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text-align: center;\"><b>States \/ UTs &amp; Ministry \/ Department\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%; text-align: center;\"><b>Theme<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asharikandi \u2013 Terracotta Craft Village of Assam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chattisgarh\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mantra of Freedom \u2013 Vande Mataram<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mantra of Swadeshi \u2013 Self-Reliance \u2013 Freedom: Vande Mataram<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dev Bhoomi, Veer Bhoomi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu &amp; Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handicrafts and Folk Dances of Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water Metro and 100% Digital Literacy: Aatmanirbhar Kerala for Aatmanirbhar Bharat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ganeshotsav: A Symbol of Aatmanirbharta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipur\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Towards Prosperity: From Agricultural Fields to International Markets<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagaland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hornbill Festival \u2013 Celebrating Culture, Tourism &amp; Self-Reliance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil to Silicon: Rooted in Tradition, Rising with Innovation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rich Heritage of Craft, Culture and Auroville\u2019s Vision<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajasthan\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden Touch of the Desert: Bikaner Gold Art (Usta Art)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mantra of Prosperity: Self-Reliant India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture of Bundelkhand\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bengal\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bengal in the Freedom Movement of India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhya Pradesh\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punyashlok Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">350th Year of Martyrdom of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air HQs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veteran Tableau \u2013 Nation Building through War<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naval HQs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samudra Se Samriddhi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Military Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tri-Services Tableau \u2013 Operation Sindoor, Victory through Jointness<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Culture<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vande Mataram \u2013 The Soul Cry of a Nation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of School Education and Literacy\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Education Policy 2020: Rocketing Indian School Education on the Path to Viksit Bharat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of AAYUSH<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AYUSH KA TANTRA, SWASTHYA KA MANTRA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Home Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(NDMA &amp; NDRF)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhuj Earthquake: 25 Years of Resilience<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Home Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BPRD)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jan Kendrit Nyay Pranali &#8211; Enactment of the Three New Criminal Laws \u2013 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vande Mataram \u2013 Commemoration of 150 Years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bharat Gatha: Shruti, Kriti, Drishti<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Panchayati Raj<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SVAMITVA Scheme \u2013 Aatmanirbhar Panchayat se Samriddh evam Aatmanirbhar Bharat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Power\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prakash Ganga: Powering an Aatmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.0025%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Skill Development &amp; Entrepreneurship\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.9657%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powered by Skills: Building a Self-Reliant, Future-Ready India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Republic Day Tableau 2026 Winners<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winners of the Republic Day tableaux are decided by an expert jury constituted by the Ministry of Defence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This jury includes eminent artists, cultural experts, architects, and senior government officials who evaluate the tableaux on the basis of adherence to the annual theme, creativity and innovation, visual appeal, clarity of message, and overall presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the jury awards, a Popular Choice Award is also given, which is determined through public voting, usually conducted via the MyGov platform or other online and SMS-based mechanisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Republic Day Tableaux Selection Process\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republic Day Tableaux are selected through a two-stage selection by an expert committee under the Ministry of Defence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States, Union Territories, and various departments submit design sketches for their proposed tableaux. An expert committee evaluates these proposals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This committee comprises experts in fields such as arts, culture, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and choreography.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The selection involves two main phases :\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, the committee assesses initial sketches, suggesting modifications if needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, approved designs move to a 3D model stage for final selection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States not selected for the main parade can still display their tableaux at Bharat Parv. This alternative event takes place at the Red Fort from January 26-31.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, the government has finalized a rotational plan to ensure that every State and Union Territory gets an opportunity to present their tableaux at the Republic Day parade within a three-year cycle (2024-2026).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Republic Day Tableau 2026 Purpose\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It highlights unity in diversity by showcasing traditions, languages, and lifestyles of different regions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It highlights progress in defense, technology, and social welfare (e.g., Space missions or Green energy).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It brings rare folk arts, crafts, and historical stories into the national spotlight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It promotes awareness of government policies and national missions like <\/span><b>Aatmanirbhar Bharat.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republic Day Tableau 2026 celebrates 150 years of Vande Mataram and Atmanirbhar Bharat, featuring themes, state-wise tableaux, selection process, and winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":84456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[4969],"class_list":{"0":"post-84444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-republic-day-tableau-2026","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90758,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84444\/revisions\/90758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}