|        19 | Tamil Nadu                               |
|        20 | Telangana                                |
|        21 | Tripura                                  |
|        22 | Uttar Pradesh                            |
|        23 | Uttarakhand                              |
|        24 | Delhi                                    |
|        25 | Chandigargh                              |
|        26 | Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
|        27 | Jammu &Kashmir                           |
|        28 | Ladakh                                   |
|        29 | Lakshadweep                              |

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