President Murmu plans steps to bring Rashtrapati Bhavan closer to the people

India’s President Droupadi Murmu is making the Rashtrapati Bhavan library, which contains 33,000 books including 2,000 rare works, available online for the public. Murmu, India’s first tribal woman to assume the presidency, is also opening the Pranab Mukherjee Library to researchers, students and other people. In addition, statehood days will be held at the presidential estate, rather than in respective state bhavans in Delhi. The sports facilities could also be opened to children and professionals. Murmu recently met 1,500 people of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups and hugged the wives and mothers of deceased soldiers.