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National Song Precedence Rule
July 19 , 2026
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- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed States and Central Ministries to ensure that the National Song Vande Mataram is played or sung before the National Anthem Jana Gana Mana during official events.
- The directive stated that the correct text, script, and pronunciation (diction) of both national symbols must be followed.
- Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and was published with his novel Anandamath in the 1880s (1882).
- In 1937, the Indian National Congress decided to use the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at its gatherings.
- The Constitution of India gave Vande Mataram the status of the National Song, while Jana Gana Mana, written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore, is the National Anthem.
- The Union Cabinet approved an amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, to make obstruction or insult to the singing of Vande Mataram a punishable offence.
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