If you use plastic tri-colour on the Independence Day, beware!! You could be jailed up to three years. The Union Home Ministry in its direction has said that use of plastic flag is an insult to national flag and a ban should be imposed on its use and mass awareness should be created among the public in this regard.
If anyone uses plastic tri-colour he or she could get up to three years in jail , fine or both.In the circular, it has been stated to implement strictly the Flag Code of India, 2002, and Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.The Ministry also said it has been informed that on many important occasions, plastic flags are being used in place of paper flags.
Since flags made of plastic are not biodegradable and do not get destroyed they are harmful for environment. Besides, it is also problem to dispose flags made of plastic in a respectable manner.
The Home Ministry letter also stated: 'According to Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (2) whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.'