Jaipur hosts Army Day parade outside cantonment limits

For the first time in its history, the main Army Day Parade is being taken out of military cantonments and held along a public urban route on Mahal Road in Jaipur on Thursday, marking a significant departure from long-standing tradition.

The Sapta Shakti Command, also known as the South Western Command, has taken responsibility for managing an estimated crowd of nearly eight lakh civilians on Thursday in



Jaipur.

The large-scale event is being organised on the lines of the Republic Day celebrations and is aimed at fostering a stronger emotional and patriotic connect between the armed forces and the youth, while allowing unrestricted public viewing of the parade.

Army Day has been observed every year since 1949 to commemorate the day General K.M. Cariappa took over as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.