New Delhi. Draupadi Murmu has completed her one year term as the President on Tuesday. This tenure of President Draupadi Murmu has been unprecedented in every respect. From articles inspiring women to his flying in a Sukhoi fighter aircraft… the President has achieved many achievements in the last one year. His journey from a small village in Odisha to Raisina Hill after successfully facing all odds is remarkable. On 25 July 2022, Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as the President. Draupadi Murmu is the first woman of tribal origin in the country, who has held the highest position in the country.
Apart from the constitutional obligations on the post of President, the President has taken commendable steps for the upliftment of women and tribal society. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, through ‘Her Story My Story’, the President has expressed his respect for women.
Have a look at the highlights of the one year tenure of President Draupadi Murmu:
, Constitution protector: Approved 20 bills of the central government and 23 of the state government.
, 214 Chief Justices and Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts and 14 Governors were appointed.
* Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces: made a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam.
* Connect with nature: Gaja Utsav 2023 inaugurated at Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
, Visited Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
, Empowering women: On International Women’s Day, an inspiring article ‘Her Story, My Story’ by the President was published by leading newspapers* in different languages.
, Addressed a large gathering of tribal women in Khunti, Jharkhand.
, Interaction with women tea workers of Durgabari tea garden in Agartala.
, Visited Kigwema, a traditional village in Nagaland and interacted with the village council members.
, Reaching out to Tribal Groups: Members of all 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) participated in a mega event at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
, Interacted with PVTG members during his visit to Rajasthan, West Bengal, Telangana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
* The President has met around 1,750 PVTG members during his visits.
, Address to the nation: Addressed the nation on the eve of Independence Day and Republic Day.
, Special address to both the Houses of Parliament.
, Addressed the Bench and Bar in the Supreme Court on Constitution Day.
, Gave about 135 major speeches on various subjects across the country.
, In the last one year, the President interacted directly with more than 16,000 people, which is a record. Draupadi Murmu has made it easy for the public to come to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
, Draupadi Murmu’s efforts resulted in 90,000 people visiting Rashtrapati Bhavan in the last one year.
, 1 lakh 70 thousand people visited the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, while more than 10 lakh people visited Amrit Udyan.
, Interacted with children of different schools on Children’s Day.
, Connecting with people: The President instantly reached out to people on various occasions including major national achievements; Made exceptional personal achievements at the national and international level; She was also seen with people in national festivals, disasters and natural tragedies.
, Issued over 2,000 messages to various dignitaries and organizations on various occasions.
, The President has great affection for the youth as well. In the last one year, Draupadi Murmu addressed the convocation ceremonies of 18 educational institutions across India including IIT Delhi, IGNOU, JNU, Himachal Pradesh University, IIIT Dharwad, NIT Kurukshetra, Mizoram University, Visva Bharati University, Punjab Engineering College.
, Graced the Convocation of Delhi University during the centenary celebrations.
, The 18th National Jamboree of Bharat Scouts and Guides was inaugurated in Pali, Rajasthan.
, Suriname’s highest distinction was the ‘Grand Order of the Yellow Star Chain’.
, First state visit by an Indian President to Serbia.
, Hosted the President of Egypt as the chief guest for the Republic Day 2023 celebrations and the King of Cambodia on his first state visit to India.
Biography of Draupadi Murmu
Draupadi Murmu was born in a tribal family on 20 June 1958 in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. His father’s name was Biranchi Narayan Tudu, who according to his traditions, was the head of the village and society.
Political career of Draupadi Murmu
Draupadi Murmu started her political career with the BJP from Odisha. After joining BJP, he participated in Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat councilor election in 1997 and won. Then the BJP made Murmu the vice-president of the party’s Scheduled Tribe Morcha. After this, in the coalition government of BJP and Biju Janata Dal in Odisha, she was the Minister of Commerce and Transport with independent charge from 2000 to 2002.
He also served as the Minister of State for Fisheries and Animal Resource Development from 2002 to 2004. Murmu also won the legislative election from Raiganj assembly seat in Odisha. Later, from 2015 to 2021, she was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand. She became the first woman governor of the state.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 25, 2023, 16:24 IST