Vande Mataram gets legal protection on par with national anthem: Here is what students must know - The Times of India
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, giving Vande Mataram, India’s national song, the same statutory protection as the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. The legislation amends the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.