The state flag of Jammu and Kashmir a state of India consists of a deep red field, representing labour, charged with a plough to represent agriculture. Three stripes are found on the hoist side and represent the three geographic regions of the state, Jammu, the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh.[1]
Jammu and Kashmir is the only Indian state permitted to fly its own state flag. This is due to the states special status under the Indian Constitution.[2]
The flag is based on that of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, a pro-India political party that advocated the ascension of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir into the Indian Union.