Govt school students can now visit Rashtrapati Bhavan free of cost
The Morning Standard|June 07, 2023
TO encourage and enable more people to see the legacy of Indian Presidents and the history of freedom struggle under one roof, the registration charges for the government schools all over the country has been waived off.
IFRAH MUFTI @ New Delhi
Govt school students can now visit Rashtrapati Bhavan free of cost

The Education secretary, Delhi government has received a circular from the Rashtrapati Bhavan Office announcing this waiver and also an invitation for the school students to visit the museum.

Earlier, the registration charges to visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan were 50 per visitor per circuit.

There are three circuits in the Bhavan. However, the visitors below the age of 8 years are exempted from the payment.

The museum exhibits more than 2,000 artefacts, rare paintings, virtual reality-walk with Mahatma Gandhi, and personal belongings of former Presidents, among others.

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