New Delhi (NVI): A total of 22 tableaux from 16 states and Union Territories and 6 central ministries and departments will participate in this year’s main Republic Day parade to be held here.
The 22 tableaux were selected from among 56 proposals — 32 from states and UTs and 24 from ministries and departments – received by the Defence Ministry.
The country’s main Republic Day parade is witnessed by the President, the Vice President, the Prime Minister and a host of other dignitaries, which includes a foreign leader.
The tableaux proposals received from various states and UTs, central ministries and departments are evaluated in a series of meetings of the expert committee comprising of eminent persons in the field of art, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, choreography etc.
The expert committee examines the proposals on the basis of theme, concept, design and its visual impact before making its recommendations, according to the Defence Ministry.
The selection process in vogue, leads to participation of the best tableaux in the parade.
The tableau proposal of West Bengal government was examined by the Expert Committee in two rounds of meetings but was not taken forward for further consideration by the expert committee after deliberations in the second meeting, the ministry said.
West Bengal’s proposal was shortlisted for participation in Republic Day parade last year as an outcome of the same process, it said.
