Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt presented the Best Marching Contingents and Tableaux Awards for the Republic Day Parade on January 30, 2024.
Assessment:
» Separate results – one by a panel of judges and other through an online public vote conducted by MyGov – have been declared.
Panel of Judges Section:
» Three panels of judges were appointed for assessing the performance of Marching Contingents from three Services, Marching Contingents from Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)/other auxiliary forces and tableaux from various States/Union Territories and Ministries/Departments.
Popular Choice Category:
» In addition to the panel of judges, a web page was created on MyGov platform for online registration of citizens for watching the Republic Day Parade and Beating the Retreat Ceremony 2024 online.
- An online poll was conducted by MyGov for the citizens to vote for their favourite Tableaux from States/UTs and Ministries/Departments as also amongst the Marching contingents to select the best amongst popular choice category.
- The online poll for the popular choice was conducted between January 25-27, 2024 on MyGov web page.
Panel of Judges Section:
On the basis of the assessment of the panels, the results of the Best Marching Contingents and Best Tableaux of Republic Day Parade 2024 are as under:
» Best Marching Contingent among the three services – Sikh Regiment Contingent
» Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces – Delhi Police Women Marching Contingent
» Best three Tableaux (States/UTs):
- First – Odisha (Woman Empowerment in Viksit Bharat)
- Second – Gujrat (Dhordo: A Global Icon Of Gujarat’s Border Tourism)
- Third – Tamil Nadu (Kudavolai System in ancient Tamil Nadu – Mother of Democracy)
» Best Tableau (Ministries/Departments) – Ministry of Culture – (Bharat: Mother of Democracy)
» Special Prize – Central Public Works Department (Central Vista -Viksit Bharat Ka Pratibimb)
» Special memento to ‘Vande Bharatam’ – Dance Group
Popular Choice Category:
Here are the results of the Best Marching Contingents and Best Tableaux of Republic Day Parade 2024 based on the online public vote:
» Best Marching Contingent among the three services – Rajputana Rifles Regimental Marching Contingent
» Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces – CRPF Woman Marching Contingent
» Best three Tableaux (States/UTs):
- First – Gujrat (Dhordo : A Global Icon Of Gujarat’s Border Tourism)
- Second – Uttar Pradesh (Viksit Bharat Samradh Virasat)
- Third – Andhra Pradesh (Transforming School Education in Andhra Pradesh – Making Students Globally Competitive)
» Best Tableau (Central Ministries/Departments) – Vibrant Villages (Ministry of Home Affairs)
Other Points related to Best Marching Contingents and Best Tableaux of Republic Day Parade 2024:
» 25 tableaux, 16 from States/Union Territories and 9 from various Ministries/Departments, were displayed on the Kartavya Path during the Republic Day parade on January 26, 2024.
16 States/UTs: Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Ladakh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana
9 Ministries/Organisations: Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Ministry of Culture, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Centre For Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Election Commission of India, and Central Public Works Department (CPWD)