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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3454
TO BE ANSWERED ON 13th March, 2026
REPUBLIC DAY TABLEAUX
3454. Mr. PATHAN YUSUF:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) the criteria laid down by the Government for selection of tableaux for participation in the
Republic Day Parade; and
(b) the details of States/UTs whose tableaux were featured in the Republic Day Parade held in
New Delhi during the last 11 years, year-wise?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SANJAY SETH)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(a): There is a well established system for selection of tableaux for participation in the Republic
Day Parade as per which Ministry of Defence invites proposals for tableaux from all States/UTs
and Central Ministries/Departments. The tableaux proposals received from various States/UTs
and Central Ministries/Departments are evaluated in a series of meetings of the Expert Committee
for selection of tableaux, 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.
Due to time allotted for tableaux in the overall duration of parade, shortlisting of tableaux is done
by the Expert Committee.
To have a balanced regional distribution and to ensure that every State gets an opportunity at
least once every three years, subject to their willingness and selection by Expert Committee, a
three year programme has been introduced from RDC-2024.
(b): The list is attached as Annexure.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 3454 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026 REGARDING “REPUBLIC
DAY TABLEAUX”
RDP 2016 RDP 2017 RDP 2018 RDP 2019
i. Assam i. Arunachal i. Assam i. Andaman &
Pradesh Nicobar
ii. Bihar ii. Assam ii. Chhattisgarh ii. Arunachal
Pradesh
iii. Chhatisgarh iii. Goa iii. Gujarat iii. Assam
iv. Goa iv. Gujarat iv. Himachal iv. Delhi
Pradesh
v. Gujarat v. Haryana v. Jammu & v. Goa
Kashmir
vi. Jammu & vi. Himachal vi. Karnataka vi. Gujarat
Kashmir Pradesh
vii. Karnataka vii. Jammu & vii. Kerala vii. Jammu &
Kashmir Kashmir
viii. Madhya viii. Karnataka viii. Madhya Pradesh viii. Karnataka
Pradesh
ix. Odisha ix. Manipur ix. Manipur ix. Maharashtra
x. Rajasthan x. Maharashtra x. Maharashtra x. Punjab
xi. Sikkim xi. Odisha xi. Punjab xi. Sikkim
xii. Tamil Nadu xii. Punjab xii. Tripura xii. Tamil Nadu
xiii. Tripura xiii. Tamil Nadu xiii. Uttarakhand xiii. Tripura
xiv. Uttar Pradesh xiv. Tripura xiv. Lakshadweep xiv. Uttar Pradesh
xv. Uttarakhand xv. West Bengal xv. Uttarakhand
xvi. West Bengal xvi. Delhi xvi. West Bengal
xvii. Chandigarh xvii. Lakshadweep
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RDP 2020 RDP 2021 RDP 2022 RDP 2023
i. Andhra Pradesh i. Andhra Pradesh i. Arunachal i. Andhra
Pradesh Pradesh
ii. Assam ii. Arunachal ii. Chhattisgarh ii. Arunachal
Pradesh Pradesh
iii. Chhattisgarh iii. Assam iii. Goa iii. Assam
iv. Goa iv. Chhattisgarh iv. Gujarat iv. Dadar Nagar
Haveli and
Daman &
Diu
v. Gujarat v. Delhi v. Haryana v. Gujarat
vi. Himachal vi. Gujarat vi. Jammu & vi. Haryana
Pradesh Kashmir
vii. Jammu & vii. Karnataka vii. Karnataka vii. Jammu &
Kashmir Kashmir
viii. Karnataka viii. Kerala viii. Maharashtra viii. Jharkhand
ix. Madhya Pradesh ix. Maharashtra ix. Meghalaya ix. Karnataka
x. Meghalaya x. Punjab x. Punjab x. Kerala
xi. Odisha xi. Sikkim xi. Uttarakhand xi. Ladakh
xii. Punjab xii. Tamil Nadu xii. Uttar Pradesh xii. Maharashtra
xiii. Rajasthan xiii. Tripura xiii. Tamil Nadu
xiv. Tamil Nadu xiv. Uttarakhand xiv. Tripura
xv. Telangana xv. Uttar Pradesh xv. Uttar
Pradesh
xvi. Uttar Pradesh xvi. Ladakh xvi. Uttrakhand
xvii. West Bengal xvii. West Bengal
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RDP 2024 RDP 2025 RDP 2026
i. Andhra Pradesh i. Andhra Pradesh i. Assam
ii. Arunachal Pradesh ii. Bihar ii. Chhattisgarh
iii. Chhattisgarh iii. Chandigarh iii. Gujarat
iv. Gujarat iv. Dadra and Nagar iv. Himachal Pradesh
Haveli & Daman and
Diu
v. Haryana v. Delhi v. Jammu & Kashmir
vi. Jharkhand vi. Goa vi. Kerala
vii. Ladakh vii. Gujarat vii. Madhya Pradesh
viii. Madhya Pradesh viii. Haryana viii. Maharashtra
ix. Maharashtra ix. Jharkhand ix. Manipur
x. Manipur x. Karnataka x. Nagaland
xi. Meghalaya xi. Madhya Pradesh xi. Odisha
xii. Odisha xii. Punjab xii. Puducherry
xiii. Rajasthan xiii. Tripura xiii. Punjab
xiv. Tamil Nadu xiv. Uttarakhand xiv. Rajasthan
xv. Telangana xv. Uttar Pradesh xv. Tamil Nadu
xvi. Uttar Pradesh xvi. West Bengal xvi. Uttar Pradesh
xvii. West Bengal
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