• President Droupadi Murmu completed three years in office on July 25.

• Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President on July 25, 2022, making her the country’s first tribal head of state.

• On the occasion of the launch of various initiatives to mark the third year of her presidency, she expressed happiness over the fact that Rashtrapati Bhavan became more accessible for divyangjan (persons with disabilities). 

• Murmu launched the commencement of initiatives to make Rashtrapati Bhavan ‘Net Zero’ by March 2027.

• The official websites of Rashtrapati Bhavan are now available in 22 Indian languages.

• The President also launched ‘e-Upahaar season 2’ to auction over 250 items. E-Upahaar is an auction portal of President’s Secretariat meant for auctioning of gift items presented to the President and former Presidents of India.

• Murmu received the highest award in Fiji and Timor-Leste and an honorary doctorate in Algeria and the Slovak Republic during her visit.

Some key points on President of India:

• The President of India is the Head of the State and exercises powers as defined in the Constitution of India. 

• The President is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. 

• The President’s Secretariat provides secretarial assistance to the President in discharging constitutional, ceremonial and other State responsibilities.

• The President summons, prorogues, addresses, sends messages to Parliament and dissolves the Lok Sabha, promulgates Ordinances at any time, except when both Houses of Parliament are in session, makes recommendations for introducing financial and money Bills and gives assent to Bills, grants pardons, reprieves, respites or remission of punishment or suspends, and remits or commutes sentences in certain cases. 

• The President can proclaim emergency in the country if he/she is satisfied that a grave emergency exists, whereby security of India or any part of its territory is threatened, whether by war or external aggression or armed rebellion.

• The President is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the states in accordance with the system of proportional representation, by means of single transferable vote. 

• The President must be a citizen of India, not less than 35 years of age, and qualified for election as member of the Lok Sabha. 

Term of Office of President

The President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:

Provided that-

a) The President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office.

b) The President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in Article 61.

c) The President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.

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