Hailing from the Santhal community, Droupadi Murmu became the first tribal leader and second woman to assume the office of the President on July 25, 2022.
President Droupadi Murmu completed one year in the country’s highest office on Tuesday, a milestone she will mark during her three-day visit to home-state Odisha. Hailing from the Santhal community, Murmu became the first tribal leader to assume the office of the President on July 25, 2022.
The low-profile Murmu, who was Jharkhand Governor from 2015-2021, is the second woman to hold the post. Since assuming office, Murmu has espoused several environmental and social causes.
Here’s a look at the highlights of President Droupadi Murmu’s one year in office:
- Protector of Constitution: Gave assent to 20 bills of the Union Government and 23 bills of state governments.
- Appointed 214 Chief Justices and Judges of Supreme Court and High Court, and 14 Governors
- Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: Made a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam
- Connect With Nature: Inaugurated the Gaj Utsav 2023 at the Kaziranga National Park, Assam
- Visited Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj, Odisha
- Empowering Women: On International Women’s Day, an inspiring article ‘Her Story, My Story’ by Hon’ble President published by leading newspapers in different languages
- Addressed a large gathering of tribal women at Khunti, Jharkhand
- Interaction with women tea workers of Durgabari Tea Estate in Agartala
- Visited Kigwema, a traditional village of Nagaland and interacted with the Village Council Members
- Tribal Outreach: Members of all the 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) participated in a mega event at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Interacted with members of PVTGs during her visit to Rajasthan, West Bengal, Telangana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh
- The President has met about 1,750 members of PVTGs during her visits
- Addressing the Nation: Addressed the nation on the eve of Independence Day and Republic Day
- Special address to both the Houses of Parliament
- Addressed the Bench & Bar at Supreme Court on Constitution Day
- Delivered nearly 135 major speeches on various themes and topics across the country
- Caring Touch: Met more than 16,000 persons from various fields at Rashtrapati Bhavan and during visits to different states/UTs
- Interacted with children from various schools on Children’s Day
- People Connect: Hon’ble President promptly reached out to the people in different situations including, major national achievements; exceptional individual feats at national and international level; national festivals; disasters and natural tragedies
- Issued over 2,000 messages to various dignitaries and organisations on different occasions
- Inspiring the Youth: Addressed 18 convocations across India, including HIT Delhi, IGNOU, JNU, Himachal Pradesh University, IIIT Dharwad, NIT Kurukshetra, Mizoram University, Visva Bharati, Punjab Engineering College
- Graced the Convocation ceremony of University of Delhi during centenary celebrations
- Inaugurated 18th National Jamboree of the Bharat Scouts and Guides at Pali, Rajasthan
- Inaugurated The Research and Innovation Park of IIT Delhi; The Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of HAL in Bengaluru; Supercomputer facility Param-Kamrupa at lIT Guwahati; The International Engineering and Technology Fair 2023; Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Launched ‘herSTART’ — a start-up platform of Gujarat University for women entrepreneurs
- Received Suriname’s highest distinction — “Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star”
- Undertook first state visit by an Indian President to Serbia
- Hosted the President of Egypt as Chief Guest for Republic Day 2023 celebrations, and the King of Cambodia on his first State Visit to India
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