Droupadi Murmu was officially declared as the 15th President of the country on Thursday. (File)
The ceremony of assumption of office by President-elect Droupadi Murmu will be held on Monday in the Central Hall of Parliament.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be present.
Additionally, members of the Council of Ministers, state Governors, Chief Ministers, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Members of Parliament and principal civil and military Officers of the government of India will also assemble in the Central Hall for the ceremony on July 25.
President Ram Nath Kovind and President-elect Droupadi Murmu will arrive in the Central Hall in a ceremonial procession. The President-elect will take the Oath of Office in the presence of the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, followed by a 21-gun salute.
The President will then deliver an address. On the conclusion of the ceremony, the President will leave for Rashtrapati Bhavan where an Inter-Services Guard of Honour will be given to her in the forecourt and courtesies will be extended to the outgoing President.
The National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu was officially declared as the 15th President of the country after the conclusion of the counting of votes on Thursday.
The term of President Ram Nath Kovind comes to an end on Sunday.
Ms Murmu will be the first member of the tribal community and the second woman to hold the top constitutional post in the country.
She was the first woman governor of Jharkhand and served in the post from 2015 to 2021, and also served as a minister in Odisha.