India Post to sell National Flag through its 1.6 lakh post offices to celebrate 'Har Ghar Tiranga'
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to leverage the vast physical network of 1.6 lakh post offices in the country to ensure the sale of flags under the campaign the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga campaign’ between 13–15 August.
“The campaign was an immense success in 2022 where 23 crore households hoisted the Tiranga at their homes physically and six crore people uploaded selfies on HGT Website,” a government said.
The Department of Posts (DoP) took this campaign to the last mile and ensured the availability of the national flag in the remotest corner of the country.
The sale of flags in the post offices will start soon and citizens can walk in to their nearby post office to purchase the flag, the statement said.
People will also be able to purchase the national flag through the ePostOffice facility (www.epostoffice.gov.in) of the department.
The Post Office will also organise a number of awareness activities (Jan Bhagidari events) to connect citizens to this program of national importance.
“Citizens may participate in these activities and become a part of this great initiative,” according to the statement.
To participate in these activities, they can take selfie with national flag hoisted at their homes and offices and can upload on social media with the hashtag (#IndiaPost4Tiranga, #HarGharTiranga, #HarDilTiranga), it added.