Presidential Standard of India


The Presidential Standard of India was a flag flown by the President of India from 1950 to 1971. It succeeded the Flag of the Governor-General of India on 26 January 1950, when India became a republic. It ceased being used on 15 August 1971, when the President began using the National Flag of India.

Description

The standard was a rectangle divided quarterly into blue and red quadrants. Each quadrant was occupied by a national symbols drawn in gold outline. The symbols were: