List of Indian state flags#States

As of 2025, there are no officially recognised flags for the individual states or union territories of India.{{cite web|url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/in-.html|website=crwflags.com|title=Indian States|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826164945/https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/in-.html|url-status=live}} There are no legal prohibitions to prevent states adopting distinctive flags in either the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, or the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/should-states-have-their-own-flags/article22695446.ece|title=Should States have their own flags?|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 February 2018|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803070326/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/should-states-have-their-own-flags/article22695446.ece|url-status=live}} In a 1994 case before the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India'', the Supreme Court declared that there is no prohibition in the Constitution of India for a state to have its own flag. However, a state flag should not dishonour the national flag.{{Cite web|url = https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/non-nda-states-playing-emblem-politics-cover-failure|title = Non-NDA states playing emblem politics to cover up their failure|date = 14 July 2018|access-date = 22 March 2020|archive-date = 22 March 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200322151052/https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/non-nda-states-playing-emblem-politics-cover-failure|url-status = live}} The Flag code of India also permits other flags to be flown with the Flag of India, but not on the same flag pole or in a superior position to the national flag.{{cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Flag_Code_of_India|title=Flag Code of India - Wikisource, the free online library|website=en.wikisource.org|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826165227/https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Flag_Code_of_India|url-status=live}}

Former official state flags

The state of Jammu and Kashmir had an officially recognised state flag between 1952 and 2019 under the special status granted to the state by Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

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{{ListFlag\|Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg}} \| rowspan="2"\| {{center\|Jammu and Kashmir}} \| 1947–1952 \| The flag was indigo with a plough in the centre. The red background stood for labour and the plough stood for agriculture. The ratio of the flag was 3:2.
{{ListFlag\|Jammu-Kashmir-flag.svg}} \| 1952–2019 \| The flag was red with three white vertical stripes in the hoist and a plough in the fly. The red background stood for labour, the stripes stood for the three administrative divisions of the state (Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh) and the plough stood for agriculture. The ratio of the flag was 3:2.{{cite web\|last=Haynes\|first=Ed\|title=Jammu and Kashmir (India)\|url=http://flagspot.net/flags/in-jk.html#flag\|work=Flags of the World\|access-date=22 October 2010\|date=24 September 1996\|archive-date=24 November 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124045645/http://flagspot.net/flags/in-jk.html#flag\|url-status=live}}

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| rowspan="2"| {{center|Jammu and Kashmir}}

| 1947–1952

| The flag was indigo with a plough in the centre. The red background stood for labour and the plough stood for agriculture. The ratio of the flag was 3:2.

| 1952–2019

| The flag was red with three white vertical stripes in the hoist and a plough in the fly. The red background stood for labour, the stripes stood for the three administrative divisions of the state (Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh) and the plough stood for agriculture. The ratio of the flag was 3:2.{{cite web|last=Haynes|first=Ed|title=Jammu and Kashmir (India)|url=http://flagspot.net/flags/in-jk.html#flag|work=Flags of the World|access-date=22 October 2010|date=24 September 1996|archive-date=24 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124045645/http://flagspot.net/flags/in-jk.html#flag|url-status=live}}

Proposed state flags

The Government of Tamil Nadu proposed a design for the Flag of Tamil Nadu in 1970.{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/25/when-tamil-nadu-proposed-a-state-flag-nearly-five-decades-ago-1633170--1.html |title=When Tamil Nadu proposed a State flag nearly five decades ago |access-date=22 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523100006/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/25/when-tamil-nadu-proposed-a-state-flag-nearly-five-decades-ago-1633170--1.html |archive-date=23 May 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

The Government of Karnataka proposed a design for the Flag of Karnataka in 2018 based on the traditional yellow-red Kannada bicolour. The new tricolour flag with the central white band and emblem, was designed to distance itself from regional political parties and emulate the structure of the Indian tricolour.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-government-unveils-the-state-flag-awaits-centre-s-approval/story-i4aMgmK3uaIyd8mhNwf94K.html|title=Karnataka government unveils the state flag, awaits Centre's approval|date=2018-03-08|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=8 March 2018|language=en|archive-date=2018-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311142452/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-government-unveils-the-state-flag-awaits-centre-s-approval/story-i4aMgmK3uaIyd8mhNwf94K.html|url-status=live}} In August 2019, the Government of Karnataka announced it was no longer officially pursuing the proposal for an official state flag.{{Cite web|url = https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-govt-will-not-pursue-demand-separate-state-flag-minister-ct-ravi-108102|title = Karnataka govt will not pursue demand for separate state flag: Minister CT Ravi|date = 30 August 2019|access-date = 3 November 2020|archive-date = 17 May 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210517041226/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-govt-will-not-pursue-demand-separate-state-flag-minister-ct-ravi-108102|url-status = live}} The unofficial Kannada flag also remains popular within the state.

