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The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a day dedicated to India towards collection of funds from people of India for the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces personnel.
The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a day dedicated to India towards collection of funds from people of India for the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces personnel.
The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a day dedicated to India towards collection of funds from people of India for the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces personnel.
The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the general population and in return collect donations.
On the Flag Day all three branches of the Indian armed forces, the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, arrange a variety of shows, carnivals, dramas and other entertainment programmes.
Throughout the country small flags and car flags in red, deep blue and light blue colours representing the three Services are distributed in return for donations.
The fund collection is managed throughout the country by the local arms of the Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB), which is part of the Ministry of Defence.
It has been observed annually in India on December 7 since 1949.
It has become a tradition to commemorate this day as an honour to the soldiers, sailors and airmen of India.
The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the general population and in return collect donations.
On the Flag Day all three branches of the Indian armed forces, the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, arrange a variety of shows, carnivals, dramas and other entertainment programmes.
Throughout the country small flags and car flags in red, deep blue and light blue colours representing the three Services are distributed in return for donations.
The fund collection is managed throughout the country by the local arms of the Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB), which is part of the Ministry of Defence.