Official Ceremony for India’s 76th Republic Day at 9:15 AM; List of Ministers Hoisting Flags in Districts Announced

Mumbai : The official state ceremony for India’s 76th Republic Day will be held simultaneously across the state at 9:15 AM on January 26, 2025. To ensure the participation of invited guests, the Department of Protocol has instructed that no government or semi-government functions, including flag hoisting, should be scheduled between 8:30 AM and 10 AM on this day.

The primary official ceremony in Mumbai will take place at Shivaji Park, Dadar, where the flag will be hoisted by the Governor in the presence of the Chief Minister. Ministers and Ministers of State will hoist the flags at divisional and district levels as follows:

• Thane: Deputy CM Eknath Gangubai Sambhaji Shinde
• Pune: Deputy CM Ajit Ashatai Anantrao Pawar
• Nagpur: Minister Chandrashekhar Prabhavati Krishnarao Bawankule
• Ahilyanagar: Radhakrishna Sindhutai Eknathrao Vikhe Patil
• Washim: Hasan Sakina Miyalal Mushrif
• Sangli: Chandrakant (Dada) Saraswati Bachchu Patil
• Nashik: Girish Geeta Dattatraya Mahajan
• Palghar: Ganesh Subhadra Ramchandra Naik
• Jalgaon: Gulabrao Revabai Raghunath Patil
• Yavatmal: Sanjay Pramila Dulichand Rathod
• Mumbai City: Mangalprabhat Premkumar Gumanmal Lodha
• Mumbai Suburban: Adv. Ashish Meenal Babaji Shelar
• Ratnagiri: Uday Swaroopa Ravindra Samant
• Dhule: Jaykumar Nayankuvar Jitendra Singh Rawal
• Jalna: Pankaja Pragya Gopinath Munde
• Nanded: Atul Leelavati Moreshwar Save
• Chandrapur: Ashok Janabai Ramaji Uike
• Satara: Shambhuraj Vijaya Devi Shivajirao Desai
• Beed: Dattatraya Girijabai Vithoba Bharne
• Raigad: Aditi Varda Sunil Tatkare
• Latur: Shivendra Singh Arunraje Abhay Singhraje Bhosale
• Nandurbar: Adv. Manikrao Saraswati Shivaji Kokate
• Solapur: Jaykumar Kamal Bhagwanrao Gore
• Hingoli: Narhari Savitribai Sitaram Jhirwal
• Bhandara: Sanjay Sushila Vaman Sawkare
• Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Sanjay Shakuntala Pandurang Shirsat
• Dharashiv: Pratap Indirabai Baburao Sarnaik
• Buldhana: Makarand Suman Laxmanrao Jadhav (Patil)
• Sindhudurg: Nitesh Neelam Narayan Rane
• Akola: Akash Sunita Pandurang Fundkar
• Gondia: Babasaheb Shantabai Mohanrao Patil
• Kolhapur: Prakash Sushila Anandrao Abitkar
• Gadchiroli: Adv. Ashish Umadevi Nandkishor Jaiswal
• Wardha: Pankaj Kanchan Rajesh Bhoyar
• Parbhani: Meghna Deepak Sakore-Bordikar
• Amravati: Indranil Anita Manohar Naik

In case the designated ministers or ministers of state cannot attend the ceremony due to unavoidable reasons, the Divisional Commissioners at divisional headquarters or District Collectors at district headquarters will hoist the national flag. Similarly, Sub-Divisional Officers or Tehsildars will preside over the ceremonies at sub-divisional and taluka levels, respectively.

The government has also directed that the national flag should be hoisted at all government and public buildings, forts, and historical sites across the state on Republic Day. Strict adherence to flag etiquette, as per government circulars dated March 2, 1991, December 5, 1991, and March 11, 1998, is mandatory.

All government officials and employees are expected to be present at the ceremonies. Those attending should wear formal national attire appropriate for the occasion. Invitations should also be extended to local representatives, freedom fighters, and families of martyred soldiers. Efforts will be made to live-stream the event on official websites so that citizens can witness the celebrations from their homes. These instructions have been conveyed through the circular.