With over two months to go till the country gets a new President or the incumbent gets a second term, preparations are on for a post-retirement home for President Ram Nath Kovind at 12, Janpath —one of the largest bungalows in Lutyens’ Delhi —should he exit office, sources said.
Renovation works are in full swing at the house, which had been allotted to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for over three decades and where his family continued to stay post his death in 2020. In March, the Centre evicted the family after initiating eviction proceedings in January 2021. According to two sources aware of the development, the house is now being readied to welcome Mr. Kovind and his family, though it has not been allotted yet.
The President’s press secretary, Ajay Kumar Singh, did not respond to a request for comment on whether Mr. Kovind would stay in Delhi post-retirement and more specifically at 12, Janpath.
