President Pranab Mukherjee On New Set of Protocol
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved a new set of protocol to be used in greetings, invitations and addressing VIPs in the country.While honourable will stay as a term of reference for the President and governors, His Excellency has been turfed out. Besides, Mukherjee has also directed authorities to organise government functions for him within the Rashtrapati Bhavan premises in order to reduce the burden on police and the inconvenience caused to people.Mr.Mukherjee said"Use of the words His Excellency will be discontinued while organising functions within the country and during interaction between Indian dignitaries and the President. In Hindi, Rashtrapati Mahoday should be used in place of Mahamahim during such occasions. After reviewing current protocol practices, also directed that the word 'Hon'ble' will be used before the title of President or governor. The traditional Indian greeting of Shri or Smt should precede the name. Excellency will be used only for interaction of leaders with foreign dignitaries, as is customary international practice, the statement said. It has also been decided that the word Rashtrapati Ji will replace Mahamahim in official notings in the President's secretariat.
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