Hyderabad: President Draupadi Murmu arrived in Telangana on Tuesday for a five-day visit.
Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Chief Minister A Revant Reddy and senior officials received him at the air force station in Hakimpet.
Earlier, the President attended the first convocation ceremony of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.
During his visit to Telangana from December 17-21, the President will stay at President Nilayam, one of the Presidential Retreats.
On December 18, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various initiatives at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Bolarum, Secunderabad.
On December 20, she will present the President’s colors at the College of Defense Management in Secunderabad.
Later that evening, she will host an “at home” reception for state dignitaries, prominent citizens and academics at President Nilayam, an official release said on Monday.
The President visits the President Nilayam at least once a year and conducts official functions.
The locations of the ‘Retreat Building’ in Shimla and the ‘Rashtrapati Nilayam’ in Hyderabad, as presidential retreats, highlight the integrative role of the Office of the President of India in the country.
Located in North and South, these retreats symbolize the unity of India and its diverse cultures and people.
Located in Bolarum, Rashtrapati Nilayam Bhawan was taken over from the Nizam of Hyderabad after India’s independence and handed over to the President’s Secretariat.
Built in 1860, the building is spread over 90 acres and has 11 rooms including dining room, cinema hall, and morning room.