MP government colleges must hoist tricolour

Bhopal, Aug 1 (IANS) All higher education institutions run by the Madhya Pradesh government have been asked to hoist the national flag and display the pictures of the President, the Prime Minister and three national icons.

An order to this effect was issued on Sunday by the Higher Education Minister Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya and is aimed at fostering a love for the country among the academic communities.

It said the state government-run institutions of higher education should hoist the tricolour and display the pictures of the current President, the current Prime Minister, as well as Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekanand, and B.R. Ambedkar.

In hoisting the tricolour, the flag code of India must be diligently complied with, said the order to the college principals and Additional Directors of Higher Education.