President Droupadi Murmu addressed the National SARAS Mela in Vijayawada on 15 October 2026, at the event co-organised by the Union Ministry of Rural Development and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was also present at the address.
President Droupadi Murmu was photographed with Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Andhra Pradesh Governor Syed Abdul Nazeer, and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the inauguration of the National SARAS Mela in Vijayawada on 15 October 2026.
President Droupadi Murmu toured exhibition stalls and interacted with Lakhpati Didis — women from self-help groups who have crossed an annual income of ₹1 lakh — at the National SARAS Mela in Vijayawada on 15 October 2026. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu were also present.
President Droupadi Murmu engaged with women members of self-help groups (SHGs) and Lakhpati Didis at the stalls of the National SARAS Mela in Vijayawada on 15 October 2026, with Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accompanying her during the visit.
President Droupadi Murmu formally inaugurated the National SARAS Mela in Vijayawada on 15 October 2026, an initiative of the Union Ministry of Rural Development and the Andhra Pradesh government to spotlight products and enterprises of women-led SHGs. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Andhra Pradesh Governor Syed Abdul Nazeer, and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu were present.