The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar from April 1 to 3, 2017.
On April 1, 2017, the President will attend the 52nd Annual Convocation of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in Kolkata as the Chief Guest.
On April 2, 2017, the President will lay the foundation stone of Rabindra Bhawan and Haj House at Ranchi. On the same day, he will also inaugurate the 44 Kms Deoghar - Basukinath Solar Street Light Project and lay the foundation stone of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Centre; Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital and Driver's Training Centres at Deoghar.
On April 3, 2017, the President will visit Vikramshila University Monuments and Museum at Vikramshila. He will also visit Guru Shyama Charan Lahiri Peeth, Gurudham-Bounsi before returning to Delhi.
This release issued 1530 hrs.