The Jammu and Kashmir administration has directed all the government officers to use selfies with images of Tiranga (flag), Mitti (soil), and Diya (earthen lamp) as Display Pictures (DPs) on their social media handles as part of the ‘Meri Mitti Mera Desh’ campaign. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the people have also been asked to be a part of the campaign on the Independence Day to be commemorated on the 15th of August. 

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta to review the arrangements for Independence Day-2023. All the Administrative Secretaries, Information Department, Div Com Kashmir, and Div Com Jammu, Deputy Commissioners (DCs), and Heads of the Departments (HODs) have been directed to ensure the directions are implemented on the ground. The main Independence Day function would be held at Cricket Stadium, Sonawar at Srinagar, and Maulana Azad Stadium at Jammu. All government officers and the public at large will hoist a tricolor over their houses. However, it should be ensured that the flag is hoisted in an appropriate and befitting manner having due regard to the flag code. 

The Additional Director General of Police (Security), was directed to ensure foolproof security arrangements at all venues across J&K while the Inspector General (IG) of Traffic has been asked to devise a proper route and parking plan for the main events at Srinagar and Jammu. No government employee shall avail leave on Independence Day 2023 except under exceptional circumstances. It has been decided that all the government buildings, offices including schools, colleges, universities, Urban Local Bodies, panchayats, blocks, tehsils, and patwar khanas would be decorated with lights and would hoist the national flag on the respective buildings and offices.