**Press Release Summary: Visit of the President of India to Gujarat and Maharashtra**
**Overview**
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra from April 13 to April 16, 2026. The itinerary includes participation in several convocation ceremonies and commemorative events.
**Detailed Itinerary**
* **April 13, 2026:** The President will attend the first convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot, Gujarat.
* **April 14, 2026:**
* **Gandhinagar, Gujarat:** The President will grace the ‘Samajik Samrasta Mahotsava’ at Lok Bhavan, held in honor of the birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
* **Gandhinagar, Gujarat:** She will also attend the fifth convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University.
* **April 15, 2026:**
* **Nagpur, Maharashtra:** The President will attend the second convocation ceremony of AIIMS Nagpur.
* **Nagpur, Maharashtra:** She will preside over the valediction ceremony of the 78th batch of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Officer Trainees at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT).
* **April 16, 2026:** The President will attend the sixth convocation ceremony of the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra.
**Administrative Information**
* **Release Date:** April 12, 2026, 6:23 PM
* **Issuing Authority:** President’s Secretariat / PIB Delhi
* **Release ID:** 2251319
* **Visitor Counter:** 699 (at time of release)
* **Available Languages:** Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, and Gujarati
Key Entities Referenced
Smt Droupadi Murmu: The President of India whose official visit to institutional ceremonies in Gujarat and Maharashtra is the primary subject of the announcement.
Gujarat and Maharashtra: The Indian states central to the applicability of the scheduled presidential visits and institutional events.
AIIMS (Rajkot and Nagpur): Premier medical institutions where the President will attend official convocation ceremonies.
National Academy of Direct Taxes: The training academy for the Indian Revenue Service where the President will grace the valediction ceremony for officer trainees.
Rashtriya Raksha University: A national university for internal security where the President is scheduled to attend the fifth convocation ceremony.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO VISIT GUJARAT AND
MAHARASHTRA FROM APRIL 13 TO 16
Posted On: 12 APR 2026 6:23PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Gujarat and Maharashtra from April 13 to 16,
2026.
On April 13, the President will grace the first convocation ceremony of AIIMS Rajkot.
On April 14, the President will grace the ‘Samajik Samrasta Mahotsava’ at Lok Bhavan, Gandhinagar, on
the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar. On the same day, the President will also grace
the fifth convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University at Gandhinagar.
On April 15, the President will grace the second convocation ceremony of AIIMS Nagpur. On the same
day, she will grace the valediction ceremony of the 78th batch of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
Officer Trainees at the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur.
On April 16, the President will grace the sixth convocation ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya
Hindi Vishwavidyalaya at Wardha.
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