National Symbols
Home Ministry asks State governments to prevent misuse of State Emblem of India
▪ The Union Home Ministry has asked State governments to prevent the misuse and improper depiction of the State Emblem Of India
▪ Emphasised that the Lion Capital logo is incomplete without the motto — Satyamev Jayate in Devanagari script
▪ Incomplete display of the State Emblem is a violation
About
▪ The State Emblem of India was adopted on January 26, 1950 from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
▪ ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Taken from the Mundaka Upanishad, meaning ‘Truth Alone Triumphs
