President Draupadi Murmu reached Bhopal. She was officially welcomed at the Raj Bhavan in Bhopal. On this occasion, President Murmu praised Madhya Pradesh while mentioning the spiritual, cultural, and historical heritage of Sanchi, Bhimbetka and Chitrakoot. The President also remembered Tansen and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar who belonged to Madhya Pradesh in the field of music.<br />'' <br />'' Smt. Murmu laid the virtual foundation stone of two projects. Under the Bharatmala project, this four-lane on National Highway No. 46, built at a cost of Rs 471 crore, is a part of the Betul Inter Corridor route from Obaidullaganj. In the new four-lane highway, underpasses will be made for wild animals in the wildlife sanctuary area. At the same time, she also virtually laid the foundation stone of the Maximum Microbial Containment Laboratory at the Defense Research and Development Institute, Gwalior, Ministry of Defence.<br />'' <br />'' Earlier President Draupadi Murmu released the manual of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, issued by the Madhya Pradesh government at the state-level Tribal Pride Day function organized in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. Through this, important works like settlement of revenue works, management of water resources, and providing more benefits to the tribals from forest produce will be easier. Speaking on the occasion,  President Murmu hoped that these rules would help in the empowerment of the tribals.<br />'' <br />''On this occasion, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that PESA rules are being implemented with social harmony. President Murmu will also participate in the women's self-help group convention in Bhopal tomorrow.

<span style="color: #222222;">President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have extended their greetings to the people on the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.  <br />''<br />''President said tribal communities have enriched the life of the nation with their arts, crafts and hard work. Bowing down to all tribal freedom fighters and unsung heroes, Ms Murmu highlighted how tribal communities made great contributions to the freedom struggle.<br />''<br />''Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda, Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi and State Social Welfare Minister Joba Manjhi also paid their tributes to the tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda.<br />''<br />''November 15 is celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas or Tribal Pride Day to honour tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda. Last year, the Union Cabinet declared November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas for Birsa Munda's contributions to India's freedom movement.<br />''<br />''Born in 1875, Birsa Munda led a rebellious movement against British colonial rule and conversion activities in the areas of the Bengal Presidency, which today are part of Jharkhand.</span><br />