President's Secretariat PRESIDENT OF INDIA IN GUJARAT; PERFORMS DARSHAN AND PUJA AT THE SOMNATH TEMPLE; VISITS GIR NATIONAL PARK; AND INTERACTS WITH THE LOCAL TRIBAL PEOPLE The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, is in Gujarat today (October 10, 2025). The President commenced her engagements with Darshan and Puja at the Somnath Temple. The President also paid floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near the temple. Later, the President visited Gir National Park and interacted with the local tribal people at Sasan Gir. During the interaction, the President said that tribal people have many avenues for progress in life. She told them to strive to provide the best possible education for their children. She was happy to note that the Siddi tribal community, a primitive tribal group, has a literacy rate of over 72 percent. The President stated that the government of India has launched various initiatives for the welfare of tribal people. She urged all to get information about developmental and welfare schemes and not only benefit from them but also connect the people of their village and community with those schemes. The President said that the nature-friendly lifestyle of the tribal community is a source of inspiration for all. The President said that with the active participation of our tribal brothers and sisters, we are working to build a society and country where there is an environment of equality, justice, and respect, where the culture and traditions of tribal society are preserved, and the rights of our tribal brothers and sisters are protected. This is crucial to making India a developed nation by the year 2047. *** MJPS/SR (Release ID: 2177638)