Lok Sabha Question No. 3454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Republic Day Tableaux
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3454

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  March, 2026

## REPUBLIC DAY TABLEAUX

3454.   Mr. PATHAN YUSUF:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  criteria  laid  down  by  the  Government  for  selection  of  tableaux  for  participation  in  the Republic Day Parade; and
- (b) the details of States/UTs whose tableaux were featured in the Republic Day Parade held in New Delhi during the last 11 years, year-wise?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SANJAY SETH)

(a): 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  received  from  various  States/UTs and Central Ministries/Departments are evaluated in a series of meetings of the Expert Committee for  selection  of  tableaux,  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 parade, shortlisting of tableaux is done by the Expert Committee.

To have a balanced regional distribution and to ensure that every State gets an opportunity at least  once every three  years, subject to their willingness and selection by Expert Committee, a three year programme has been introduced from RDC-2024.

- (b):  The list is attached as Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3454  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  13.03.2026  REGARDING  'REPUBLIC DAY TABLEAUX'

| RDP 2016           | RDP                    | 2017            | RDP 2018         | RDP 2019              |
|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
| i. Assam           | i. Arunachal Pradesh   | i. Assam        | i.               | Andaman & Nicobar     |
| ii. Bihar          | ii. Assam              | ii.             | Chhattisgarh     | ii. Arunachal Pradesh |
| iii. Chhatisgarh   | iii. Goa               | iii. Gujarat    |                  | iii. Assam            |
| iv. Goa            | iv. Gujarat            | iv.             | Himachal Pradesh | iv. Delhi             |
| v. Gujarat         | v. Haryana             | v. Jammu&       | v.               | Goa                   |
| vi. Jammu& Kashmir | vi. Himachal Pradesh   | vi. Karnataka   | vi.              | Gujarat               |
| vii. Karnataka     | vii. Jammu& Kashmir    | vii. Kerala     | vii.             | Jammu& Kashmir        |
| viii. Madhya       | viii. Karnataka        | viii. Madhya    | Pradesh          | viii. Karnataka       |
| ix. Odisha         | ix. Manipur            | ix. Manipur     | ix.              | Maharashtra           |
| x. Rajasthan       | x. Maharashtra         | x.              | Maharashtra      | x. Punjab             |
| xi. Sikkim         | xi. Odisha             | xi.             | Punjab           | xi. Sikkim            |
| xii. Tamil Nadu    | xii. Punjab            | xii.            | Tripura          | xii. Tamil Nadu       |
| xiii. Tripura      | xiii. Tamil            | Nadu xiii.      | Uttarakhand      | xiii. Tripura         |
| xiv. Uttar Pradesh | xiv. Tripura           | xiv.            | Lakshadweep      | xiv. Uttar Pradesh    |
| xv.                | Uttarakhand            | xv. West Bengal |                  | xv. Uttarakhand       |
| xvi.               | West Bengal xvi. Delhi |                 |                  | xvi. West Bengal      |
| xvii. Chandigarh   | xvii. Lakshadweep      |                 |                  |                       |

|       | RDP 2020 RDP 2021        | RDP 2022              | RDP 2023           |                                        |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| i.    | Andhra Pradesh i. Andhra | Pradesh i.            | Arunachal Pradesh  | i. Andhra Pradesh                      |
| ii.   | Assam                    | ii. Arunachal Pradesh | ii. Chhattisgarh   | ii. Arunachal Pradesh                  |
| iii.  | Chhattisgarh             | iii. Assam            | iii. Goa           | iii. Assam                             |
| iv.   | Goa                      | iv. Chhattisgarh      | iv. Gujarat        | iv. Dadar Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |
| v.    | Gujarat                  | v. Delhi              | v. Haryana         | v. Gujarat                             |
| vi.   | Himachal Pradesh         | vi. Gujarat           | vi. Jammu& Kashmir | vi. Haryana                            |
| vii.  | Jammu& Kashmir           | vii. Karnataka        | vii. Karnataka     | vii. Jammu& Kashmir                    |
| viii. | Karnataka                | viii. Kerala          | viii. Maharashtra  | viii. Jharkhand                        |
| ix.   | Madhya Pradesh           | ix. Maharashtra       | ix. Meghalaya      | ix. Karnataka                          |
| x.    | Meghalaya                | x. Punjab             | x. Punjab          | x. Kerala                              |
| xi.   | Odisha                   | xi. Sikkim            | xi. Uttarakhand    | xi. Ladakh                             |
| xii.  | Punjab                   | xii. Tamil Nadu       | xii. Uttar Pradesh | xii. Maharashtra                       |
| xiii. | Rajasthan                | xiii. Tripura         |                    | xiii. Tamil Nadu                       |
| xiv.  | Tamil Nadu               | xiv. Uttarakhand      |                    | xiv. Tripura                           |
| xv.   | Telangana                | xv. Uttar Pradesh     |                    | xv. Uttar Pradesh                      |
| xvi.  | Uttar Pradesh            | xvi. Ladakh           |                    | xvi. Uttrakhand                        |
|       |                          | xvii. West Bengal     |                    | xvii. West Bengal                      |

| RDP 2024              | RDP 2025                                  | RDP 2026             |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| i. Andhra Pradesh     | i. Andhra Pradesh                         | i. Assam             |
| ii. Arunachal Pradesh | ii. Bihar                                 | ii. Chhattisgarh     |
| iii. Chhattisgarh     | iii. Chandigarh                           | iii. Gujarat         |
| iv. Gujarat           | iv. Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | iv. Himachal Pradesh |
| v. Haryana            | v. Delhi                                  | v. Jammu &Kashmir    |
| vi. Jharkhand         | vi. Goa                                   | vi. Kerala           |
| vii. Ladakh           | vii. Gujarat                              | vii. Madhya Pradesh  |
| viii. Madhya Pradesh  | viii. Haryana                             | viii. Maharashtra    |
| ix. Maharashtra       | ix. Jharkhand                             | ix. Manipur          |
| x. Manipur            | x. Karnataka                              | x. Nagaland          |
| xi. Meghalaya         | xi. Madhya Pradesh                        | xi. Odisha           |
| xii. Odisha           | xii. Punjab                               | xii. Puducherry      |
| xiii. Rajasthan       | xiii. Tripura                             | xiii. Punjab         |
| xiv. Tamil Nadu       | xiv. Uttarakhand                          | xiv. Rajasthan       |
| xv. Telangana         | xv. Uttar Pradesh                         | xv. Tamil Nadu       |
| xvi. Uttar Pradesh    | xvi. West Bengal                          | xvi. Uttar Pradesh   |
|                       |                                           | xvii. West Bengal    |

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