New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence on Friday declared results for best tableaux and best marching contingents of Republic Day parade 2022.
“Three panels of judges were appointed for assessing the performance of marching contingents from the three Services, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)/other Auxiliary forces and tableaux from various States/Union Territories (UTs) and Central Ministries/Departments,” the official statement informed.
Best Tableau
Uttar Pradesh’s tableau was adjudged the best tableau among the 12 States/UTs which participated in the Republic Day parade on January 26, 2022. The tableau of Uttar Pradesh was based on the theme ‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham’.
Karnataka came second for its tableau based on ‘Cradle of Traditional Handicrafts’. The third position went to Meghalaya for its tableau on ‘Meghalaya’s 50 years of Statehood and its tribute to women-led cooperative societies & SHGs’.
Meanwhile, the tableaux of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Civil Aviation have been declared as joint winners in the category of Central Ministries/Departments. The theme of the tableau of the Ministry of Education & Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship was ‘National Education Policy’, while the tableau of the Ministry of Civil Aviation was based on the theme ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’.
Total nine tableaux of Central Ministries/Departments had participated in the parade.
“The tableau of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (CPWD), based on the theme ‘Subhash @125’ and the ‘Vande Bharatam’ dance group have been selected for the special prize category,” the defence ministry stated.
Best Marching Contingent
The Indian Navy marching contingent has been chosen as the best marching contingent among the three services.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was named the best marching contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces.
Popular Choice Awards
Notably, for the first time, people were invited to vote for the best marching contingents and best tableaux in the popular choice category through the MyGov platform. The online poll was conducted between January 25 to January 31.
The defence ministry informed that Maharashtra’s tableau was voted as the best among the States/UTs in the popular choice category. It was based on the theme ‘Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols of Maharashtra’.
Uttar Pradesh stood second in the popular choice category, while the tableau of Jammu and Kashmir, on the theme ‘Changing face of Jammu & Kashmir’, finished third.
According to popular choice, the marching contingent of the Indian Air Force emerged as the best marching contingent among the three Services.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) received maximum votes on MyGov as the best marching contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces.
The tableau of the Ministry of Communication/Department of Posts was voted as the best tableau among Central Ministries/Departments. The theme of this tableau was ‘India Post: 75 years @ Resolve - Women Empowerment’.
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