Independence Day 2023 flag hoisting event: How to watch
The Press Information Bureau took to Twitter to share links to the event which will be live-streamed on social media channels.
The Independence Day event will be broadcast live on the Government of India’s official social media platforms. The celebrations will also be live-streamed on Modi’s YouTube channel and his other social media accounts.
Apart from this, the event will be broadcasted live by Doordarshan and several other news channels.
Independence Day 2023 flag hoisting event: Special guests
The government has invited 1,800 special guests to be a part of Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in Delhi. According to an official release from the Ministry of Defence, around 1,800 people from different vocations have been invited from across the country. These guests will be a part of the celebrations at Red Fort as Special Guests in line with the Government’s vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’.
These special guests include Sarpanches, teachers, nurses, fishermen, Khadi workers, and construction workers of Central Vista among others.
The statement read: “These Special Guests include over 400 Sarpanches of more than 660 vibrant villages; 250 from Farmer Producer Organisations scheme; 50 participants each of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme & Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana; 50 Shram Yogis (construction workers) of the Central Vista Project, including the New Parliament Building; 50 each Khadi workers, those involved in construction of border roads, making of Amrit Sarovar& Har Ghar Jal Yojana as well as 50 each primary school teachers, nurses and fishermen”.