Madam President Droupadi Murmu to take an Oath...

Ceremony to begin at 10:15 am in Parliament!

On Monday, Madam President-elect Droupadi Murmu will take oath to head the highest constitutional post of the country, followed by a 21-gun salute. 

According to the information, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana will administer the oath of office of the President to her.

According to the information, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Members of the Council of Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers, heads of diplomatic missions, MPs and principal civil and military officers will attend the oath ceremony.

President-elect Murmu, 64, scripted history on Thursday after defeating opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha to become the first tribal and the second woman to hold the top constitutional post.

In his farewell address, outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday warned that the climate crisis could endanger the future of the planet. “Mother Nature is in deep agony, and the climate crisis can endanger the very future of this planet. We must take care of our environment, our land, air and water, for the sake of our children,” he said.

According to the information, the ceremony will be held in the central hall of Parliament and will begin at 10.15 am. The President-elect will arrive in the hall with outgoing President, Ram Nath Kovind, shortly before that.