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. It has been observed annually in India on December 7 since 1949. The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the general population and in return collect donations.
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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. It has been observed annually in India on December 7 since 1949. The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the general population and in return collect donations. The flag is similar to that of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, first utilised in 1956. It is a common colour-scheme in British-aligned territories, used by fellow Commonwealth members Cyprus, India, Kenya and Nigeria.
The Flag day is mainly observed to serve three basic purposes: The Armed Forces flag Day commemoration and the collection of money through distribution of flags. The Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, arrange a variety of shows, carnivals, dramas and other entertainment programmes to showcase the efforts of their personnel.
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