Procedures to be followed and action to be taken to death of high dignitaries

00 7,4(6) POLITICAL Dated. Amortale, The Pooh plomber, 1970. METTORANIA when to be taken The undersigned is directed to say that the question of laying down certainl'instructiona to be followed on death of high mypixtardes bes boon considered by this Government, keeping in view the existing instructicos Government of India in Coge 2. 4 out of instructions to he to Loved on such occasion .: as approved by this dovestment, 1 casa god. 3. rett .bed that homefor. . necessary action may be taken in accordance with these instructions in the matter closure of the offices of the State Government, observance of Stal mouthing and funeral and hot -masti og of atidaal flows on death of high dignivaries. Sd- M Dhar Under Secretary to the Movi. of Tripura, To The Speifal Secretary to the Governor of Iripure Raj Bhavan Agartala.

2, The Secretary to could wininter Tripare, Agartato, 5. Offices of all menne wil of Minister: . Tripura, Agarbold, Chief Secretary, Govt. of tripe: a, Agartala. The Inspector General of Polic Tripura, Agartala, 6. Mil Secretaries, Govt, of Tripore Afartiha' 7. A]] Heads ( ~ Departments, Cost. cl Tripura, Agartala. 8. All District Nagistrato & Collectors West/North/South. 9. All Supdt, of Police, Wost/'North:/South. 10. Secretary, { cipura Legislative Assembla, Agartala. PROCEDURES TO HS FOLLOWED. AND ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN DEATH OR HIGH DIGNITARIES President 1. In the event of death of the President - (i ) All offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed on the day on which death occurs. 2. On the day of funeral - (1) All offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed on the day of funeral.

Vice-President. In the event of death of the Vice-President, all offices of the Government of Tripura including thore located outside the State will be closed on the day on which death occurs. Prime Minister In the event of death of the Prime Minister, all flices of the Government of Tripura will be closed including those located outside the State or the day on which death orours and also on the day of funeral .. Union Cabinet Ministers. In the event of death of a Union Cabinet Minister, the offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed for half a day. Governor or Chief Minister, Tripura. 1. In the event of death of the Governor or the Chief Mindste (i) The offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed on the day on which death occurs.

2. On the day of funeral (i) The offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside be State will be closer Located outside the state will be closed on the day on which death becurs. 4. In the event of death of ex-lt. Governor or ex-Chief Minister, Union Territory of Tripina, the offices of the Govt. of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed on the day on which death occurs, Cabinet Ministers, Tripura or Speaker, Tripura Legislative Assembly In the event of death of a Cabinet Minister Tripura or the Speaker, Tripura Legislative Assembly, the offices of the Govt. of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed on the day on which death occurs, Ministers of State or Deputy Ministers, Tripura for Deputy Speaker. Tripura Legislative Assembly.

In the event of death of a Minister of State or a Deputy Minister, Tripura, or the Deputy Speaker, Tripura Legislativo Assembly, the offices of the Government of Trapura including those located outside the State will be closed for half a day on the day on which death occurs. Chairman or Secretaries of All India Political Parties and Leaders of Leaders of Local Political Parties. In the event of death of Chairmen Or Secretaries of All India Political Parties and in the event of death of Leaders of Local Political Parties, the offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed on the day on which death occurs. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. On receipt of intimation of death of the President, the Vicer President and the Prime Minister from the Government of India, the Chief Becretary, Government of Tripura will inform all concerned.

The All India Radio, Agartala, will also make an announcement. The Heads of Departments and Offices. Govt. of Tripura will arrange for closure of their offices as soon as information is received by them from the Govt, of Tripura or All India Radio, Agartala. 2. On receipt of intimation of death of the Governor, the Chief Minister, the Speaker and the Cabinet Minister, the Chief Secretary, Govt, of Tripura will inform all concerned, The All India Radio, Agartala, will also make an announcement. The hadds of departments and offices will arrange for closure of their offices as soon as information is received by them from the Govt. of Tripuraor All India Kadio, Agartala, If intimation of death of the a President, the Vice-President, the Prime Minister, the Governor, the Chief Minister, the Speaker 1 and the Cabinet Minister is received after office hours, the offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside the State will be closed on the following day, if it is otherwise a working day.

