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According to reports, dignitaries belonging to only five categories will  be allowed to use it – the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and the Speaker of Lok Sabha. 

 

Thus, using red beacon, which has become very common,  now stands banned even by  Union ministers, Chief Ministers, , state cabinet Ministers, bureaucrats and judges of the High Court and Supreme Court.

The Cabinet also announced that the use of red beacon will  be allowed on vehicles attached to emergency services, like ambulance and police.

Last week, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had reportedly  called a meeting to discuss whether the red beacon should be discarded or restricted to certain dignitaries.