On a two-day visit to Rajasthan, President Ram Nath Kovind will leave for Ajmer this morning (Monday, May 14).
He will visit Pushkar Sarovar and Brahma Temple at Pushkar. The President will also visit Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer.
Thereafter, he will depart for Mumbai in Maharashtra. On May 15, the President will grace the inauguration of the 4th Global Exhibition on Services and launch of the “12 Champion Services” initiative in Mumbai.
On the same day, he will visit the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, be introduced to an exhibition on Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) technologies and inaugurate DAE facilities in Trombay, Mumbai.
However, on Sunday (May 13), the President attended a civic reception hosted by the Government of Rajasthan in Jaipur.
At the civic reception, he interacted with select beneficiaries of the Sundar Singh Bhandari EBC Self Employment Scheme; the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Antyodaya Self Employment Scheme; and the scheme to waive off loans and interest payable by members of the SC/ST, Divyang and other deprived communities.
Governor Kalyan Singh and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje welcomed him at the Jaipur airport. Kovind was given Guard of Honour by the Army at the Airport.
This is the first visit of the President to Rajasthan. He participated in a high tea programme with Judges of High Court at Rajbhawan on Sunday evening.
Later, Kovind attended a function at the Birla auditorium, where he was felicitated by Nagar Nigam Jaipur. The President launched two schemes.
One in the memory of former vice president Bharon Singh Shekhawat and the other on the founder Member of Jansangh Sunder Singh Bhandari.
Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw
