The sale of tickets had commenced on 07 January 2017 in order to facilitate the general public to witness the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath and Full Dress Rehearsal of Beating the Retreat Ceremony at Vijay Chowk.
The price of tickets for the Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2017 is Rs. 500/- for reserved seats and Rs. 100/- and Rs. 20/- for unreserved seats. The tickets for the Beating the Retreat Ceremony (Full Dress Rehearsal) on 28th January 2017 are in the category of Rs. 50/- and Rs. 20/- and does not have reserved seats.
Tickets are available at seven Departmental Sale Counters:
- Jantar Mantar (Main Gate)
- North Block round about, Pragati Maidan (Gate No. 1)
- Sena Bhavan (Gate No. 2)
- Shastri Bhawan (near Gate No. 3)
- India Gate (near Jamnagar House)
- Red Fort (near police picket)
For Members of Parliament, a special counter has also been set up in Parliament House (Reception Office). The above sale counters are open until January 25, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In regard to the Full-Dress Rehearsal of Beating the Retreat Ceremony the tickets will also be available on 27th and 28th January 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. However, on 28 January 2017, the counters will close by 3 p.m. due to the commencement of Beating the Retreat (Rehearsals).
From 23 to 25 January 2017, ticket counters of Sena Bhawan, Jantar Mantar, India Gate and Shastri Bhawan will remain open till 7 p.m. No ticket counters will remain open on 26 January 2017, the day being the Republic Day.
The tickets are sold on the basis of production of Aadhaar Card, Voter Card or Identity Cards issued by Government of India or State Governments only. Payment for tickets will also be accepted by Credit/Debit Cards.
