Port Blair, Dec. 28: Admiral DK Joshi, PVSM, AVSM,YSM,NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon'ble Lt Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency  will hoist the National Flag at Flag Point on 30th December, 2022 at 8  am  to commemorate the First Flag Hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the year 1943.

In this regard, the A&N Administration has chalked out befitting programmes ensuring Jan Bhagidari at Block, District and UT level. These programmes are being organized as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The programmes highlighting the contribution of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and INA in the freedom struggle is being organized by respective Deputy Commissioners throughout the Islands involving schools, PRls and others from December 28 to Dec. 30, 2022. All Islanders have been requested to participate in these events.