Indian Army Day 2023 parade shifted out of Delhi for first time, being held in Bengaluru

A contingent of 5 regiments and military bands including Madras and Mahar regiments will march in the army day parade.

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Army Day 2023: India is celebrating its 75th Army day today (January 15, 2023). Every year, January 15 marks the Indian Army Day which honours Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa. In 1949, on this day, he took Francis Roy Butcher's post as the final British Army Chief Officer and became the first Chief Commander of the country.

On this occasion, the army parade is conducted every year in Delhi. However, this year, the Army day parade is being held in Karnataka's Bengaluru. The parade is being held at the Regimental Centre of the Madras Engineering Group (MEG) in Bengaluru.

Karnataka | Army chief Gen Manoj Pande attends the #ArmyDay2023 event in Bengaluru at Govindaswamy parade ground here. pic.twitter.com/O8JTzKOdKh

— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2023

Why is Indian Army Day parade being held outside Delhi this year?

The Indian Army is conducting Army Day parade at Bengaluru and other related events for the first time outside Delhi to connect to the people of the country. 

Indian Army Day Parade 2023

A contingent of 5 regiments and military bands will march in the army day parade. This includes a contingent of the Madras Regiment, Artillery Regiment, Para SF, Bombay Engineer Group, Mahar Regiment, MEG, a cavalry contingent from the Army Service Corps, and a military band. 

The march will comprise of 5 Regimental Brass Bands and the entire contingent comprises 3 officers and 57 other ranks.  

Army Chief General Manoj Pandey is attending the Indian Army Day 2023 event in Bengaluru and will lay wreaths in honor of Martyrs. He will also review Army Day Parade in Bengaluru. In the Southern Command, 75,000 saplings will be planted on the theme of environmental protection for Green India on the occasion of Indian Army Day 2023.

Earlier, the Station Commander of the Southern Command also said that the parade is being held at various field commands in India to facilitate a deeper connection with society.