MHA issues instructions to chief secretaries to check the proper use, misuse of State Emblem of India
Kanwar Inder singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ February 5,2025
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written an official letter to all the chief secretaries of all the states, union territories of India to check the Display of State Emblem of India.
The ministry has issued the instruction after it was highlighted that various individuals / authorities who are not authorised to use the State Emblem of India are using the same on the same on the stationery, vehicles etc.
Other than this, various government agencies which are using the State Emblem of India on their stationery, publications, seals, vehicles, buildings , websites etc often omit the motto “Satyameva Jayate” and are only depicting the profile of the Lion Capital. Further the design of the State Emblem of India is not conformity with the design set in the Appendix I &II of the Schedule of the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act,2005.
As per the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act,2005 “ the State Emblem of India is incomplete without the motto “Satyameva Jayate” inscribed (in Devangari script) below the profile of the Lion Capital. Incomplete display of the State Emblem of India is a violation of the act.
As per the act, restriction on the use of the emblem are imposed on:
- No person (including former functionaries of the government, like, former ministers, former member of parliaments, members of legislative assemblies, former judges and retired government officials), other than those authorised under these rules shall use the emblem in any manner.
- No commission of committee, public sector undertaking, bank, municipal council, panchayati raj institution, parishad, non government organisation, university , other than those authorised under these rules, shall use the emblem in any manner.
- No association or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, shall use the emblem on the letter-heads, brochures, seats, crests, badges, house flags or any other purpose in any manner.
- The stationery, including letter heads, visiting cards and greeting cards with emblem printed or embossed on it, shall not bear words, like, Advocate, Editor, Chartered Accountant with the name of the person authorised to use the emblem under these rules on the stationery.
For detailed advisory, GoI notification click the link: AdvisoryPublic_04022025_watermark
