EMBLEM OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR
EMBLEM OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR The Jammu and Kashmir state comprises three distinct well marked regions namely the Province of Jammu, the Valley of Kashmir and the frontier region of Gilgit, Baltistan and Ladakh. The State is bounded by Tadzhikistan, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The emblem consists of arms azure in colour, three barrulets argent for the three districts of the state, a chief wavy argent, a lotus flower issuant proper and two traditional ploughs per border, handles in chief with garland, ears of wheat and name 'Jammu & Kashmir' in white lettering on a red ribbon. This emblem was adopted when Jammu & Kashmir became a republic on November 17, 1952. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, reconstituted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, one being Jammu and Kashmir and the other being Ladakh, with effect from October 31, 2019. Subsequent to reorganisation this emblem may undergo revision.