The National flag is a
horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the
middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of width
of the flag to its length is two to three. In the centre of the white band
is a navy blue wheel which represents the chakra. Its design is that of the
wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its
diameter approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes. The design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of
India on 22 July 1947. Its use and display are regulated by the Indian Flag
Code.
