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President Address

All executive power is vested in the President of India. The Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister aids and advises the President who exercises his powers in accordance to such advice.

Article 87 of the constitution provides two instances when the President specially addresses both Houses of Parliament. The President of India addresses both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha at the beginning of the first Session after each general election when the reconstituted lower house meets for the first time. The President also addresses both the houses at beginning of the first session of each year.

The President’s speech essentially highlights the government’s policy priorities and plans for the upcoming year. The address provides a broad framework of the government’s agenda and direction.

2018

Highlights of the President’s Address 2018

Analysis of government’s performance in priority areas: 2014-15 to 2018-19

2019

Highlights of the President’s Address 2019 (16th LS)
Highlights of the President’s Address 2019 (17th LS)
Analysis of the President’s Address to Parliament in 2019

2020

Highlights of the President’s Address 2020
List of All President Speeches

Ram Nath Kovind

2017 to 2022
2020 June 2019 January 2019 2018

Pranab Mukherjee

2012 to 2017
2013 2014 2015 2016

Pratibha Patil

2007 to 2012
2008 2010 2011 2012

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

2002 to 2007
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Kocheril Raman Narayanan

1997 to 2002
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Shankar Dayal Sharma

1992 to 1997
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Ramaswamy Venkataraman

1987 to 1992
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Giani Zail Singh

1982 to 1987
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

1977 to 1982
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

1974 to 1977
1975 1976 1977

Varahagiri Venkata Giri

1969 to 1974
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Zakir Husain

1967 to 1969
1968 1969

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

1962 to 1967
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Rajendra Prasad

1952 to 1962
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

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