Adoption of State Emblem as the Emblem of Government of Telangana.

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

Telangana Emblem- Adoption of State Emblem as the Emblem of Government of

Telangana. – Orders - Issued

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLITICAL.B) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 171 DATED: 26-03-2015

Read the following:-

Ref: 1. From Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,

letter No.13/12/2014- Public dt. 11th August, 2014

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O R D E R:

In the Gazette of India Notification No. 6 of 2014 dated March 1, 2014, the

29th State of the country viz. Telangana has been formed and the appointed day has

been fixed as June 2, 2014 through its Gazette Notification No.560,

dt. 4th March, 2014.

Consequent on the formation of Telangana State the Ministry of Home Affairs,

Government of India in terms of Rule 4(2) of the State Emblem of India (Regulation of

Use) Rules, 2007 (as amended in 2010) has approved the State Emblem as the

Emblem of the Government of Telangana for adoption by the State Government.

Accordingly, the following Notification shall be published in an Extra – ordinary

issue of the Telangana State Gazette dated 26th March, 2015.

                                    NOTIFICATION

The State Government directs that all offices under State Government shall

adopt the approved design of the State Emblem as the Emblem of Government of

Telangana.

The description of the State Emblem is as under:

“The State Emblem consists of Kakatiya Toranam, Charminar all in green

colour and Ashoka Lions, i.e., Lion Capital in Gold colour with the words

‘Satyameva Jayate’ in Devanagari Script written prominently below the

Lion Capital, all suitably harmonized into a green colour circle, with an

external gold coloured circle, with the words ‘Government of Telangana’ in

green colour in three languages, namely, English, Telugu and Urdu”.

All the Departments of the Secretariat and all the Heads of the Departments of

Government of Telangana State are requested to adopt the above Revised State

Emblem in all official stationery, invitations in connection with all State and official

functions of the Government of Telangana, official seals and for display at all other

places where it needs to be displayed like public buildings, flags, etc.

The soft copy of the State Emblem can be downloaded from the State

Government official website: www.telangana.gov.in

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

DR.RAJIV SHARMA

CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT