Uttar Pradesh wins best state tableau award of Republic Day parade 2022

Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the best state tableau of Republic Day parade 2022. The tableau of Uttar Pradesh was based on the theme ‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham. A total of 12 States and Union Territories have participated during the Republic Day parade.

Defence Ministry said, the second place went to Karnataka 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 and Self Help Groups.

Central Industrial Security Force has been named the best marching contingent among Central Armed Police Force and other auxiliary forces. The tableaux of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Civil Aviation have been declared as joint winners in the category of Central Ministries and Departments.

The theme of the tableau of Education Ministry was National Education Policy, while the tableau of Civil Aviation Ministry was based on the theme Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik. Nine tableaux of Central Ministries and Departments had participated in the parade.

The Ministry said, for the first time, the general public was 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 25th to 31st January this year.

As per popular choice, the marching contingent of the Indian Air Force has been picked as the best marching contingent among the three Services. Maharashtra was voted as the best Tableau among the States and UTs in the popular choice category. The Maharashtra tableau was based on the theme Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols of Maharashtra.