President Draupadi Murmu is coming to Himachal Pradesh next month. Though the state government has been asked to make preparations for her possible visit between May 2 and 12, she may be on a visit to Himachal between April 5 and 9. She is also scheduled to visit IIT Mandi. She may also visit the Atal Tunnel. In Shimla, she may also visit the Raj Bhawan for a banquet hosted by the Governor. President Draupadi Murmu will attend the 15-year-achievement function to be held on May 6 and 7 at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi. She has been invited as the chief guest in the function.
On Tuesday, Deputy Army Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and other senior officers from the Union Defense Ministry came to Shimla to prepare for the President’s visit. They also inspected the President’s residence Chharabra. They also met the Governor at the Raj Bhawan. On this occasion, officers of the Secretariat Administration Department of the State Government were also specially present. The state government has not yet received the final outline of her visit. Earlier, Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to IIT Mandi was scheduled as President, but he could not reach due to bad weather. If everything goes well and the President visits, then this will be the first visit of any President to IIT.
There will be many types of sessions in the two-day function. These include data science, AI, quantum science technology, among others. Experts from India and abroad will participate in the function and provide guidance. During the function, the technology and prototypes developed by IIT Mandi will also be demonstrated. Apart from the President, IIT Mandi Director Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, Tata Electronics CEO Dr. Randhir Thakur, Anirban Bandyopadhyay from NIMS Japan, Dr. Vaibhav Kapoor, Shraddha Sharma, Prof. Ganpati and other eminent people will participate in the function.
On the other hand, IIT Mandi Registrar Dr. KS Pandey said that there is information about the President coming to IIT Mandi. He is not in the committee related to the event, so at present, nothing more can be said.