Delhi Ties Flag Procurement to Self-Help Groups as Parliament Moves to Criminalize Insults to National Song

The capital’s Independence Day distribution relies on women’s collectives for 200,000 flags while legislators prepare to expand criminal penalties for disrespecting national symbols.

Delhi will distribute more than 1.5 million national flags across the capital ahead of Independence Day, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta confirming that 200,000 of those Tricolours will be manufactured by self-help groups identified through the State Urban Livelihood Mission [1][6]. This procurement channel directs public spending toward women’s collectives at a moment when the legal framework governing these symbols is set to tighten. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on July 20, the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament [3].

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