Speech Of The Hon'ble President Of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee At The Function Organised By Help Age India On The Occasion Of International Day Of Older Persons

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am extremely happy to address this gathering on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.

Shri Mohammed Hamid Ansari, Vice President & Chairman, Rajya Sabha,

It gives me great pleasure to be amongst you today on the occasion of inauguration of the 26th Conference of Accountants General. The Accountants General of the States and their equivalents in the Centre are important functionaries assigned with the task of being watchdogs of public finance.
It is an honour and a privilege to address this august body of the Karnataka legislature.
I am very happy to be present here to confer the 46th Bharatiya Jnanpith Award on Dr.Chandrashekhara Kambar, the eighth awardee of this prestigious National Literary Award in Kannada language.
I thank Shri B.L. Joshi, Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister, Shri Akhilesh Yadav for a very warm welcome extended to me. I am no stranger to Uttar Pradesh. However this is my first visit to Uttar Pradesh after assumption of my present responsibility.