New Delhi, May 25 -- In a first, the Presidential Retreat in Dehradun - Rashtrapati Niketan - will open for public viewing from June 24, the President's office announced on Saturday. Opening of the 186-year-old 21-acre estate is part of the initiative to increase citizen engagement with the President and heritage of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, it said.
Under this initiative, since 2023, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rashtrapati Nilayam, Hyderabad, and Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, were opened up for public visits six days a week.
From February 2025, the change of guard ceremony also started at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a new format with increased seating capacity. The ceremony is a long-standing military tradition conducted weekly to al...