Hyderabad, June 25 (Hydnow): As per instructions issued by Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the state government has issued fresh guidelines on complete and clear display of the State Emblem of India.
In a statement here today, Principal Secretary to Government (Political) Vikas Raj stated that all the government agencies which are using the State Emblem of India on their seals must ensure that the seals are replaced before they are worn out so that the impression of the seals on papers may be clear and precise. It also mentions that the government agencies which are authorized to use the State Emblem of India for various purposes must depict the complete State Emblem with the motto “Satyamev Jayate” in Devanagari script/ inscribed below the profile of Lion Capital and also ensure that no unauthorised use of the State Emblem of India is made on stationery, vehicles etc.
It was observed that the various government agencies which are using the State Emblem of India on their stationery, publications, seals, vehicles, buildings, websites etc often omit the motto “Satyamev Jayate” and are only depicting the profile of Lion Capital and that the State Emblem of India is incomplete without the motto “Satyamev Jayate” inscribed {in Devanagari script} below the profile of the Lion Capital. Incomplete display of the State Emblem of India is a violation of the State Emblem of India {Prohibition of improper use} Act 2005 and State Emblem of India (Regulation of use} Act 2007 (As amended in 2010.
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The Government has therefore asked all the departments to take suitable steps in this regard. Strict action should also be taken against concerned officials for incomplete display of the State Emblem of India. The relevant act and rules are available on Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India website http://www.mha.gov.in. (Hydnow)