4. If intimation of death of the President, the Vide-President and the Prime Minister is received during office hours late in the afternoon, the offices will be closed for rest of the day. If if is not possible to effect clouare for more than three hours, the Chief Secretary, Government of Tripura, afterhearing from the Government of India, will issue instructions for closure of the offices on the following day also, if it is otherwise a working day. 5. If intimation of death of the Governor, the Chief Minister, the Speaker and the Cabinet Minister is received during office hours late in the afternoon, the offices of the Government of Tripura will be closed for the rest of the day, In case, it is not possible to effect closure for more than three hours, the Chief Secretary, Government of Tripura, will issue instructions for closure of the offices on the following day.

In the event of death of Union Cabinet Minister, the Chief Secretary, Government of Tripura, on hearing from the Government of India, will determine the particular half day when the offices of the Government of Tripura including those located outside the State will remain closed. 7. In the event of death of a Minister of State or a Deputy Minister or the Deputy Speaker, the Chief Secretary, Government of e Tripura, will determine the particular half day when the offices will remain closed. diaco 8. The industrial establishments of the Government of Tripura will not be closed on death of any dignitary. In the event of death. of the President, such establishments will remain closed only on the day of funeral at the place where funeral will take place. That day will also be declared as a public holiday it that place under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, by the Government of Indiin, Ministry of Home Affairs and no publie hoffday will be declared under the said Act on death of any other dignitary.

STATE MOURNING 1. State mourning will be observed throughruc Tripura for - i ) 13 days in the event of death of the President; ii) 12 days in the event . death of the Prime Minister; and Tijs 7 days in the event of death of a former President. 2. In the event of death of the Governor, Tripura, State mourning will be observed throughout the State for not exceeding 7 days, as decided by the Government of Tripura, 3. In the event of death of the Chief Minister, Tripeira Chief Secretary, Government of T. jpura, will obtain onders of the Governo fef Minister may not exceed 7 days. - In the event of death of any other dignitaries, ordinarily there will be no state mourning but in individu casesy the instructions issued by the Government of India, or by the Government. of Tripura will take effect.

5. There will be no official entertainment during the period of state mourning. 6. There will be no stato mourning of half-masting of the National Flags on the Republic Day, the Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, as these are days of national rejoicing The Practice of half-masting of the National Flag over the building in which the dead body of the dignitary is lying, so long as it continues to remain there, may be continued. Official entertainment scheduled on these days may also be cancelled without formally declaring state mourning. 7. State mourning may be observed and the National Flags half .. masted in any day of the National Week (6th April to 13th April ; and on 25th, 27th, 28th and 29th January, 8. If the state mourning extending over a number of days is interrented by any of the three national days, the rest of the prescribed period of State mourning will be observed immediately after interruption.

STATE FUNERAL 1. In the event of death of the President, the Prime Minister, 'a former President or a Governor, State funeral will be accorded. 2. In the event of death of any other dignitaries, ordinarily no state funeral will be accorded but in individual cases, the Government of India or the Government of Tripura may issue orders for state funeral. 3. State funeral will be attended by all gazetted officers of the At the place of funeral. The HALF-MASTING OF NATIONAL FLAG In the event of death of the following dignitaries, the notional Flags will be flown at hali-mast at the place or place indicated against each on the day of death. Dignita: ies Place or Placca (1 ) President, Vice-President or _ Throughout Tripura. Prime Minister. (1.1. ) Union Cabinet Ministers. - Agartala. (iii ) Governor or Chief Minister.

- Throught Tripura. (iv) Speaker, Tripura Legislative Assembly, Chief Justice, Gauhati High Court, Agartala Bench, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputy - Agartala. Ministers or Deputy Speaker. 2. If intimation of death of any dignitary is received in the afternoon, the National Flags will be half-masted on the following day also at the place or places indicated above, provided funeral has not taken place before sunrise on that day. 3. On the day of funeral of a dignitary mentioned above, the National Flags will be half-masted at the place where Pinbral will take place. (4) If State mourning is to be observed on death of any dignitary the National Flage will be half-masted throughout the period of mourning on all State Government buildings on which the National Flags are normally flown throughout the State.

during the period of mourning on death of degnitaries. 1 5. Thi Nabieral Flags in cars need not be flown at half-mast 6. Half-masting of the National Flags and, where necessary, observance of State mourning on death of foreign dignitaries will be governed by special instructions which will issue from the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, in individual cases,