Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Vice President Radhakrishnan to visit Uttarakhand, address IAS, IFS probationers
The Vice President of India is a very important leader who helps run the country.
His name is C P Radhakrishnan.
He is going to visit a beautiful state in India called Uttarakhand for two days.
On the first day, he will go to a city called Dehradun.
There is a special school there called the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, where people learn to protect forests and nature.
The Vice President will talk to these nature-protectors and answer their questions.
On the second day, he will go to another town called Mussoorie.
There, he will be the special guest at a graduation celebration for people training to become important government officers.
He will also place flowers as a sign of respect for two great leaders from India's past, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will make a two-day visit to Uttarakhand on August 19-20, 2026.
On August 19, he will visit the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) in Dehradun.
At IGNFA, he will address and interact with Indian Forest Service (IFS) probationers of the 2025-27 batch.
On August 20, he will be Chief Guest at the valedictory ceremony of Phase-II of the IAS Professional Course for the 2024 batch at LBSNAA, Mussoorie.
During his LBSNAA visit, he will pay floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
- Who
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan
- What
- A two-day official visit to Uttarakhand to address Indian Forest Service probationers and attend the IAS Professional Course valedictory ceremony as Chief Guest
- When
- August 19-20, 2026 (Wednesday and Thursday), as announced in an official statement on August 18
- Where
- Uttarakhand, including IGNFA in Dehradun and LBSNAA in Mussoorie
- Why
- To address and interact with IFS probationers of the 2025-27 batch and to be Chief Guest at the Phase-II valedictory ceremony of the IAS Professional Course for the 2024 batch
- Visitor
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan
- Destination
- Uttarakhand
- Visit dates
- August 19-20, 2026 (Wednesday and Thursday)
- August 19 venue
- Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun
- August 19 event
- Address and interaction with IFS probationers, 2025-27 batch
- August 20 venue
- Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie
- August 20 event
- Chief Guest at valedictory ceremony of Phase-II, IAS Professional Course, 2024 batch
- Floral tributes
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri
