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To maximise entree and engagement with the public, the President’s Estate expanded from a azygous determination successful Delhi with the opening of its estates successful Hyderabad, Shimla, and Dehradun to the public. This resulted successful a surge successful visitors, pushing up the fig of carnal visitors from astir 7 lakh earlier the COVID-19 pandemic to implicit 20.5 lakh successful 2024, information shared with The Hindu show.
The full national engagement (physical and digital) reached implicit 49 lakh visitors successful 2024, signifying a 600% increase, validating President Droupadi Murmu’s imaginativeness to crook Rashtrapati Bhavan into ‘Rashtra ka bhavan’ (the nation’s building), an authoritative astatine the Office of the President of India said.
The fig of visitors to the main gathering of the Rashtrapati Bhavan successful Delhi besides registered a important rise, pursuing the opening of nationalist entree to it, the information show, with visitors expanding from 31,230 successful 2022 to 1,44,406 successful 2023, and 2,01,000 successful 2024.
“This affirmative inclination continued into 2025, with implicit 2,00,000 citizens already visiting successful the archetypal 10 months,” the authoritative said.
An enhanced viewing docket for the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s main gathering was officially announced connected May 16, 2023, opening it for nationalist viewing for six days a week, from Tuesday to Sunday, opening June 1, 2023, expanding capableness by 200%.
Ms. Murmu was sworn successful arsenic the 15th President of India connected July 25, 2022. Following this, Rashtrapati Nilayam (Hyderabad), and Rashtrapati Nivas (Shimla), were opened to the nationalist for the archetypal clip successful March 2023, and Rashtrapati Niketan (Dehradun) was opened to the nationalist successful June 2025.
“At each estate, aggregate caller attractions and thematic experiences person been added to importantly summation capacity, and make divers avenues for citizens’ participation,” the authoritative said. With enhanced accessibility, revamped ceremonies, including the Change of Guard, and the instauration of immersive attractions, visitors tin prosecute with the cultural, historical, and organization value of the republic’s highest office, the authoritative added.
The full President’s Estate is focused connected disability-friendly access, and seamless integer services, including QR-based paperless ticketing, and websites successful 22 Indian languages, the authoritative said.
In Delhi, audio-guided tours of the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s main gathering connection visitors a travel done immoderate of India’s astir historical venues, including the Ganatantra Mandap (the hallway located straight beneath the cardinal dome, the venue for civilian and defence investiture ceremonies, and the swearing-in of the Chief Justices of India); the Ashok Mandap; and the forecourt (the expansive ceremonial way for receiving visiting Heads of State and government, and the Change of Guard ceremony).
“It (the forecourt) has hosted the swearing-in ceremonial of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers aggregate times, to accommodate ample gatherings,” the authoritative said.
The President’s Estate successful the nationalist superior besides includes the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, and the Amrit Udyan (formerly known arsenic the Mughal Gardens).
“Visitors tin besides spot the Change of Guard ceremony, which has been importantly revamped and relocated. It was archetypal introduced arsenic a ceremonial lawsuit successful 2007, and made nationalist successful 2012 astatine the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In February 2025, a new, much elaborate format was inaugurated by President Draupadi Murmu, featuring extended subject drills and equestrian display. The enhanced ceremonial is conducted weekly, each Saturday,” the authoritative said.
