PM Modi unveiled the National Emblem Ashoka Pillar on the roof of Central Vista

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National Emblem Ashoka Pillar on the roof of the new Parliament House (Central Vista) on July 11, 2022.

• Important facts

• The national emblem is made of bronze and has a total weight of 9500 kg and a height of 6.5 m.

• It is built on top of the central hall of the new Parliament House.

• A supporting structure of steel weighing about 6500 kg has also been constructed to support the emblem.

• Statue of India (National Emblem)

• The Regalia (National Emblem) of India is a replica of the Lion Pillar of Ashoka at Sarnath, which is preserved in the Sarnath Museum.

• The original pillar has four lions at the top, with their backs facing each other.

• The four small animals on the lower part of the emblem are the horse and the bull (visible) and the lion and the elephant (invisible).

• 'Dharmachakra' is placed on top of this lion pillar made by cutting a single stone.

• This symbol was adopted by the Government of India on 26 January 1950.

• The sutra 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed under the emblem is taken from the Mundakopanishad.