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Republic Day Parade Awards 2022

  • 07 Feb 2022

Best Marching Contingent

  • Among Three Services: The Indian Navy
  • Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)/other Auxiliary Forces: Central Industrial Security Force

Best Tableau among States & UTs

First Place: Uttar Pradesh

  • The tableau of Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the best tableau among the 12 States/UTs.
  • The tableau of Uttar Pradesh was based on the theme ‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham’.

Second Place: Karnataka

  • The second place went to Karnataka for its tableau based on ‘Cradle of Traditional Handicrafts’.

Third Place: Meghalaya

  • The third position went to Meghalaya for its tableau on ‘Meghalaya’s 50 years of Statehood and its tribute to women-led cooperative societies & SHGs’.

Best Tableau among Central Ministries/Departments

  • The tableaux of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Civil Aviation have been declared as joint winners.
  • The theme of the tableau of Ministry of Education & Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship was ‘National Education Policy’, while the tableau of Ministry of Civil Aviation was based on the theme ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’.

Note: The tableaux of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (CPWD), based on the theme ‘Subhash @125’ and the ‘Vande Bharatam’ dance group have been selected for the special prize category.

Popular Choice Awards

This year, for the first time, the general public was invited to vote for the best marching contingents and best tableaux in the popular choice category through the MyGov platform.

Best Marching Contingent

  • Among Three Services: Indian Air Force
  • Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)/other Auxiliary Forces:Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Best Tableau among States & UTs


First Place

  • Maharashtra was voted as the best Tableau among the States/UTs in the popular choice category. The tableau of Maharashtra was based on the theme ‘Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols of Maharashtra’.
  • The Maharashtra tableau had depicted five bio-diversity symbols of the state that include the state animal 'Shekru' or the Indian giant squirrel, the state bird 'Hariyal', state butterfly 'Blue Mormon', state flower 'Jarul' and the state tree 'Mango'.
  • It also showcased Icius tukarami – a new spider species named after Mumbai policeman Tukaram Ombale, who captured terrorist Ajmal Kasab during the 26/11 attack.

Second and Third Place

  • The second place went to Uttar Pradesh (popular choice), while the tableau of Jammu and Kashmir, on the theme ‘Changing face of Jammu & Kashmir’, finished third.

Best Tableau among Central Ministries/Departments

  • The tableau of Ministry of Communication/Department of Posts was adjudged as the best tableau. The theme of this tableau was ‘India Post: 75 years @ Resolve - Women Empowerment’.