President Shri Ram Nath Kovind was 'At Home ' to the elite of the Shimla town at ''The Retreat'', the summer retreat of the President here today. Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur were also present on the occasion.
The President was presented Coffee Table book of the State Tourism Department by the Chief Minister.
Former Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh, Speaker Vidhan Sabha Dr Rajiv Bindal, Irrigation and Public health Minister Shri Mahender Singh Thakur, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Shri Kishan Kapoor, Education Minister Shri Suresh Bhardwaj, MPP and Power Minister Shri Anil Sharma, Urban Development Minister Smt. Sarveen Chaudhary, Agriculture Minister Dr Ram Lal Markanda, Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Vipin Singh Parmar, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Shri Virender Kanwar, Industries Minister Shri Bikram Singh, Forest and Transport Minister Shri Govind Singh Thakur, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Rajiv Saizal, Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Sanjay Karol, Member of Parliament Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma, MLAs, Chief Secretary Shri Vineet Chawdhry, Director General of Police Shri S.R. Mardi, Senior Civil, Police and Military officers and prominent persons of the town were also present on the occasion among others.