National flags available at Khadi Gramodyog, says MSME Ministry
Updated: Aug 11, 2015 01:33:28pm
“To commemorate the Independence Day Khadi and Village Industries Commission under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has come up with varied range and sizes of the National Flag as per Bureau of Indian Standards,” the Ministry wrote on its Facebook page.
Adhering to the flag code of India part 1 general 1.2, the Indian National Flags have been made of handspun and hand woven wool/cotton/silk khadi bunting. The flags are available at Khadi Gramodyog Bhawan in different sizes.
Dr Rajendra Prasad the first President had directed that the Indian National Flag should be only of Khadi and accordingly the National Flag was made out of Khadi. (KNN Bureau)