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President Murmu to meet govt school students on Raksha Bandhan
President Droupadi Murmu will interact with students and teachers from government schools across the country at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raksha Bandhan, August 28, 2026. The Ministry of Education announced the event, saying…
President Droupadi Murmu will interact with students and teachers from government schools across the country at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raksha Bandhan, August 28, 2026. The Ministry of Education announced the event, saying it celebrates the bond of affection, care and togetherness in the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
In video messages shared by the ministry, students from states including Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Chandigarh expressed excitement about meeting the President. Last year, Murmu met students from diverse institutions, highlighting cultural diversity and urging them to plant trees and care for the environment.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The event continues a tradition of presidential outreach to government school students, a group that rarely visits Rashtrapati Bhavan. Under the Constitution, the President is the head of state and can use ceremonial occasions to signal priorities, education access and environmental responsibility have been recurring themes in Murmu's public engagements. The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Education, promotes cross-cultural ties between states. Whether this interaction produces any specific policy announcement or remains purely symbolic will be known after the event.
Source: timesnownews.com
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