On Republic Day, January 26, the main flag hoisting ceremony will take place simultaneously across the state at 9:15 am. The royal protocol department has directed that no other official or semi-official ceremonies, including flag hoisting, should be conducted between 8:30 am and 10 am to ensure invitees can attend the main event.
The main government Republic Day function in Mumbai will feature a flag hoisting and parade ceremony at Shivaji Park, attended by the Governor and Chief Minister. At the divisional and district levels, the flag will be hoisted by ministers or ministers of state, as per a district-wise list issued by the royal protocol department.
National flags are to be displayed on all government and public buildings, forts, and historic sites. All government officials and employees are required to attend the flag hoisting ceremony, and local public representatives, freedom fighters, and families of martyred soldiers have been instructed to be invited to the event.
Here is a district-wise list of leaders who will hoist the flag on Republic Day:
- Mumbai City: Mangal Prabhat Lodha
- Mumbai Suburbs: Ashish Shelar
- Thane: Eknath Shinde
- Palghar: Ganesh Naik
- Pune: Ajit Pawar
- Satara: Shambhuraj Desai
- Sangli: Chandrakant Patil
- Kolhapur: Prakash Abitkar
- Solapur: Jaykumar Gore
- Raigad: Aditi Tatkare
- Ratnagiri: Uday Samant
- Sindhudurg: Nitesh Rane
- Nashik: Girish Mahajan
- Jalgaon: Gulabrao Patil
- Dhule: Jaykumar Rawal
- Nandurbar: Manikrao Kokate
- Ch. Sambhajinagar: Sanjay Shirsat
- Beed: Dattatray Vithoba Bharne
- Jalna: Pankaja Munde
- Parbhani: Meghna Bordikar
- Nanded: Atul Save
- Hingoli: Narhari Jhirwal
- Latur: Shivendrasinh Bhosale
Nagpur: Chandrashekhar BawankuleWardha: Pankaj BhoirYavatmal: Sanjay RathodChandrapur: Ashok UikeGadchiroli: Ashish JaiswalBhandara: Sanjay SavkareGondia: Babasaheb PatilAmravati: Indranil NaikAkola: Akash FundkarWashim: Hasan MushrifBuldhana: Makrand PatilA. Nagar: Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil