The State government ordered that singing the national anthem in all government, aided and private schools and colleges regularly in the morning mass prayer is compulsory.
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The deputy directors of the Department of Public Instruction, Bengaluru-North and South, had visited some private schools and confirmed that singing the national anthem in the morning prayer was not happening in some institutions.
According to the Karnataka Education Act, 1983, section-7(2)(G)(i), respecting the national flag and singing the national anthem regularly in the morning mass prayer in all the schools is compulsory.
The Order says in case of lack of space, the national anthem should be sung in the classrooms.
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