32,000 tickets on sale online, free metro ride for e-ticket holders:26th January

 Delhi is all set for the event. The 74th Republic Day parade will take place in the revamped Central Vista Avenue on January 26. For the first time, all official invites for the ceremony event will be sent online, said defence ministry officials on Wednesday. 
This year, physical invitation cards for guests and spectators have been replaced by e-invitations. For this purpose, a dedicated portal amantran.Mod.Gov.In has been launched. Sale of tickets, admit cards, invitation cards and car parking labels are being issued online through this portal, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.Republic Day e-tickets booked online will have a QR code and these tickets can be shown at metro stations to get a token for a free ride to reach the stations near the venue.
 Source: Indiatoday Udyog Bhawan station falls on the Yellow Line while Central Secretariat station is an interchange facility between the Yellow Line and Violet Line. A senior official of the DMRC when contacted, said, We are awaiting orders.The Republic Day celebrations will be held in a spirit of greater ‘janbhagdari’ (public participation) and workers of Central Vista project and their family members, maintenance workers of Kartavya Path, vegetable vendors, milk booth workers, grocery shopkeepers and rickshaw-pullers will be special invitees, the officials shared during the presentation, and these special invitees will be prominently seated at the Kartavya Path.The celebrations will begin with a grand event on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 23 and go on till Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary (January 30), the defence secretary said. The celebrations will also be a tribute to INA veterans, people and tribal communities who participated in the freedom movement.The grand finale will showcase a performance by noted singer Kailash Kher. The entry for the event will be free and tickets can be booked online through a portal.Who does not want to attend this mega event? For more updates about the preparation of the day stay connected.