88 million selfies uploaded on Govt's Har Ghar Tiranga website till noon on I-Day

88 million selfies uploaded on Govt's Har Ghar Tiranga website till noon on I-Day

The central government's Har Ghar Tiranga website has received more than 40 million selfies from people of the country, according to its website. The campaign will run from August 13-15, as India celebrates its 77th Independence Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked people of the country to participate in the campaign ahead of the main Independence Day celebration. In a social media post, the Prime Minister asked the people to change the display picture of their social media handles to the national flag, as part of a "unique effort" ahead of the important day.

The website of Har Ghar Tiranga shows the government has received 43,644,013 (4.3 million) selfies with the Tricolour. The home page of the website has been redesigned with an option to upload the selfie.

When a user opens the portal, there are two options - to upload a selfie with flag and digital Tiranga.