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The National flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep
saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the middle and
dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.The ratio
of width of the flag to its length is two to three. In
the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel which
represents the chakra.
Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the
abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band
and it has 24 spokes.
The design of the national flag was adopted by the
Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947. Its use
and display are regulated by the Indian Flag Code.
The cloth for the manufacture of the flag can be
handspun and handwoven khadhi, cotton, woolen or silk.
The flag shall be a tricolour panel made up of three
rectangular panels or sub - panels of equal widths.
