New Delhi

A 100-women troupe playing musical instruments, a tri-services women contingent and a women contingent of the central security forces marching on the Kartavya Path on the ceremonial Republic Day Parade on Friday will showcase India’s inclusive growth story to the world.

Besides a textile installation ‘Anant Sutra - The Endless Thread’ will be installed behind the spectators seated in the enclosures. It promises to be a visually stunning tribute to the saree, India’s timeless gift to the world of fashion. This unique installation will showcase nearly 1,900 sarees and drapes from every corner of the country, mounted at a height with wooden frames along the Kartavya Path. 

Being held under the themes ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Bharat - Loktantra ki Matruka’, the 75th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path, the Parade will begin with 100 women playing the music of Sankh, Naadswaram, Nagada, etc.

Officials said the 75th Republic Day parade will be the best representation of women ever seen.

The 90-minute parade will start at 1030 am and is expected to be seen by a large number of people. The seating capacity at Kartavya Path is 77,000, of which 42,000 is reserved for the general public.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is landing in Jaipur on Thursday and will join a roadshow with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Pink city is the Chief Guest at this year’s Republic Day Parade. A 95-member marching contingent and a 33-member band contingent from France will also take part in the parade. Along with the aircraft of the Indian Air Force, one Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft and two Rafale aircraft of the French Air Force will participate in the Fly-past.

As per the practice for several years, around 13,000 Special Guests will witness the parade this year. This year’s special guests include the best performers in various fields and those who made the best use of various schemes of the Government such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural & Urban), PM Ujjwala Yojana, PM Street Vendor's Aatmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, PM Fasal Bima Yojana, PM Vishwakarma Yojana, PM Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna, PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, Stand-Up India scheme, Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme and Rashtriya Gokul Mission. Sarpanches of Vibrant Villages, women workers of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Electronic Manufacturing sectors & Central Vista Project, women Space Scientists of ISRO, Yoga Teachers (Ayushman Bharat), winners of international sports events and Paralympic medalists will also attend the parade, in addition to Best Self-Help Groups, Farmers Producer Organisations, references of PM Mann ki Baat program, and ‘Super-100’ of Project Veer Gatha 3.0 & winners of National School Band Competition. These special guests will be prominently seated at Kartavya Path.

The special guests also include villagers from Vibrant Villages.

A total of 25 tableaux - 16 States/UTs and nine Ministries/Departments – will roll down the Kartavya Path during the parade.

The Ministry of Culture’s ‘Anant Sutra - The Endless Thread’ textile installation will have QR codes that can be scanned to know the details about weaving and embroidery arts used in it.

This year too, the invitations to various dignitaries were issued in electronic mode through the dedicated portal www.e-invitation.mod.gov.in. This ensured the whole process to be more secure & paperless and enabled people from all parts of the country to attend this national event.

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To ensure maximum Jan Bhagidari, the number of seats for the public has been enhanced. Accordingly, the number of tickets for the public has been increased which can be booked from www.aamantran.mod.gov.in.