The Ashoka Chakra or the Dharmachakra, (the Wheel of Dharma) has 24 spokes.
The Ashoka Chakra has been widely inscribed on many relics of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka The Great , most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Sarnath and The Ashoka Pillar
The Ashoka Chakra in the center of the white color of the tri color flag is the wheel of the law of dharma. Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling principle of those who work under this flag. The wheel denotes motion.towards progress. The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful change.