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{{ListFlag\|Flag_of_Karnataka_(2018_proposed).svg}} \| {{center\|Karnataka}} \| 2018 \| Yellow, white and red tricolour with the Emblem of Karnataka centred on the white band.
{{ListFlag\|Proposed flag of Tamil Nadu.svg}} \| {{center\|Tamil Nadu}} \| 1970 \| Grey flag with the flag of India in the canton and the Emblem of Tamil Nadu in the fly.

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| {{center|Karnataka}}

| 2018

| Yellow, white and red tricolour with the Emblem of Karnataka centred on the white band.

| {{center|Tamil Nadu}}

| 1970

| Grey flag with the flag of India in the canton and the Emblem of Tamil Nadu in the fly.

Banners of the states and union territories

When a distinctive banner is required to represent a state or union territory, the emblem of the state or union territory is usually displayed on a white or blue field.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html|author=Ben Cahoon|website=worldstatesmen.org|title=Indian states since 1947|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517222758/https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/india_governments.html|website=vexilla-mundi.com|title=Vexilla Mundi|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-date=3 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403092230/http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/india_governments.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Lepcha |first=Irani Sonowal |date=June 3, 2019 |title=Arunachal: New Pema Khandu govt to revamp education, law & order |work=EastMojo |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2019/06/03/arunachal-new-pema-khandu-govt-to-revamp-education-law-order/ |access-date=February 15, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803073339/https://www.eastmojo.com/amp/story/arunachal-pradesh%2F2019%2F06%2F03%2Farunachal-new-pema-khandu-govt-to-revamp-education-law-order |url-status=live }}

= States =

File:Government Banner of Andhra Pradesh.svg|Banner of Andhra Pradesh

File:Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg|Banner of Arunachal Pradesh

File:Flag of Assam, India.svg|Banner of Assam

File:Bihar Government Banner.png|Banner of Bihar

File:Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg|Banner of Chhattisgarh

File:Flag of Goa, India.svg|Banner of Goa

File:Flag of Gujarat.svg|Banner of Gujarat

File:Flag of Haryana.svg|Banner of Haryana

File:Government of Himachal Pradesh logo.svg|Banner of Himachal Pradesh

File:Flag of Jharkhand.svg|Banner of Jharkhand

File:Flag of Karnataka, India.svg|Banner of Karnataka

File:..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png|Banner of Kerala

File:Flag of Madhya Pradesh.svg|Banner of Madhya Pradesh

File:Flag of Maharashtra.svg|Banner of Maharashtra

File:Flag of the Government of Manipur.svg|Banner of Manipur

File:Banner of Meghalaya.png|Banner of Meghalaya

File:Mizoram Flag(INDIA).png|Banner of Mizoram

File:Flag of Odisha.svg|Banner of Odisha

File:Emblem of Punjab (India) on a white background (1).png|Banner of Punjab

File:Flag of Rajasthan.svg|Banner of Rajasthan

File:Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg|Banner of Sikkim

File:Flag of Tamil Nadu.svg|Banner of Tamil Nadu

File:Banner of Telangana.png|Banner of Telangana

File:Tripura Emblem.png|Banner of Tripura

File:Flag of Uttarakhand.svg|Banner of Uttarakhand

File:Flag of Uttar Pradesh.svg|Banner of Uttar Pradesh

= Union territories =

File:Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png|Banner of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

File:Flag of Chandigarh.svg|Banner of Chandigarh

File:Flag of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.svg|Banner of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

File:Flag of Delhi Capital Territory.svg|Banner of Delhi

File:Flag of Jammu and Kashmir.svg|Banner of Jammu and Kashmir

File:Flag of Ladakh, India.svg|Banner of Ladakh

File:Flag of Lakshadweep.png|Banner of Lakshadweep

File:Puducherry Flag(INDIA).png|Banner of Puducherry

References

Indian states

Category:Flags of states of India

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