New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The Delhi government has directed all departments, universities, technical institutions, and autonomous bodies to ensure strict implementation of the rules governing the playing and singing of the national song at official programmes, according to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD).

The directive, dated February 17, follows instructions issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and was circulated by the Delhi government for "information and compliance". Subsequently, the department of training and technical education also forwarded the order to registrars of universities, principals of Industrial Training Institutes, and other officials.

According to the order, uploaded on the D...