The order also mandates that the national song be played or sung before the national anthem, wherever both are performed.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi–led central government has mandated the singing and playing of all six stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram, which is four stanzas more than the two stanzas initially adopted as the national song in 1950.
In an order dated 28 January, 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued instructions on how the song shall be played or sung. It has listed events and places where the six-stanza version can be played, including schools during morning assemblies. The full version runs for 3 minutes and 10 seconds.
The order also mandates that the national song be played or sung before the national anthem, wherever both are performed.
The lyrics of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' are as follows:-
Vande Mataram!
Sujalam suphalam malayaja-sitalam,
Sasya-syamalam Mataram!
Vande Mataram!
Subhra-jyotsnam pulakita-yaminim,
Phulla-kusumita druma-dala-sobhinim,
Suhasinim sumadhura bhasinim,
Sukhadam varadam Mataram!
Vande Mataram!
Koti-koti kantha kalakala ninada karale,
Koti-koti bhujair dhrta kharakaravale,
Ke bole Ma tumi abale!
Bahubaladharinim namami tarinim,
Ripudala-varinim Mataram!
Vande Mataram!
Tumi vidya, tumi dharma,
Tumi hrdi, tumi marma,
Tvam hi pranah sarire!
Bahute tumi Ma sakti,
Hrdaye tumi Ma bhakti,
Tomarai pratima gadi mandire-mandire.
Vande Mataram!
Tvam hi Durga dasa-praharana-dharini,
Kamala kamala-dala-viharini,
Vani vidya-dayini,
Namami tvam namami kamalam,
Amalam atulam,
Sujalam suphalam Mataram!
Vande Mataram!
Syamalam saralam susmitam bhusitam,
Dharanim bharanim Mataram!
Vande Mataram!
Read the complete instructions by the centre on Vande Mataram, 6-stanza version here
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