Centre renames Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan to ‘Amrit Udyan’

New Delhi, Jan 28: Rashtrapati Bhavan is home to a rich variety of gardens and President Droupadi Murmu has given a common name to the gardens as ‘Amrit Udyan’ to mark celebrations of 75 years of Independence as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
“The President of India has given a common name to the Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens as ‘Amrit Udyan’,” informed Navika Gupta, Deputy Press Secretary to President on Saturday.
President Droupadi Murmu will be gracing the opening of the gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow.
“The President of India, Droupadi Murmu will grace the opening of the Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan — Udyan Utsav 2023 — tomorrow (January 29, 2023),” the release stated.
The gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan also included Mughal Garden.
Ajay Singh, Press Secretary to President, said the collective identity of all the gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be ‘Amrit Udyan’.
“Earlier there were descriptive identities, now a new identity has been given to the gardens,” he said.
The gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan include East Lawn, Central Lawn, Long Garden and Circular Garden. During the terms of former Presidents Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Ram Nath Kovind, more gardens were developed – Herbal-I, Herbal-II, Tactile Garden, Bonsai Garden and Arogya Vanam.
As per the release, the Gardens (Herbal Garden, Bonsai Garden, Central Lawn, Long Garden, and Circular Garden) will initially be open for about two months.
The Gardens will open for the general public on January 31 and will remain open till March 26, 2023 (except on Mondays which are maintenance days, and on March 8 on account of Holi). From March 28 to 31, the gardens will be open for special categories.
Between March 28-31, it will be open for farmers on March 28, for differently abled people on March 29, for personnel of the Defence Forces, Paramilitary Forces, and Police on March 30, and for women including tribal women’s SHGs on March 31.
The release informed that to make Rashtrapati Bhavan more accessible to more people, the capacity of each hourly slot is also being increased. (ANI)